Abstract: PART I: THE SKY. 1. Here and Now. 2. A User's Guide to the Sky. 3. Moon Phases and Eclipses. 4. Origins of Modern Astronomy. 5. Gravity. 6. Light and Telescopes. PART II: THE STARS. 7. Atoms and Spectra. 8. The Sun. Perspective: Origins. PART IV: THE SOLAR SYSTEM. 19. Origin of the Solar System. 20. Earth: The Active Planet. 21. The Moon and Mercury. 22. Venus and Mars. 23. Jupiter and Saturn. 24. Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and the Kuiper Belt. 25. Meteorites, Asteroids, and Comets. PART V: LIFE. 26. Astrobiology.
Publication Year: 1998
Publication Date: 1998-07-27
Language: en
Type: book
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