21st century astronomy : the stars and galaxies by Kay, Laura, author, Palen, Stacy, author; Blumenthal, George (George Ray), author instant download

21st century astronomy : the stars and galaxies by Kay, Laura, author, Palen, Stacy, author; Blumenthal, George (George Ray), author instant download

1 volume (various pagings) : 28 cm, This special edition excludes chapters 8-12 of 21st Century Astronomy (5th edition); pagination lacking pages 200-358, Includes index, I. Introduction to astronomy. Thinking like an astronomer ; Patterns in the sky-motions of Earth and the moon ; Motion of astronomical bodies ; Gravity and orbits ; Light ; The tools of the astronomer -- II. The solar system. The birth and evolution of planetary systems -- III. Stars and stellar evolution. Taking the measure of stars ; Our star-the sun ; The interstellar medium and star formation ; Evolution of low-mass stars ; Evolution of high-mass stars ; Relativity and black holes -- IV. Galaxies, the universe, and cosmology. Galaxies ; The Milky Way-a normal spiral galaxy ; The expanding universe ; Cosmology ; Large-scale structure in the universe ; Life -- Appendices