Astronomy
eBook - ePub

Astronomy

A Self-Teaching Guide, Eighth Edition

  1. 388 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Astronomy

A Self-Teaching Guide, Eighth Edition

About this book

Now in full color and thoroughly revised, this perennial bestseller is the most comprehensive and successful beginner's astronomy books in the market.
"One of the best ways by which one can be introduced to the wonders of astronomy." —The Strolling Astronomer
For a generation, Astronomy: A Self-Teaching Guide has introduced hundreds of thousands of readers worldwide to the night sky. Now this classic beginner's guide has been completely revised to bring it up to date with the latest discoveries. Updated with the latest, most accurate information, new online resources, and more than 100 new graphics and photos, this Eighth Edition features:

  • Website addresses throughout for the best color images and astronomy resources online
  • Technical ideas made simple without mathematics
  • A beautiful updated full-color, glossy insert with spectacular images
  • An interactive format with learning goals, reviews, self-tests, and answers for fast learning

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. To The Reader
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Contents
  7. List of Tables
  8. Introduction Cosmic View
  9. Chapter 1 Understanding the Starry Sky
  10. Chapter 2 Light and Telescopes
  11. Chapter 3 The Stars
  12. Chapter 4 The Sun
  13. Chapter 5 Stellar Evolution
  14. Chapter 6 Galaxies
  15. Chapter 7 The Universe
  16. Chapter 8 Exploring the Solar System
  17. Chapter 9 The Planets
  18. Chapter 10 The Moon
  19. Chapter 11 Comets, Meteors, and Meteorites
  20. Chapter 12 Life on Other Worlds?
  21. Epilogue
  22. Useful Resources: Print and Online
  23. Appendixes
  24. Index
  25. Star and Moon Maps