Astronomy
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Astronomy

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eBook - PDF

Astronomy

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Information

Publisher
Openstax
Year
2016
Print ISBN
9781711470573
eBook ISBN
9781947172241

Table of contents

  1. Preface
  2. Chapter 1. Science and the Universe: A Brief Tour
  3. Chapter 2. Observing the Sky: The Birth of Astronomy
  4. Chapter 3. Orbits and Gravity
  5. Chapter 4. Earth, Moon, and Sky
  6. Chapter 5. Radiation and Spectra
  7. Chapter 6. Astronomical Instruments
  8. Chapter 7. Other Worlds: An Introduction to the Solar System
  9. Chapter 8. Earth as a Planet
  10. Chapter 9. Cratered Worlds
  11. Chapter 10. Earthlike Planets: Venus and Mars
  12. Chapter 11. The Giant Planets
  13. Chapter 12. Rings, Moons, and Pluto
  14. Chapter 13. Comets and Asteroids: Debris of the Solar System
  15. Chapter 14. Cosmic Samples and the Origin of the Solar System
  16. Chapter 15. The Sun: A Garden-Variety Star
  17. Chapter 16. The Sun: A Nuclear Powerhouse
  18. Chapter 17. Analyzing Starlight
  19. Chapter 18. The Stars: A Celestial Census
  20. Chapter 19. Celestial Distances
  21. Chapter 20. Between the Stars: Gas and Dust in Space
  22. Chapter 21. The Birth of Stars and the Discovery of Planets outside the Solar System
  23. Chapter 22. Stars from Adolescence to Old Age
  24. Chapter 23. The Death of Stars
  25. Chapter 24. Black Holes and Curved Spacetime
  26. Chapter 25. The Milky Way Galaxy
  27. Chapter 26. Galaxies
  28. Chapter 27. Active Galaxies, Quasars, and Supermassive Black Holes
  29. Chapter 28. The Evolution and Distribution of Galaxies
  30. Chapter 29. The Big Bang
  31. Chapter 30. Life in the Universe
  32. Appendix A. How to Study for an Introductory Astronomy Class*
  33. Appendix B. Astronomy Websites, Images, and Apps*
  34. Appendix C. Scientific Notation*
  35. Appendix D. Units Used in Science*
  36. Appendix E. Some Useful Constants for Astronomy*
  37. Appendix F. Physical and Orbital Data for the Planets*
  38. Appendix G. Selected Moons of the Planets*
  39. Appendix H. Future Total Eclipses*
  40. Appendix I. The Nearest Stars, Brown Dwarfs, and White Dwarfs*
  41. Appendix J. The Brightest Twenty Stars*
  42. Appendix K. The Chemical Elements*
  43. Appendix L. The Constellations*
  44. Appendix M. Star Chart and Sky Event Resources*
  45. Blank Page