The Cosmos
eBook - PDF

The Cosmos

Astronomy in the New Millennium

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Cosmos

Astronomy in the New Millennium

About this book

An exciting introduction to astronomy, the fourth edition of this book uses recent discoveries and stunning photography to inspire non-science majors about the Universe. Written by two highly experienced and engaging instructors, each chapter has been fully updated, with more than 200 new images throughout, including recent images from space missions and the world's best observatories. The newly redesigned text is organized as a series of stories, each presenting the history of the field, the observations made and how they fit within the process of science, our current understanding and what future observations are planned. Math is provided in boxes and easily read around, making the book suitable for courses taking either mathematical or qualitative approaches. New discussion questions encourage students to think widely about astronomy and the role science plays in our everyday lives and podcasts for each chapter aid studying and comprehension.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Front Cover
  3. The Cosmos
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Brief Contents
  7. Contents
  8. Preface
  9. 1 A Grand Tour of the Heavens
  10. 2 Light, Matter, and Energy
  11. 3 Light and Telescopes
  12. 4 Observing the Stars and Planets
  13. 5 Gravitation and Motion
  14. 6 The Terrestrial Planets: Earth, Moon, and Their Relatives
  15. 7 The Jovian Planets: Windswept Giants
  16. 8 Pluto, Comets, and Space Debris
  17. 9 Our Solar System and Others
  18. 10 Our Star: The Sun
  19. 11 Stars: Distant Suns
  20. 12 How the Stars Shine: Cosmic Furnaces
  21. 13 The Death of Stars: Recycling
  22. 14 Black Holes: The End of Space and Time
  23. 15 The Milky Way: Our Home in the Universe
  24. 16 A Universe of Galaxies
  25. 17 Quasars and Active Galaxies
  26. 18 Cosmology: The Birth and Life of the Cosmos
  27. 19 In the Beginning
  28. 20 Life in the Universe
  29. Epilogue
  30. Appendix
  31. Selected Readings
  32. Glossary
  33. Index
  34. Back cover