Cosmic Perspective, The, Pearson New International Edition, 7th edition

Published by Pearson (17 July 2013) © 2014

  • Jeffrey O. Bennett University of Colorado at Boulder
  • Megan O. Donahue Michigan State University
  • Nicholas Schneider University of Colorado, Boulder
  • Mark Voit Michigan State University
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Building on a long tradition of effective pedagogy and comprehensive coverage, The Cosmic Perspective, Seventh Edition provides a thoroughly engaging and up-to-date introduction to astronomy for non-science majors. The text provides a wealth of features that enhance skill-building, including new group work exercises that help you retain concepts longer and build communication skills for the future. The Seventh Edition has also been fully updated to include the latest astronomical observations, results from recent space missions, research, and theoretical developments that inform our understanding of the early universe.

Note: This is a standalone book.

Two volumes of this text are also available:

  • The Cosmic Perspective: The Solar System, Seventh Edition (includes Chapters 1–13, 24)
  • The Cosmic Perspective: Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology, Seventh Edition (includes Chapters 1–6, S2–S4, 14–24)

Table of contents

I. DEVELOPING PERSPECTIVE

  1. 1. Our Place in the Universe
  2. 2. Discovering the Universe for Yourself
  3. 3. The Science of Astronomy

II. KEY CONCEPTS FOR ASTRONOMY

  1. 4. Making Sense of the Universe: Understanding Motion, Energy, and Gravity
  2. 5. Light and Matter: Reading Messages from the Cosmos
  3. 6. Telescopes: Portals of Discovery

III. LEARNING FROM OTHER WORLDS

  1. 7. Our Planetary System
  2. 8. Formation of the Solar System
  3. 9. Planetary Geology: Earth and the Other Terrestrial Worlds
  4. 10. Planetary Atmospheres: Earth and the Other Terrestrial Worlds
  5. 11. Jovian Planet Systems
  6. 12. Asteroids, Comets, and Dwarf Planets: Their Nature, Orbits, and Impacts
  7. 13. Other Planetary Systems: The New Science of Distant Worlds

IV. A DEEPER LOOK AT NATURE

  1. S2. Space and Time
  2. S3. Spacetime and Gravity
  3. S4. Building Blocks of the Universe

V. STARS

  1. 14. Our Star
  2. 15. Surveying the Stars
  3. 16. Star Birth
  4. 17. Star Stuff
  5. 18. The Bizarre Stellar Graveyard

VI. GALAXIES AND BEYOND

  1. 19. Our Galaxy
  2. 20. Galaxies and the Foundation of Modern Cosmology
  3. 21. Galaxy Evolution
  4. 22. Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Fate of the Universe
  5. 23. The Beginning of Time

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