Description
Book SynopsisWritten to provide students with a non-trivial introduction to the subject, this book examines the problems astronomers face on Emarth. It moves on to explore the solar system, the stars and beyond.
Trade Review"INTRODUCTORY ASTRONOMY integrates the science behind the subject, providing a clear and concise narrative, without unnecessary mathematical detail or scientific theory." (The Science Book Board Book Review, 1999)
"Based on a course for non-astronomers this very clearly set out book will serve the general reader." (Aslib Book Guide, Vol. 64, No. 2)
"Klar und verständlich, in erzählendem Stil geschrieben, bezieht dieser Band den naturwissenschaftlichen Hintergrund unaufdringlich ein, ohne unnötigerweise auf mathematische oder theoretische Details einzugehen." The Science Book Board Book Review
"Ein auf der Grundlage einer Vorlesungsreihe für Nicht-Astronomen entstandenes Buch, klar und übersichtlich strukturiert, zu dem alle Interessenten leicht Zugang finden werden." Aslib Book Guide
Table of ContentsLight.
Seeing into Space.
The View from Earth.
The Sun, the Stars and Time.
Observation of the Solar System.
Gravity and the Solar System.
The Origin of the Solar System.
A Closer Look at the Terrestrial Planets.
A Closer Look at the Jovian Planets.
The Sun.
Studying Stars.
Stellar Birth and Early Life.
Stellar Evolution and Death.
Galaxies.
Cosmology.
Appendices.
