Astronomy Today Volume 1: The Solar System (7th Edition)

Chaisson, Eric; McMillan, Steve

ISBN 10: 0321718623 / ISBN 13: 9780321718624

Editore: Pearson, 2010

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Riassunto:

With Astronomy Today, Seventh Edition, trusted authors Eric Chaisson and Steve McMillan communicate their excitement about astronomy and awaken you to the universe around you. The text emphasizes critical thinking and visualization, and it focuses on the process of scientific discovery, making “how we know what we know” an integral part of the text. The revised edition has been thoroughly updated with the latest astronomical discoveries and theories, and it has been streamlined to keep you focused on the essentials and to develop an understanding of the “big picture.”

Astronomy Today Volume 1: The Solar System focuses primarily on planetary coverage for a 1-term course and Includes Chapters 1-16, 28 of the main text.

Other Alternate Version:

• Astronomy Today, Volume 2: Stars and Galaxies, Seventh Edition–Focuses primarily on stars and stellar evolution for a 1-term course. Includes Chapters 1-5 and 16-28.

Informazioni sull?autore:

Eric Chaisson received his Ph.D. from and taught at Harvard for a number of years in Astrophysics. He is now associated with Tufts and Harvard. Eric has written nine books and received a number of literary awards along the way. Steve McMillan, a former Ph.D. candidate of Eric Chaisson’s, is a professor of Physics at Drexel University.

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Titolo: Astronomy Today Volume 1: The Solar System (...
Casa editrice: Pearson
Data di pubblicazione: 2010
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: very_good