21st Century Astronomy 6E6th EditionLaura Kay, Stacy Palen, George Blumenthal Publisher: W. W. NortonISBN: 9780393690675
21st Century Astronomy 6E
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Chapter 1 - Thinking Like An AstronomerChapter 1.1 - Earth Occupies A Small Place In The UniverseChapter 1.2 - Science Is A Way Of Viewing The UniverseChapter 1.3 - Astronomers Use Mathematics To Find PatternsChapter 2 - Patterns In The Sky-motions Of Earth And The MoonChapter 2.1 - Earth Spins On Its AxisChapter 2.2 - Revolution About The Sun Leads To Changes During The YearChapter 2.3 - The Moon's Appearanace Changes As It Orbits EarthChapter 2.4 - Calendars Are Based On The Day, Month, And YearChapter 2.5 - Eclipses Result From The Alignment Of Earth, The Moon And The Sun
Chapter 3 - Motion Of Astronomical BodiesChapter 3.1 - The Motions Of Planets In The SkyChapter 3.2 - Kepler's Laws Describe Planetary MotionChapter 3.3 - Galileo's Observations Supported The Heliocentric ModelChapter 3.4 - Newton's Three Laws Help Explain How Celestial Bodies MoveChapter 4 - Gravity And OrbitsChapter 4.1 - Gravity Is An Attractive Force Between ObjectsChapter 4.2 - An Orbit Is One Body "falling Around" AnotherChapter 4.3 - Tidal Forces Are Caused By GravityChapter 4.4 - Tidal Forces Affect Solid BodiesChapter 5 - LightChapter 5.1 - Light Brings Us The News Of The UniverseChapter 5.2 - The Quantum View Of Matter Explains Spectral LinesChapter 5.3 - The Doppler Shift Indicates Motion Toward Or Away From UsChapter 5.4 - Temperature Affects The Spectrum Of Light That An Object EmitsChapter 5.5 - The Brightness Of Light Depends On The Luminosity And Distance Of The SourceChapter 6 - The Tools Of The AstronomerChapter 6.1 - The Optical Telescope Revolutionized AstronomyChapter 6.2 - Optical And Instruments Used With TelescopesChapter 6.3 - Astronomers Observe In Wavelengths Beyond The VisibleChapter 6.4 - Planetary Spacecraft Explore The Solar SystemChapter 6.5 - Other Tools Contribute To The Study Of The UniverseChapter 7 - The Formation Of Planetary SystemsChapter 7.1 - Planetary Systems Form Around A StarChapter 7.2 - The Solar System Began With A DiskChapter 7.3 - The Inner Disk And Outer Disk Formed At Different TemperaturesChapter 7.4 - The Formation Of Our Solar SystemChapter 7.5 - Planetary Systems Are CommonChapter 8 - The Terrestrial Planets And Earth's MoonChapter 8.1 - Impacts Help Shape The Evolution Of The PlanetsChapter 8.2 - Radioactive Dating Tells Us The Age Of The Moon And The Solar SystemChapter 8.3 - The Surface Of A Terrestrial Planet Is Affected By Processes In The InteriorChapter 8.4 - Planetary Surfaces Evolve Through TectonismChapter 8.5 - Volcanism Signifies A Geologically Active PlanetChapter 8.6 - The Geological Evidence For WaterChapter 9 - Atmosphere Of The Terrestrial PlanetsChapter 9.1 - Atmospheres Change Over TimeChapter 9.2 - Secondary Atmospheres EvolveChapter 9.3 - Earth's Atmosphere Has Detailed StructureChapter 9.4 - The Atmospheres Of Venus And Mars Differ From Earth'sChapter 9.5 - Greenhouse Gases Affect Global ClimatesChapter 10 - Worlds Of Gas And Liquid - The Giant PlanetsChapter 10.1 - The Giant Planets Are Large, Cold, And MassiveChapter 10.2 - The Giant Planets Have Clouds And WeatherChapter 10.3 - The Interiors Of The Giant Planets Are Hot And DenseChapter 10.4 - The Giant Planets Are Magnetic PowerhousesChapter 10.5 - The Planets Of Our Solar System Might Not Be TypicalChapter 11 - Planetary Moons And RingsChapter 11.1 - Many Solar System Planets Have MoonsChapter 11.2 - Some Moons Have Geological Activity And WaterChapter 11.3 - Rings Surround The Giant PlanetsChapter 11.4 - Ring