Astronomy Today, Global Edition, 8th edition

Published by Pearson (27 February 2015) © 2016

  • Eric Chaisson Tufts University
  • Steve McMillan Drexel University
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An emphasis on critical thinking and visualisation

With Astronomy Today, 8th Edition, trusted authors Eric Chaisson and Steve McMillan communicate their excitement about astronomy, delivering current and thorough science with insightful pedagogy. The text emphasises critical thinking and visualisation, and it focuses on the process of scientific discovery, teaching students 'how we know what we know.'

Table of contents

  • I. ASTRONOMY AND THE UNIVERSE
  • 1. Charting the Heavens: The Foundations of Astronomy
  • 2. The Copernican Revolution: The Birth of Modern Science
  • 3. Radiation: Information from the Cosmos
  • 4. Spectroscopy: The Inner Workings of Atoms
  • 5. Telescopes: The Tools of Astronomy
  • II. OUR PLANETARY SYSTEM
  • 6. The Solar System: Comparative Planetology and Formation Models
  • 7. Earth: Our Home in Space
  • 8. The Moon and Mercury: Scorched and Battered Worlds
  • 9. Venus: Earth's Sister Planet
  • 10. Mars: A Near Miss for Life?
  • 11. Jupiter: Giant of the Solar System
  • 12. Saturn: Spectacular Rings and Mysterious Moons
  • 13. Uranus and Neptune: The Outer Worlds of the Solar System
  • 14. Solar System Debris: Keys to Our Origin
  • 15. Exoplanets: Planetary Systems Beyond Our Own.
  • III. STARS AND STELLAR EVOLUTION
  • 16. The Sun: Our Parent Star
  • 17. The Stars: Giants, Dwarfs, and the Main Sequence
  • 18. The Interstellar Medium: Gas and Dust among the Stars
  • 19. Star Formation: A Traumatic Birth
  • 20. Stellar Evolution: The Life and Death of a Star
  • 21. Stellar Explosions: Novae, Supernovae, and the Formation of the Elements
  • 22. Neutron Stars and Black Holes: Strange States of Matter
  • IV. GALAXIES AND COSMOLOGY
  • 23. The Milky Way Galaxy: A Spiral in Space
  • 24. Galaxies: Building Blocks of the Universe
  • 25. Galaxies and Dark Matter: The Large-Scale Structure of the Cosmos
  • 26. Cosmology: The Big Bang and the Fate of the Universe
  • 27. The Early Universe: Toward the Beginning of Time
  • 28. Life in the Universe: Are We Alone?

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