The Solar System

Michael Seeds, Dana Backman, Eric Wegryn (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

2025 | 15th edition
Brooks/Cole (Verlag)
979-8-214-19333-5 (ISBN)

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Fascinating, engaging and extremely visual, Seeds/Backman/Wegryn’s “Foundations of Astronomy,” is renowned for its current coverage, reader-friendly presentation and detailed yet clear explanations. The authors' goals are to help you use astronomy to understand science, and use science to answer two fundamental questions: "What are we?" and "How do we know?" The text is available with WebAssign, the powerful digital solution that enriches the teaching and learning experience. It includes Stellarium Activities for every chapter through WebAssign, plus Virtual Astronomy Labs 3.0 -- a set of 20 interactive activities that combine analysis of real astronomical data with robust simulations -- providing a true online laboratory experience for your Introductory Astronomy course.

Mike Seeds was a professor of physics and astronomy at Franklin and Marshall College (F&M) in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, from 1970 until his retirement in 2001. In 1989 he received F&M College’s Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching. Mike’s love for the history of astronomy led him to create upper-level courses on archeoastronomy and on the Copernican Revolution (“Changing Concepts of the Universe”). His research interests focused on variable stars and automation of astronomical telescopes. Mike is coauthor with Dana Backman of FOUNDATIONS OF ASTRONOMY, 14th Edition (2019); STARS AND GALXIES, 10th Edition (2019); THE SOLAR SYSTEM, 10th Edition (2019); and ASTRO, 3rd Edition (2018), all published by Cengage. He was senior consultant for creation of the 20-episode telecourse accompanying his book HORIZONS: EXPLORING THE UNIVERSE. Mike Seeds was a professor of physics and astronomy at Franklin and Marshall College (F&M) in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, from 1970 until his retirement in 2001. In 1989 he received F&M College’s Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching. Mike’s love for the history of astronomy led him to create upper-level courses on archeoastronomy and on the Copernican Revolution (“Changing Concepts of the Universe”). His research interests focused on variable stars and automation of astronomical telescopes. Mike is coauthor with Dana Backman of FOUNDATIONS OF ASTRONOMY, 14th Edition (2019); STARS AND GALXIES, 10th Edition (2019); THE SOLAR SYSTEM, 10th Edition (2019); and ASTRO, 3rd Edition (2018), all published by Cengage. He was senior consultant for creation of the 20-episode telecourse accompanying his book HORIZONS: EXPLORING THE UNIVERSE. Dana Backman taught with Mike Seeds in the physics and astronomy department at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, from 1991 until 2003. He invented and taught a course titled “Life in the Universe” in F&M’s interdisciplinary foundations program. Dana has also taught introductory solar system astronomy at Santa Clara University, plus introductory courses on astronomy, astrobiology, cosmology and the science of climate change in Stanford University’s continuing studies program. His research interests focused on infrared observations of planetary system formation and evolution of the solar system’s Kuiper belt. Dana is employed by the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California, as lead for the Astronomy Activation Ambassadors teacher professional development program at NASA’s Ames Research Center. Dana is coauthor with Mike Seeds of FOUNDATIONS OF ASTRONOMY, 14th Edition (2019); STARS AND GALAXIES, 10th Edition (2019); THE SOLAR SYSTEM, 10th Edition (2019); and ASTRO, 3rd Edition (2018), all published by Cengage. Eric Wegryn is a life-long explorer and explainer. His career began as an aerospace engineer who helped launch NASA's Space Shuttles. Eric transitioned to science, earning a Ph.D. in planetary science from the University of Arizona (Lunar & Planetary Lab), as part of the Mars Pathfinder mission. After Mars, he helped explore Saturn, discovering organic chemicals on Saturn's moons as member of the Cassini mission team at NASA Ames Research Center and the SETI Institute. Eric has taught astronomy, engineering, and physics courses at several colleges in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has traveled the world chasing solar eclipses and investigating nuclear sites including Hiroshima and Chernobyl. Eric has also authored Just Twelve Men, a history of the Moon landings, as well as a history of the Space Shuttle program.

Part 1. The Sky

1. Here and Now

2. A Guide to the Sky

3. Moon Phases and Eclipses

4. The Origin of Modern Astronomy

5. Gravity

6. Light and Telescopes

7. Atoms and Spectra

Part 2. The Stars

8. The Sun

9. Origins of Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe

Part 3. The Solar System

10. The Solar System: A Family Portrait and History

11. Earth: The Active Planet

12. The Moon and Mercury: Comparing Airless Worlds

13. Venus and Mars

14. Jupiter and Saturn

15. Uranus, Neptune, and Beyond

16. Asteroids, Comets, and Meteorites

Part 4. Life

17. Extrasolar Planets

18. Astrobiology: Life on Other Worlds

Erscheinungsdatum	11.11.2025
Verlagsort	CA
Sprache	englisch
Maße	85 x 9 mm
Gewicht	1000 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
ISBN-13	979-8-214-19333-5 / 9798214193335
Zustand	Neuware