PDF-(EBOOK)-Astronomy Today (7th Edition)

Astronomy Today 4e ISBN 0130915424 is the most comprehensive text by this proven team of authors This twentyeight chapter text begins with the foundations of the history of science and physics as they relate to astronomy Part One then proceeds with an Earthout organization for coverage of the solar system Part Two stars and stellar evolution Part Three and galaxies and cosmology Part Four New with the fourth edition the book is now available in two paperback splitsAstronomy Today 4e The Solar System ISBN 0130935603Astronomy Today 4e Stars and Galaxies ISBN 0130935719Astronomy A Beginners Guide to the Universe 3e ISBN 0130873071EBook CD Companion Website and SkyChart III Student Version Planetarium Software included with every new copy of one of the ChaissonMcMillan texts. This special edition of Apollo Expeditions to the Moon, an official NASA publication, commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the July 20, 1969, Moon landing with a thrilling insider\'s view of the space program.  Essays by participants — engineers, astronauts, and administrators — recall the program\'s unprecedented challenges. Written in direct, jargon-free language, this compelling adventure features more than 160 dazzling color photographs and scores of black-and-white illustrations. Insights into management challenges as well as its engineering feats include contributions from Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin, Alan Shepard, and other astronauts NASA administrator James E. Webb Christopher C. Kraft, head of the Mission Control Center and engineer Wernher von Braun. Their informative, exciting narratives explore the issues that set the United States on the path to the Moon, offer perspectives on the program\'s legacy, and examine the particulars of individual missions. Journalist Robert Sherrod chronicles the selection and training of astronauts. James Lovell, commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13, recounts the damaged ship\'s dramatic return to Earth. Geologist and Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt discusses the lunar expeditions\' rich harvest of scientific information. These and other captivating firsthand accounts form an ideal introduction to the historic U.S. space program as well as fascinating reading for all ages. This new expanded edition includes a chronology of the Apollo project, additional photographs, and a new Foreword by historian Paul Dickson that offers a modern retrospective of the Moon landing, discussing its place in the world of space exploration and its impact on American history and culture.   Astronomy Today 4/e (ISBN 0-13-091542-4) is the most comprehensive text by this proven team of authors. This twenty-eight chapter text begins with the foundations of the history of science and physics as they relate to astronomy (Part One), then proceeds with an Earth-out organization for coverage of the solar system (Part Two), stars and stellar evolution (Part Three), and galaxies and cosmology (Part Four). New with the fourth edition, the book is now available in two paperback splits:Astronomy Today 4/e: The Solar System (ISBN 0-13-093560-3)Astronomy Today 4/e: Stars and Galaxies (ISBN 0-13-093571-9)Astronomy: A Beginners\' Guide to the Universe 3/e (ISBN 0-13-087307-1)E-Book CD, Companion Website, and SkyChart III Student Version Planetarium Software included with every new copy of one of the Chaisson/McMillan texts. This package consists of: Astronomy Today, Volume 1: The Solar System, Eighth Edition--Focuses primarily on planetary coverage for a 1-term course. Includes Chapters 1-16, 28. With Astronomy Today, Eighth Edition, trusted authors Eric Chaisson and Steve McMillan communicate their excitement about astronomy, delivering current and thorough science with insightful pedagogy. The text emphasizes critical thinking and visualization, and it focuses on the process of scientific discovery, teaching students how we know what we know. The Eighth Edition has been thoroughly updated with the latest astronomical discoveries and theories and improved pedagogical features. Astronomy Today 4/e (ISBN 0-13-091542-4) is the most comprehensive text by this proven team of authors. This twenty-eight chapter text begins with the foundations of the history of science and physics as they relate to astronomy (Part One), then proceeds with an Earth-out organization for coverage of the solar system (Part Two), stars and stellar evolution (Part Three), and galaxies and cosmology (Part Four). New with the fourth edition, the book is now available in two paperback splits:Astronomy Today 4/e: The Solar System (ISBN 0-13-093560-3)Astronomy Today 4/e: Stars and Galaxies (ISBN 0-13-093571-9)Astronomy: