Comins N. Discovering the Universe 11ed 2019

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Combining a student-centered approach with the reliability of a familiar and proven text, Discovering The Universe invites students to follow their curiosity and ask questions about astronomy, through features including What If? questions that explore alternative solar systems and universes and Meet the Discoverer interviews with working scientists throughout the text.
Understanding the Science of Astronomy
Discovering the Night Sky
Gravitation and the Motion of the Planets
Light and Telescopes
Atomic Physics and Spectra
Understanding the Solar System and Exoplanets
Exoplanets and the Formation of Planetary Systems
Formation of the Solar System
Earth and the Moon
The Other Terrestrial Planets
The Outer Planets
Vagabonds of the Solar System
The Sun: Our Extraordinary Ordinary Star
Understanding the Stars
Characterizing Stars
The Lives of Stars from Birth Through Middle Age
The Deaths of Stars
Black Holes: Matters of Gravity
Understanding the Universe
The Milky Way Galaxy
Galaxies
Quasars and Other Active Galaxies
Cosmology
Astrobiology
Appendices
A Powers-of-Ten Notation
B Guidelines for Solving Math Problems and Reading Graphs
C Key Formulas
D Temperature Scales
E Data Tables
F Periodic Table of the Elements
G Largest Optical Telescopes in the World
H Buying a Telescope