The essential cosmic perspective
By: Jeffrey Bennett ... [et al.].
Contributors: Bennett, Jeffrey O.
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Published: 2009
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780321580887
Subjects: Astronomy -- Textbook
Genres: Textbook.
Table of contents: title: Brief Contents; label: Part I
title: Developing Perspective; label: 1
title: Our Place in the Universe
pagenum: 1; label: 2
title: Discovering the Universe for Yourself
pagenum: 26; label: 3
title: The Science of Astronomy
pagenum: 56; label: Part II
title: Key Concepts for Astronomy; label: 4
title: Making Sense of the Universe: Understanding Motion, Energy, and Gravity
pagenum: 84; label: 5
title: Light: The Cosmic Messenger
pagenum: 110; label: Part III
title: Learning from Other Worlds; label: 6
title: Formation of Planetary Systems: Our Solar System and Beyond
pagenum: 142; label: 7
title: Earth and the Terrestrial Worlds
pagenum: 188; label: 8
title: Jovian Planet Systems
pagenum: 232; label: 9
title: Asteroids, Comets, and Dwarf Planets: Their Nature, Orbits, and Impacts
pagenum: 258; label: Part IV
title: Stars; label: 10
title: Our Star
pagenum: 284; label: 11
title: Surveying the Stars
pagenum: 306; label: 12
title: Star Stuff
pagenum: 331; label: 13
title: The Bizarre Stellar Graveyard
pagenum: 361; label: Part V
title: Galaxies and Beyond; label: 14
title: Our Galaxy
pagenum: 386; label: 15
title: Galaxies and the Foundation of Modern Cosmology
pagenum: 410; label: 16
title: Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Fate of the Universe
pagenum: 443; label: 17
title: The Beginning of Time
pagenum: 470; label: Part VI
title: Life on Earth and Beyond; label: 18
title: Life in the Universe
pagenum: 500; title: Appendixes
pagenum: A-1; title: Glossary
pagenum: G-1; title: Credits and Acknowledgments
pagenum: C-1; title: Index
pagenum: 1-1