Published by Pearson (January 17, 2017) © 2018
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Essential Cosmic Perspectives covers fundamental astronomy concepts and the process of science, along with recent discoveries and the possibility of life in the universe.
I. Developing Perspective
1. A Modern View of the Universe
2. Discovering the Universe for Yourself
3. The Science of Astronomy
II. Key Concepts for Astronomy
4. Making Sense of the Universe: Understanding Motion, Energy, and Gravity
5. Light: The Cosmic Messenger
III. Learning from Other Worlds
6. Formation of the Solar System
7. Earth and the Terrestrial Worlds
8. Jovian Planet Systems
9. Asteroids, Comets, and Dwarf Planets: Their Nature, Orbits, and Impacts
10. Other Planetary Systems: The New Science of Distant Worlds
IV. Stars
11. Our Star
12. Surveying the Stars
13. Star Stuff
14. The Bizarre Stellar Graveyard
V. Galaxies and Beyond
15. Our Galaxy
16. A Universe of Galaxies
17. The Birth of the Universe
18. Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Fate of the Universe
VI. Life on Earth and Beyond
19. Life in the Universe
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