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Explorations: Introduction to Astronomy 6th Edition

by Thomas Arny (Author), Stephen Schneider (Author)
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Arny: Explorations-An Introduction to Astronomy, 6th edition, is built on the foundation of its well known writing style, accuracy, and emphasis on current information. This new edition continues to offer the most complete technology/new media support package available. That technology/new media package includes: Interactives, Animations, and introducing Connect - online homework and course management.
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    0077345096
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    978-0077345099
  3. Edition
    6th
  4. Publisher
    McGraw-Hill
  5. Publication date
    January 1, 2010
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    8.5 x 0.75 x 10.75 inches
  8. Print length
    571 pages
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Tom Arny is an Emeritus professor in the Astronomy Department at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He was associated there with the Five College Astronomy Program(comprising faculty from U-Mass, Amhurst, Hampshire, Mt. Holyoke, and Smith Colleges). Dr. Arny received his undergraduate degree from Haverford College and his Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of Arizona. In addition to his interest in astronomy, he has a long-standing fascination with the natural world: weather (especially atmospheric optics such as rainbows), birds, wildflowers, and butterflies. Visit Dr. Arny's website at: http://www.astro.umass.edu/~arny/astro100.html

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ McGraw-Hill; 6th edition (January 1, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 571 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0077345096
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0077345099
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.8 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.75 x 10.75 inches
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Mombot.0001.
5.0 out of 5 stars because the textbook unit in their curriculum is so simplified that it is confusing to any reasonably intelligent person. I can
Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2015
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My husband has a B.S. in Physics, and I have 36 units of general education at community college. We were looking for something I could use to teach our middle school children and their co-op astronomy, because the textbook unit in their curriculum is so simplified that it is confusing to any reasonably intelligent person. I can understand about 70% of this book without any help from my husband, and that is a vast amount more comprehension than I could get from any other materials that I looked at. Just the table of contents was enough for me to search topics online to find activities and videos that are age appropriate and can be used in tandem with excerpts from this book, which we will read through together before, during and/or after the activities. This book strikes the perfect balance between hard science and layperson abilities. Some of the physics and math was too much for me, but to my husband it was basic information that cannot be communicated without math. Literally. I can't do the math, so I couldn't understand those parts. But the English part I got just fine. And that's better than I could get anywhere else.
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Ready set shop!!!
5.0 out of 5 stars Get it!
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2014
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I recommend this book, if you like as Astronomy. I have learned so much and I am taking an online class and I literally need someone to explain everything but with this book it just easy, I have a used book and mine was in the good condition for getting a used book. I am serious, it is like new. I would recommend this to any person who want to know a little bit about the world above us. The book didn't take long to get delivered.
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sharbeth
5.0 out of 5 stars Explorations/Explanations
Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2011
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I love this book! Unfortunately for me, I took this course on a short semester; not enough time to truly learn from it, just enough for testing. The pictures, supplemental support sites, and companion sites are all excellent as well. This was an online course for me but having all the pictorials and McGraw-Hill website allowed me to see events from the past or events missed due to weather situations that wouldn't be available by telescope only. Buy this book for personal enjoyment, if nothing else!
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Annetta Meadows
5.0 out of 5 stars Better than the bookstore!
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2016
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I bought this because I needed a book for my astronomy class and I expected it to show up all bent and marked in and I was pleasantly surprised! This book is in wonderful shape. I have been using it for several weeks and when people ask what I paid for it I can brag because everyone else paid 10 times what I did.
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Manda
4.0 out of 5 stars Reach for the stars
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2012
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I read this book for a class. It is fairly well written. Some of the topics could have been a little clearer but it gives an overall nice description of the Astronomy.

The book progresses in depth of knowledge. It get more specific as the book goes on. It starts out very general and about half way through it starts to focus on specific topics for each chapter. I preferred the second half of the book. The reading was more interesting the first half was to broad to really get any good information.
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Scott N. Stone
5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptional book
Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2011
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Having taken many science courses over the past few years, I have seen a lot of textbooks and this is one of the best. Generally in the course of a semester I find many things in a text that are unclear or inaccurate. In this book I have found none. The writing, editing, graphics, online animations and other resources are just superb. A pleasure to read and makes a fascinating and potentially complex subject easy to understand.
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flowernoire
5.0 out of 5 stars terrific basic astronomy text
Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2015
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what makes this so excellent for me are the basic science explanations. i had an older edition, which was very good, but this one far excels it. this is a pleasure to read science book for the interested lay person as well as a younger student.
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Sasha
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best Astronomy books out there.
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2013
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The content of this book is easy to digest presenting a reader with wast amount of data. Tailored to novices as well as those with extensive previous knowledge of Astrophysics. It can also be regarded as introductory material for future physicist and biologists.
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Juan García Carrasco
5.0 out of 5 stars Es un libro que todo buen aficionado a la Astronomía debería tener.
Reviewed in Spain on August 26, 2019
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Este libro ya lo tenía pero en una edición muy anterior. He querido hacerme con un ejemplar de una edición más actualizada. Vale su peso en oro. Cada céntimo gastado en él valió la pena.
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