Essential Cosmic Perspective, The, 8th edition

Published by Pearson (November 13, 2017) © 2018

  • 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

Title overview

Essential Cosmic Perspectives covers fundamental astronomy concepts and the process of science, along with recent discoveries and the possibility of life in the universe.

Table of contents

  • 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

Author bios

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