Systems Have A Complex StructureChapter 12 - Dwarf Planets And Small Solar System BodiesChapter 12.1 - Dwarf Planets May Outnumber PlanetsChapter 12.2 - Asteroids Are Pieces Of The PastChapter 12.3 - Comets Are Clumps Of IceChapter 12.4 - Meteorites Are Remnants Of The Early Solar SystemChapter 12.5 - Comet And Asteroid Collisions Still Happen TodayChapter 13 - Taking The Measures Of StarsChapter 13.1 - Astronomers Measure The Distance, Brightness, And Lumoinosity Of StarsChapter 13.2 - Astronomers Can Determine The Temperature, Size, And Composition Of StarsChapter 13.3 - Measuring The Masses Of Stars In Binary SystemsChapter 13.4 - The Hertzsprung-russell Diagrams Is The Key To Understanding StarsChapter 14 - Our Star-the SunChapter 14.1 - The Sun Is Powered By Nuclear FusionChapter 14.2 - Energy Is Transferred From The Interior Of The SunChapter 14.3 - The Atmosphere Of The SunChapter 14.4 - The Atmosphere Of The Sun Is Very ActiveChapter 15 - The Interstellar Medium And Star FormationChapter 15.1 - The Interstellar Medium Fills The Space Between The StarsChapter 15.2 - Molecular Clouds Are The Cradles Of Star FormationChapter 15.3 - Formation And Evolution Of ProtostarsChapter 15.4 - Evolution Before The Main SequenceChapter 16 - Evolution Of Low-mass StarsChapter 16.1 - The Life Of A Main-sequence Star Depends On Its MassChapter 16.3 - Helium Fuses In The Degenerate CoreChapter 16.4 - Dying Stars Shed Their Outer LayersChapter 16.5 - Bianry Star EvolutionChapter 17 - Evolution Of High-mass StarsChapter 17.1 - High-mass Stars Follow Their Own PathChapter 17.2 - High-mass Stars Go Out With A BangChapter 17.3 - The Spectacle And Legacy Of SupernovaeChapter 17.4 - Star Clusters Are Snapshots Of Stellar EvolutionChapter 18 - Relativity And Black HolesChapter 18.1 - Relative Motion Affects Measured VelocitiesChapter 18.2 - Special Relativity Explains How Time And Space Are RelatedChapter 18.3 - Gravity Is A Distortion Of SpacetimeChapter 18.4 - Black HolesChapter 19 - GalaxiesChapter 19.1 - Galaxies Come In Different Shapes And SizesChapter 19.2 - Astronomers Use Several Methods To Find Distances To GalaxiesChapter 19.3 - Galaxies Are Mostly Dark MatterChapter 19.4 - Most Galaxies Have A Supermassive Black Hole At The CenterChapter 20 - The Milky Way-a Normal Spiral GalaxyChapter 20.1 - Astronomers Have Measured The Size And Structure Of The Milky WayChapter 20.2 - The Components Of The Milky Way Reveals Its EvolutionChapter 20.3 - Most Of The Milky Way Is UnseenChapter 20.4 - The History And Future Of The Milky WayChapter 21 - The Expanding UniverseChapter 21.1 - The Cosmological PrincipleChapter 21.2 - The Universe Began In The Big BangChapter 21.3 - Expansion Is Described With A Scale FactorChapter 21.4 - Astronomers Observe Cosmic Microwave Background RadiationChapter 22 - CosmologyChapter 22.1 - Gravity And The Expansion Of The UniverseChapter 22.2 - The Accelerating UniverseChapter 22.3 - Inflation Solves Several Problems In CosmologyChapter 22.4 - The Earliest Moments Of The Universe Connect The Very Largest Size Scales To The Very SmallestChapter 22.5 - String Theory And MultiversesChapter 23 - Large-scale Structure In The UniverseChapter 23.1 - Galaxies Form Groups Clusters, And Larger StructuresChapter 23.2 - Gravity Forms Large-scale StructureChapter 23.3 - First Light Of Stars And GalaxiesChapter 23.4 - Galaxies EvolveChapter 24 - LifeChapter 24.1 - Life Evolves On EarthChapter 24.2 - Life Involves Complex Chemical ProcessesChapter 24.3 - Where Do Astronomers Look For Life ?Chapter 24.4 - Scientists Are Searching For Signs Of Intelligent Life
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