Astronomy
Subtitle: understanding the universe
By: edited by Sherman Hollar
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The solar system
Publisher: Britannica Educational Pub. in association with Rosen Educational Services
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781615305209
Subjects: Astronomy; Juvenile literature
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The visible sky; title: Earth in space; title: Eclipses; title: Rocks from outer space; title: Tools and techniques of astronomy; title: Telescopes; title: Spectroscopy: what light tells astronomers; title: The solar system; title: Kepler's laws of planetary motion; title: Newton's law of universal gravitation; title: The planets; title: Natural satellites; title: Asteroids and comets; title: Does life exist elsewhere?; title: The universe; title: A revolution in cosmology; title: The expanding universe; title: The uniform universe; title: The big bang; title: Predictions of the big bang theory; title: Evidence for the big bang theory; title: The history of astronomy; title: Ancient observations; title: Foundations of modern astronomy; title: The impact of astronomy; title: Amateur astronomy; title: Using the unaided eye; title: Using telescopes; title: An explosion of new technology; title: Serious amateur astronomy.