A Beginners\' Guide to the Universe 3/e (ISBN 0-13-087307-1)E-Book CD, Companion Website, and SkyChart III Student Version Planetarium Software included with every new copy of one of the Chaisson/McMillan texts. Astronomy Today 4/e (ISBN 0-13-091542-4) is the most comprehensive text by this proven team of authors. This twenty-eight chapter text begins with the foundations of the history of science and physics as they relate to astronomy (Part One), then proceeds with an Earth-out organization for coverage of the solar system (Part Two), stars and stellar evolution (Part Three), and galaxies and cosmology (Part Four). New with the fourth edition, the book is now available in two paperback splits:Astronomy Today 4/e: The Solar System (ISBN 0-13-093560-3)Astronomy Today 4/e: Stars and Galaxies (ISBN 0-13-093571-9)Astronomy: A Beginners\' Guide to the Universe 3/e (ISBN 0-13-087307-1)E-Book CD, Companion Website, and SkyChart III Student Version Planetarium Software included with every new copy of one of the Chaisson/McMillan texts. In Stars Above, Earth Below, Tyler Nordgren examines a range of astronomical topics and makes the connection between them and the landscapes, processes, and cultures which can be seen and experienced within specific U.S. National Parks. For each park and topic the story unfolds in three steps: what does the reader see for him - or herself? What is the scientific cause or explanation of what is seen? And finally, what is the big picture about ourselves, our world, and our Universe? The author takes us the length and breadth of the U.S., from the coast of Maine to the Yellowstone volcano, from the depths of the Grand Canyon to the heights of the Rocky Mountains, exploring the natural links between the features of the parks and those of our Universe. Completely revised with all-new photographs and covering astronomical events through 2019The second edition of the Peterson First Guide to Astronomy provides an up-to-date introduction to astronomy for beginners, featuring all-new photographs of recent events — such as one taken from the MESSENGER spacecraft, which launched in 2004 and entered its orbit around Mercury in 2011 — and predictions for future events through 2019, including meteor showers, comets, and eclipses. The book encourages readers to go out into the field, using the maps that show the positions of the stars throughout the year as a guide. This new edition maintains the easy-to-use condensed format of the original, and makes it easy to proceed to the full-fledged Peterson Field Guide to Stars and Planets for more in-depth information. Brief Description: The authors incorporate three themes in this briefer version of their two textbooks process of science (how we know what we know), the size and scale of the universe as well as the evolution of the universe. A Beginner\'s Guide emphasizes critical thinking and visualization, and a leading-edge technology program. Key Topics: Charting the Heavens: The Foundations of Astronomy, The Copernican Revolution: The Birth of Modern Science, Light and Matter: The Inner Workings of the Cosmos, Telescopes: The Tools of Astronomy, The Solar System: Interplanetary Matter and the Birth of the Planets, Earth and Its Moon: Our Cosmic Backyard, The Terrestrial Planets: A Study in Contrasts, The Jovian Planets: Giants of the Solar System, Moons, Rings, and Plutoids: Small Worlds Among Giants, The Sun: Our Parent Star, Measuring the Stars: Giants, Dwarfs, and the Main Sequence, The Interstellar Medium: Star Formation in the Milky Way, Stellar Evolution: The Lives and Deaths of Stars, Neutron Stars and Black Holes: Strange States of Matter, The Milky Way Galaxy: A Spiral in Space, Normal and Active Galaxies: Building Blocks of the Universe, Hubble\'s Law and Dark Matter: The Large-Scale Structure of the Cosmos, Cosmology: The Big Bang and the Fate of the Universe, Life in the Universe: Are We Alone? Market: Intended for those interested in learning the basics of astronomy For one-semester Introduction to Astronomy courses. With Astronomy: A Beginner\'s Guide, Seventh Edition, the briefer version of their two seminal textbooks, trusted authors Eric Chaisson and Steve McMillan continue to emphasize three major themes: the process of science, the size and scale of the universe, and the evolution of the cosmos. In the Seventh Edition, Chaisson and McMillan ignite your interest with increased coverage of the most exciting, current discoveries in astronomy and create a bridge to scientific understanding with student-friendly art and better learning tools. The Tetrabiblos of the famous astronomer, astrologer, and geographer Claudius Ptolemaeus (c. 100-178 CE) of Egypt consists of four books. The title given in some