Название: Horizons: Exploring the Universe, 14th editionАвтор: Michael A. Seeds, Dana Backman
Издательство: Cencage Learning
Год: 2018
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 514
Размер: 76 Mb
Язык: English
The 14th edition of HORIZONS: EXPLORING THE UNIVERSE is fully updated with the latest astronomy discoveries and online resources to meet the needs of today's students. Its unique and compelling stars-first organization allows students to see that the planets of our solar system are a natural byproduct of star formation. Focusing on two central questions -- "What Are We?" and "How Do We Know?" -- Seeds and Backman help students understand their place in the universe and how scientists work.
BRIEF CONTENTS:
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Part 1 : The Sky
1 HERE AND NOW
2 A USER’S GUIDE TO THE SKY
3 CYCLES OF THE SUN AND MOON
4 THE ORIGIN OF MODERN ASTRONOMY
5 LIGHT AND TELESCOPES
Part 2 : The Stars
6 ATOMS AND SPECTRA
7 THE SUN
8 THE FAMILY OF STARS
9 THE FORMATION AND STRUCTURE OF STARS
10 THE DEATHS OF STARS
11 NEUTRON STARS AND BLACK HOLES
Part 3 : The Universe of Galaxies
12 THE MILKY WAY GALAXY
13 GALAXIES: NORMAL AND ACTIVE
14 MODERN COSMOLOGY
Part 4 : The Solar System
15 ORIGIN OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM AND EXTRASOLAR PLANETS
16 EARTH AND MOON: BASES FOR COMPARATIVE PLANETOLOGY
17 MERCURY, VENUS, AND MARS
18 THE OUTER SOLAR SYSTEM
19 METEORITES, ASTEROIDS, AND COMETS
Part 5 : Life
20 ASTROBIOLOGY: LIFE ON OTHER WORLDS