Introductory Astronomy & AstrophysicsThis advanced undergraduate text provides broad coverage of astronomy and astrophyscis with a strong emphasis on physics. It has an algebra and trigonometry prerequisite, but calculus is preferred. |
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P19 Real Orbits | 8 |
P2 Orbits Outside of the Solar System | 9 |
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