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Stacy Palen (Author), Laura Kay (Author), Bradford Smith (Author), George Blumenthal (Author)

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Understanding Our Universe

Overview | Features | Contents | Formats | For Instructors | For Students | Inside the Book
 

    Part I

    Chapter 1: Our Place in the Universe
    Chapter 2: Patterns in the Sky-Motions of Earth
    Chapter 3: Laws of Motion
    Chapter 4: Light and Telescopes

    Part II

    Chapter 5: The Formation of Stellar Systems
    Chapter 6: Terrestrial Worlds in the Inner Solar System
    Chapter 7: Atmospheres of Venus, Earth, and Mars
    Chapter 8: The Giant Planets
    Chapter 9: Small Bodies of the Solar System

    Part III

    Chapter 10: Measuring the Stars
    Chapter 11: Our Star: The Sun
    Chapter 12: Evolution of Low-Mass Stars
    Chapter 13: Evolution of High-Mass Stars

    Part IV

    Chapter 14: The Expansion of Space
    Chapter 15: The Realm of the Galaxies
    Chapter 16: Our Galaxy: The Milky Way
    Chapter 17: Modern Cosmology and the Origin of Structure
    Chapter 18: Life in the Universe