Book Details
Orange Code:25056
Paperback:858 pages
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Sections:
1. Why Learn Astronomy?2. Patterns in the Sky—Motions of Earth3. Motion of Astronomical Bodies4. Gravity and Orbits5. Light6. The Tools of the Astronomer7. The Birth and Evolution of Planetary Systems8. The Terrestrial Planets and Earth’s Moon9. Atmospheres of the Terrestrial Planets10. Worlds of Gas and Liquid— The Giant Planets11. Planetary Adornments— Moons and Rings12. Dwarf Planets and Small Solar System Bodies13. Taking the Measure of Stars14. Our Star—The Sun15. The Milky Way— A Normal Spiral Galaxy16. Modern Cosmology17. Large-Scale Structure in the Universe
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Authors Laura Kay and Stacy Palen have developed pedagogy that helps students understand the process of science, and how physical principles are used to discover the origins of the universe. The authors emphasize how we know what we know in the figures, text, and end-of-chapter material.
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