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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsThe Cosmic Perspective, 9th Edition is available in 3 versions:
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The Cosmic Perspective includes all chapters: CH 1-24 and S1-S4
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The Cosmic Perspective: Solar System (ISBN: 9780134990774) includes CH1-14, S1, and CH24
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The Cosmic Perspective: Stars and Galaxies (ISBN: 9780134990781) includes CH1-6, S1-S4, CH14-24
PART I. DEVELOPING PERSPECTIVE
- 1. A Modern View of the Universe
- 2. Discovering the Universe For Yourself
- 3. The Science of Astronomy
- S1. Celestial Timekeeping and Navigation
PART II. KEY CONCEPTS FOR ASTRONOMY
- 4. Making Sense of the Universe: Understanding Motion, Energy, and Gravity
- 5. Light and Matter: Reading Messages from the Cosmos
- 6. Telescopes: Portals of Discovery
PART III. LEARNING FROM OTHER WORLDS
- 7. Our Planetary System
- 8. Formation of the Solar System
- 9. Planetary Geology: Earth and the Other Terrestrial Worlds
- 10. Planetary Atmospheres: Earth and the Other Terrestrial Worlds
- 11. Jovian Planet Systems
- 12. Asteroids, Comets, and Dwarf Planets: their Nature, Orbits, and Impacts
- 13. Other Planetary Systems: the New Science of Distant Worlds
PART IV. A DEEPER LOOK AT NATURE
- S2. Space and Time
- S3. Spacetime and Gravity
- S4. Building Blocks of the Universe
PART V. STARS
- 14. Our Star
- 15. Surveying the Stars
- 16. Star Birth
- 17. Star Stuff
- 18. The Bizarre. Stellar Graveyard
PART VI. GALAXIES AND BEYOND
- 19. Our Galaxy
- 20. Galaxies and the Foundation of Modern Cosmology
- 21. Galaxy Evolution
- 22. The Birth of the Universe
- 23. Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Fate of the Universe
PART VII. LIFE ON EARTH AND BEYOND
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