Astronomy: A Beginner's Guide to the Universe - Brossura

Chaisson, Eric; McMillan, Steve

 
9780321605108: Astronomy: A Beginner's Guide to the Universe
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ISBN 10: 0321605101 ISBN 13: 9780321605108
Casa editrice: Addison-Wesley, 2011

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Brief Description: The authors incorporate three themes in this briefer version of their two textbooks; process of science (how we know what we know), the size and scale of the universe as well as the evolution of the universe. A Beginner's Guide emphasizes critical thinking and visualization, and a leading-edge technology program. Key Topics: Charting the Heavens: The Foundations of Astronomy, The Copernican Revolution: The Birth of Modern Science, Light and Matter: The Inner Workings of the Cosmos, Telescopes: The Tools of Astronomy, The Solar System: Interplanetary Matter and the Birth of the Planets, Earth and Its Moon: Our Cosmic Backyard, The Terrestrial Planets: A Study in Contrasts, The Jovian Planets: Giants of the Solar System, Moons, Rings, and Plutoids: Small Worlds Among Giants, The Sun: Our Parent Star, Measuring the Stars: Giants, Dwarfs, and the Main Sequence, The Interstellar Medium: Star Formation in the Milky Way, Stellar Evolution: The Lives and Deaths of Stars, Neutron Stars and Black Holes: Strange States of Matter, The Milky Way Galaxy: A Spiral in Space, Normal and Active Galaxies: Building Blocks of the Universe, Hubble's Law and Dark Matter: The Large-Scale Structure of the Cosmos, Cosmology: The Big Bang and the Fate of the Universe, Life in the Universe: Are We Alone? Market: Intended for those interested in learning the basics of astronomy

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Book by Chaisson Eric McMillan Steve

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Editore
Addison-Wesley
Data di pubblicazione
2011
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0321605101
ISBN 13 
9780321605108
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero edizione
6
Numero di pagine
592
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
Riccardo Bacigalupo
riccardo.bacigalupo@sanoma.it

Sanoma Italia Via Arconati, 1 �
Milano
20135
Italia

Altre edizioni note dello stesso titolo

9780321598769: Astronomy: A Beginner's Guide to the Universe: includes eBook: A Beginner's Guide to the Universe with MasteringAstronomy: United States Edition

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  0321598768 ISBN 13:  9780321598769
Casa editrice: Addison-Wesley, 2009
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