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DescriptionFoundations of Astronomy, 13th Edition (c2016), textbook by Michael A. Seeds & Dana E. Backman. TEXTBOOK INFO: http://www.cengage.com/searc...Isbn13&Ntt=9781305079151 (ISBN-13: 9781305079151) OVERVIEW: «Fascinating, engaging, and extremely visual, FOUNDATIONS OF ASTRONOMY, Thirteenth Edition, emphasizes the scientific method throughout as it guides students to answer two fundamental questions: What are we? And how do we know? In addition to exploring the newest developments and latest discoveries in the exciting field of astronomy, authors Michael Seeds and Dana Backman discuss the interplay between evidence and hypothesis, providing both factual information and a conceptual framework for understanding the logic of science.» BRIEF CONTENTS: Part 1 - EXPLORING THE SKY 1. Here and Now 2. A User’s Guide to the Sky 3. Moon Phases and Eclipses 4. Origins of Modern Astronomy 5. Gravity 6. Light and Telescopes Part 2 - THE STARS 7. Atoms and Spectra 8. The Sun 9. The Family of Stars 10. The Interstellar Medium 11. Formation and Structure of Stars 12. Stellar Evolution 13. The Deaths of Stars 14. Neutron Stars and Black Holes Part 3 - GALAXIES AND THE UNIVERSE 15. The Milky Way Galaxy. 16. Galaxies 17. Active Galaxies and Supermassive Black Holes 18. Modern Cosmology Part 4 - THE SOLAR SYSTEM 19. Origin of the Solar System and Extrasolar Planets 20. Earth: The Active Planet 21. The Moon and Mercury: Comparing Airless Worlds 22. Venus and Mars 23. Jupiter and Saturn 24. Uranus, Neptune, and the Kuiper Belt 25. Meteorites, Asteroids, and Comets Part 5 - LIFE 26. Astrobiology: Life on Other Worlds Afterword Appendix A: Scientific Units and Astronomical Data Appendix B: Observing the Sky Glossary Index FILE INFO: paginated, bookmarked, quasi-true PDF. my indexed torrents some of my DMCA'ed torrents Sharing Widget |