manuscripts meaning \'Mathematical Treatise in Four Books\', in others \'The Prognostics addressed to Syrus\'. The subject of the work is astrology, which in Ptolemy\'s time as down to the Renaissance was fused as a respectable science with astronomy. Translations and commentaries of the Tetrabiblos are few, and only three Greek texts had been printed (all in the 16th century) before the present text, begun by F. Boll and finished by Emilie Boer in 1940. Written by two expert teachers and based on astronomy education research, this workbook guides students through concepts, promotes quantitative literacy, and increases student confidence in their understanding of how the universe works. Charge-Coupled Devices (CCDs) are the state-of-the-art detector in many fields of observational science. Updated to include all of the latest developments in CCDs, this second edition of the Handbook of CCD Astronomy is a concise and accessible reference on all practical aspects of using CCDs. Starting with their electronic workings, it discusses their basic characteristics and then gives methods and examples of how to determine these values. While the book focuses on the use of CCDs in professional observational astronomy, advanced amateur astronomers, and researchers in physics, chemistry, medical imaging, and remote sensing will also find it very valuable. Tables of useful and hard-to-find data, key practical equations, and new exercises round off the book and ensure that it provides an ideal introduction to the practical use of CCDs for graduate students, and a handy reference for more experienced users. It should be read by anyone even remotely interested in the long saga of the universe\'s profound and lasting influence on mankind’s development. — New ScientistA grand book. — Publishers WeeklyDr. Krupp teaches us once more to look up at the stars and marvel. — Ray BradburyThe intriguing world of archaeoastronomy — the study of ancient peoples\' observations of the skies and the impact of what they saw on their cultural evolution — is the focus of this eminently readable and authoritative survey. Author E. C. Krupp, an astronomer, is the director of the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, California. He is one of the world\'s greatest experts on archaeoastronomy, and the author of numerous books including Beyond the Blue Horizon (1992) and In Search of Ancient Astronomies (1978). His interpretations of sky-watching customs from around the world range from everyday pursuits such as measuring time and calculating planting seasons to philosophical issues concerning the role of humanity within the larger context of the universe.Beginning with an explanation of how the sky works and how people have relied upon its guidance for centuries, Dr. Krupp explores ancient and prehistoric observatories, from sites in China and Babylonia to Scotland and Peru. He relates sky god mythology from many cultures, discusses astronomy\'s influence on funerary rites and other vigils and rituals, and profiles sacred places such as Stonehenge and the kivas of the American Southwest. An extraordinary interdisciplinary work of investigation and discovery, this book offers a compelling portrait of the ancient stargazers, their beliefs, and their customs. 208 illustrations. Bibliography. Index.This remarkable book, written by one of the greatest experts on archaeoastronomy is packed with valuable information. — Message to Eagle With Astronomy Today, Seventh Edition, trusted authors Eric Chaisson and Steve McMillan communicate their excitement about astronomy and awaken you to the universe around you. The text emphasizes critical thinking and visualization, and it focuses on the process of scientific discovery, making how we know what we know an integral part of the text. The revised edition has been thoroughly updated with the latest astronomical discoveries and theories, and it has been streamlined to keep you focused on the essentials and to develop an understanding of the big picture. Note: Astronomy Today, Volume 2: Stars and Galaxies, 7/e focuses primarily on stars and stellar evolution for a 1-term course and includes Chapters 1-5 and 16-28 of the main text.This is the standalone book if you want the book/access card order the ISBN below 0321718658 / 9780321718655 Astronomy Today Volume 2: Stars and Galaxies with MasteringAstronomy Package consists of: 0321705998 / 9780321705990 MasteringAstronomy with Pearson eText Student Access Code Card for Astronomy Today 0321718631 / 9780321718631 Astronomy Today Volume 2: Stars and Galaxies Other Alternate Version: Astronomy Today, Volume 1: The Solar System, Seventh Edition-Focuses primarily on planetary coverage for a 1-term course. Includes Chapters 1-16, 28.