The cosmic perspective. The solar system / Jeffrey Bennett [and others].
- Additional Titles:
- Solar system
- Published:
- Boston : Pearson, [2014]
- Copyright Date:
- ©2014
- Edition:
- 7th ed.
- Physical Description:
- xxix, 1-[397], 464-485, 696-[723], [66] pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 28 cm
- Additional Creators:
- Bennett, Jeffrey O.
- Contents:
- Developing perspective: A modern view of the universe ; Discovering the universe for yourself ; The science of astronomy ; Celestial timekeeping and navigation -- Key concepts for astronomy: Making sense of the universe : understanding motion, energy, and gravity ; Light and matter : reading messages from the cosmos ; Telescopes : portals of discovery -- Learning from other worlds: Our planetary system ; Formation of the solar system ; Planetary geology : Earth and the other terrestrial worlds ; Planetary atmospheres : Earth and the other terrestrial worlds ; Jovian planet systems ; Asteroids, comets, and dwarf planets : their nature, orbits, and impacts Other planetary systems : the new science of distant worlds -- Stars: Our star -- Life on Earth and beyond: Life in the universe.
- Subject(s):
- ISBN:
- 9780321841063 (pbk.), 0321841069 (pbk.), 9780321841070 (Cosmic perspective. Stars, galaxies and cosmology), 0321841077 (Cosmic perspective. Stars, galaxies and cosmology), 9780321839558 (Cosmic perspective : student ed.), 0321839552 (Cosmic perspective : student ed.), 9780321840998 (Cosmic perspective : professional copy), and 0321840992 (Cosmic perspective : professional copy)
- Note:
- This volume includes Chapters 1-14, S1, and 24 of the main text, The cosmic perspective, 7th ed. and Includes index.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased with funds from the University Libraries Astronomy Collection Endowment; 2013
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