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Astronomy 2e / senior contributing authors, Andrew Fraknoi, David Morrison, Sidney C. Wolff.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Houston, Texas : OpenStax, 2022Copyright date: 2022Edition: [Second edition]Description: 2 volumes (1115 pages) : illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781711470573
  • 1711470570
  • 9781711470566
  • 1711470562
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Contents:
Science and the universe: a brief tour -- Observing the sky: the birth of astronomy -- Orbits and gravity -- Earth, moon, and sky -- Radiation and spectra -- Astronomical instruments -- Other worlds: an introduction to the solar system -- Earth as a planet -- Cratered worlds -- Earthlike planets: Venus and Mars -- The giant planets -- Rings, moons, and Pluto -- Comets and asteroids: debris of the solar system -- Cosmic samples and the origin of the solar system -- The Sun: a garden-variety star -- The Sun: a nuclear powerhouse -- Analyzing starlight -- The stars: a celestial census -- Celestial distances -- Between the stars: gas and dust in space -- The birth of stars and the discovery of planets outside the solar system -- Stars from adolescence to old age -- The death of stars -- Black holes and curved spacetime -- The Milky Way Galaxy -- Galaxies -- Active galaxies, quasars, and supermassive black holes -- The evolution and distribution of galaxies -- The Big Bang -- Life in the universe -- Appendix A: How to study for an introductory astronomy class -- Appendix B: Astronomy websites, images, and apps -- Appendix C: Scientific notation -- Appendix D: Units used in science -- Appendix E: Some useful constants for astronomy -- Appendix F: Physical and orbital data for the planets -- Appendix G: Selected moons of the planets -- Appendix H: Future total eclipses -- Appendix I: The nearest stars, brown dwarfs, and white dwarfs -- Appendix J: The brightest twenty stars -- Appendix K: The chemical elements -- Appendix L: The constellations -- Appendix M: Star chart and sky event resources.
Summary: "Designed to meet the scope and sequence of your course, Astronomy 2e is written in clear non-technical language, with the occasional touch of humor and a wide range of clarifying illustrations. It has many analogies drawn from everyday life to help non-science majors appreciate, on their own terms, what our modern exploration of the universe is revealing. The book can be used for either a one-semester or two-semester introductory course. The second edition has been updated according to new exploration and discoveries. The second edition also includes a significant amount of new art and images."--OpenStax.
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Three Day Reserve Three Day Reserve Karen H. Huntsman Library Items Available at the Front Desk 520 F8549a Vol. 2 1 Available 38060007523723

Astronomy All year

Two Hour Reserve Two Hour Reserve Karen H. Huntsman Library Items Available at the Front Desk 520 F8549a Vol. 1 1 Available 38060007523731

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Science and the universe: a brief tour -- Observing the sky: the birth of astronomy -- Orbits and gravity -- Earth, moon, and sky -- Radiation and spectra -- Astronomical instruments -- Other worlds: an introduction to the solar system -- Earth as a planet -- Cratered worlds -- Earthlike planets: Venus and Mars -- The giant planets -- Rings, moons, and Pluto -- Comets and asteroids: debris of the solar system -- Cosmic samples and the origin of the solar system -- The Sun: a garden-variety star -- The Sun: a nuclear powerhouse -- Analyzing starlight -- The stars: a celestial census -- Celestial distances -- Between the stars: gas and dust in space -- The birth of stars and the discovery of planets outside the solar system -- Stars from adolescence to old age -- The death of stars -- Black holes and curved spacetime -- The Milky Way Galaxy -- Galaxies -- Active galaxies, quasars, and supermassive black holes -- The evolution and distribution of galaxies -- The Big Bang -- Life in the universe -- Appendix A: How to study for an introductory astronomy class -- Appendix B: Astronomy websites, images, and apps -- Appendix C: Scientific notation -- Appendix D: Units used in science -- Appendix E: Some useful constants for astronomy -- Appendix F: Physical and orbital data for the planets -- Appendix G: Selected moons of the planets -- Appendix H: Future total eclipses -- Appendix I: The nearest stars, brown dwarfs, and white dwarfs -- Appendix J: The brightest twenty stars -- Appendix K: The chemical elements -- Appendix L: The constellations -- Appendix M: Star chart and sky event resources.

"Designed to meet the scope and sequence of your course, Astronomy 2e is written in clear non-technical language, with the occasional touch of humor and a wide range of clarifying illustrations. It has many analogies drawn from everyday life to help non-science majors appreciate, on their own terms, what our modern exploration of the universe is revealing. The book can be used for either a one-semester or two-semester introductory course. The second edition has been updated according to new exploration and discoveries. The second edition also includes a significant amount of new art and images."--OpenStax.

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