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This 4th edition, is built on the foundation of its well known writing style, accuracy, and emphasis on current information. This new edition continues to offer the most complete technology/new media support package available
List of contents
Explorations: An Introduction to Astronomy, 4e
Preface Preview: The Cosmic Landscape Part 1 The Night Sky 1 History of Astronomy
Essay 1 Backyard Astronomy
Part 2 Atoms, Forces, Light, and How We Learn About the Universe 2 Gravity and Motion 3 Light and Atoms 4 Telescopes Part 3 The Earth and Moon 5 The Earth
Essay 2 Keeping Time
6 The Moon Part 4 The Solar System 7 Survey of the Solar System 8 The Terrestrial Planets 9 The Outer Planets 10 Meteors, Asteroids, and Comets Part 5 Stars 11 The Sun, Our Star 12 Measuring the Properties of Stars 13 Stellar Evolution 14 Stellar Remnants: White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars, and Black Holes Part 6 The Milky Way and Other Galaxies 15 The Milky Way Galaxy 16 Galaxies 17 Cosmology
Essay 3 Life in the Universe
Answers to "Test Yourself" Appendix Glossary Index
About the author
Tom Arny is an Emeritus professor in the Astronomy Department at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He was associated there with the Five College Astronomy Program(comprising faculty from U-Mass, Amhurst, Hampshire, Mt. Holyoke, and Smith Colleges). Dr. Arny received his undergraduate degree from Haverford College and his Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of Arizona. In addition to his interest in astronomy, he has a long-standing fascination with the natural world: weather (especially atmospheric optics such as rainbows), birds, wildflowers, and butterflies. Visit Dr. Arny's website at: http://www.astro.umass.edu/~arny/astro100.html
