description: KEY BENEFIT : The Fourth Edition of The Cosmic Perspective builds on the textbook's long tradition of strong pedagogy and streamlined presentation. Renowned for its up-to-date and expert coverage, this reader-friendly text focuses on central ideas and unifying themes to provide a cosmic context. The Fourth Editionfeatures a new straightforward learning program that uses chapter openers, headers, and chapter summaries to make learning goals more explicit and to tie together important concepts. Our Place in the Universe, Discovering the Universe for Yourself, The Science of Astronomy, Celestial Timekeeping and Navigation, Key Concepts for Astronomy, Making Sense of the Understanding Motion, Energy, and Gravity, Light and Reading Messages from the Cosmos, Portals of Discovery, Learing from other Worlds, Our Solar System, Formation of the Solar System, Planetary Earth and the Other Terrestrial Worlds, Planetary Earth and the Other Terrestrial Worlds, Jovian Planet Systems, Remnants of Rock and Asteroids, Comets, and Pluto, Other Planetary Systems, Space and Time, Spacetime and Gravity, Building Blocks of the Universe, Stars, Our Star, Star Stuff, The Bizarre Stellar Graveyard, Galaxies and Beyond, Our Galaxy, A Universe of Galaxies, Galaxy Evolution, Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Fate of the Universe, The Beginning of Time, Life on Earth and Beyond, Life in the Universe For all readers interested in learning about astronomy.
language: English
title: The Cosmic Perspective w/CD
titlecomplete: The Cosmic Perspective w/CD
genres: Reference, Astronomy, Physics, Science, Nonfiction, School, Read For School, Space, Textbooks
ratings_count: 388
publisher: Benjamin Cummings