The Cosmic PerspectiveIn this accessible, student-friendly text, astronomy is treated as a fundamental human endeavor rather than an enterprise reserved for professionals. The authors engage readers' curiosity through cutting-edge material that focuses on the themes of human achievement, physics in the universe, continuity of matter, the dynamic systems that sustain life, and astronomy and physics as foundations for our world view. Text discussions are complemented by a distinctive art program, with figures not seen before in astronomy texts. A rich website includes resources and coverage of current events. |
Contents
Our Place in the Universe | 2 |
Discovering the Universe for Yourself | 26 |
The Science of Astronomy | 56 |
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The Essential Cosmic Perspective Jeffrey Bennett,Megan Donahue,Nicholas Schneider,Mark Voit No preview available - 2004 |
The Cosmic Perspective, Media Update Jeffrey O. Bennett,Megan Donahue,Nick Schneider,Mark Voit No preview available - 2004 |
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acceleration angular asteroids astronomers atmosphere atoms axis Big Bang billion black hole bright celestial Chapter clouds clusters comets convection core cosmic craters cycle dark matter density diagram disk distance Earth electrons elliptical emit energy example explain Figure force fusion galactic galaxy's geological gravity greenhouse heat helium Hubble's Hubble's law hydrogen impact impact craters interstellar Jackie jovian planets Jupiter Jupiter's kilometers km/hr Kuiper belt layers light-years look luminosity magnetic field Mars mass measure Mercury meteorites Milky molecules Moon motion moving neutron star nuclei object observations particles photons planetary planetesimals plate tectonics Pluto pole predictions pressure radiation radio radius redshift regions relative rock rotation Section shows solar nebula solar system space spacecraft spacetime speed of light sphere spiral galaxies star's stellar Sun's supernova surface tectonics telescopes temperature terrestrial worlds theory thermal tion Tutorial universe velocity Venus volcanism wavelength white dwarf