Astronomy : the human quest for understanding / Dale A. Ostlie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ostlie, Dale A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astronomy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiii, 886 pages)

Other Title:

Astronomy

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2022]

Summary:

This introductory astronomy textbook is aimed at undergraduates across a range of disciplines. It encourages the development of vital science-based critical-thinking skills, and outlines our present-day understanding of our universe and the profound questions still to be answered in this ancient, yet rapidly changing field.

Contents:

I The Process of Science Through the Lens of Astronomy

1: The Nature of Science

2: The Heavens: A Realm of Mystery

3: On the Path Toward Modern Science

4: The Copernican Revolution

5: Sir Isaac Newton's Universe

6: The Universality of Physical Law

7: Revealing Secrets Hidden in Light and Matter

8: Modern Physics: New Science to Study the Universe

II The Sun, Our Solar System, and Exoplanets

9: The Sun, Our Parent Star

10: An Overview of the Solar System

11: The Rocky Planets and Our Moon

12: The Giant Planet Systems

13: Dwarf Planets and Small Bodies

14: Planets Everywhere and the Search for Extraterrestrial LifeIII Stars and the Universe Beyond

15: Measuring the Stars

16: The Lives of Stars

17: The End of a Stellar Life

18: Galaxies Galore

19: The Once and Future Universe

Appendices.

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-19-195503-5