| About the Authors |
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| Preface for the Student |
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| Preface for the Instructor |
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| Prologue and Brief Tour of the Universe |
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Observing The Sky: The Birth of Astronomy |
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16 | (5) |
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21 | (6) |
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27 | (2) |
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The Birth of Modern Astronomy |
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29 | (10) |
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Making Connections: Testing Astrology |
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Astronomy Basics: What's Your Angle? |
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Seeing for Yourself: Observing the Planets |
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34 | (5) |
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39 | (18) |
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The Laws of Planetary Motion |
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40 | (3) |
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43 | (3) |
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46 | (1) |
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Orbits in the Solar System |
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47 | (2) |
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Motions of Satellites and Spacecraft |
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49 | (8) |
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Making Connections: Astronomy and the Poets |
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49 | (8) |
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57 | (24) |
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58 | (1) |
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59 | (4) |
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63 | (2) |
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65 | (2) |
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Phases and Motions of the Moon |
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67 | (3) |
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70 | (2) |
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Eclipses of the Sun and Moon |
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72 | (9) |
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Making Connections: Astronomy and the Days of the Week |
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68 | (5) |
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Voyagers in Astronomy: George Darwin and the Slowing of the Earth |
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73 | (3) |
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Seeing for Yourself: How to Observe Solar Eclipses |
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76 | (5) |
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81 | (24) |
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82 | (3) |
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The Electromagnetic Spectrum |
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85 | (5) |
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Spectroscopy in Astronomy |
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90 | (3) |
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The Structure of the Atom |
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93 | (3) |
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Formation of Spectral Lines |
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96 | (3) |
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99 | (6) |
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Making Connections: The Rainbow |
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91 | (14) |
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105 | (24) |
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106 | (3) |
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Optical Detectors and Instruments |
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109 | (3) |
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Optical and Infrared Observatories |
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112 | (3) |
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115 | (5) |
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Observations Outside the Earth's Atmosphere |
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120 | (9) |
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Astronomy Basics: How Astronomers Really Use Telescopes |
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109 | (7) |
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Voyagers in Astronomy: George Ellery Hale: Master Telescope Builder |
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116 | (5) |
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Making Connections: Choosing Your Own Telescope |
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121 | (8) |
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Other Worlds: An Introduction to the Solar System |
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129 | (18) |
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Overview of Our Planetary System |
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130 | (4) |
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Composition and Structure of Planets |
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134 | (4) |
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Dating Planetary Surfaces |
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138 | (1) |
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Origin of the Solar System |
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139 | (8) |
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Making Connections: Names in the Solar System |
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134 | (2) |
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Astronomy Basics: There's No Place Like Home |
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136 | (5) |
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Voyagers in Astronomy: Carl Sagan: Solar System Advocate |
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141 | (6) |
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147 | (22) |
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148 | (2) |
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150 | (5) |
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155 | (2) |
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Life and Chemical Evolution |
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157 | (3) |
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Cosmic Influences on the Evolution of Earth |
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160 | (9) |
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Voyagers in Astronomy: Alfred Wegener: Catching the Drift of Plate Tectonics |
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154 | (15) |
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Cratered Worlds: The Moon and Mercury |
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169 | (20) |
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General Properties of the Moon |
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170 | (2) |
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172 | (3) |
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175 | (4) |
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179 | (2) |
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181 | (8) |
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Seeing for Yourself: Observing the Moon |
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178 | (4) |
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Making Connections: What a Difference a Day Makes |
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182 | (7) |
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Earth-Like Planets: Venus and Mars |
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189 | (26) |
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The Nearest Planets: An Overview |
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190 | (3) |
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193 | (3) |
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The Massive Atmosphere of Venus |
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196 | (3) |
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199 | (1) |
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Martian Polar Caps and Climate |
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200 | (9) |
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Divergent Planetary Evolution |
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209 | (6) |
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Voyagers in Astronomy: Percival Lowell: Dreaming of an Inhabited Mars |
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191 | (17) |
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Making Connections: Astronomy and Pseudo-science: The ``Face on Mars'' |
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208 | (7) |
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215 | (20) |
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Exploring the Outer Planets |
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216 | (2) |
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218 | (5) |
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Atmospheres of the Jovian Planets |
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223 | (12) |
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Making Connections: Engineering and Space Science: Teaching an Old Spacecraft New Tricks |
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219 | (5) |
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Voyagers in Astronomy: James Van Allen: Several Planets Under His Belt |
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224 | (11) |
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235 | (24) |
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Ring and Satellite Systems |
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236 | (1) |
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The Galilean Satellites and Titan |
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237 | (8) |
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245 | (5) |
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250 | (9) |
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Voyagers in Astronomy: Clyde Tombaugh: From the Farm to Fame |
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248 | (11) |
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Comets and Asteroids: Debris of the Solar System |
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259 | (20) |
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260 | (5) |
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265 | (2) |
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The ``Long-Haired'' Comets |
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267 | (4) |
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Origin and Evolution of Comets |
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271 | (8) |
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Voyagers in Astronomy: Edmund Halley: Astronomy's Renaissance Man |
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268 | (5) |
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Making Connections: Comet Hunting as a Hobby |
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273 | (6) |
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Cosmic Samples and the Origin of the Solar System |
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279 | (18) |
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280 | (2) |
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Meteorites: Stones from Heaven |
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282 | (4) |
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Formation of the Solar System |
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286 | (4) |
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290 | (7) |
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Seeing for Yourself: Showering with the Stars |
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283 | (1) |
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Making Connections: Some Striking Meteorites |
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284 | (13) |
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The Sun: A Garden-Variety Star |
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297 | (22) |
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298 | (6) |
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The Active Sun Introduced |
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304 | (2) |
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306 | (2) |
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Activity Above the Photosphere |
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308 | (2) |
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Is the Sun a Variable Star? |
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310 | (9) |
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Voyagers in Astronomy: Art Walker: Doing Astronomy in Space |
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305 | (6) |
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Making Connections: Solar Flares and Their Effects on Earth |
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311 | (4) |
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Seeing for Yourself: Observing the Sun |
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315 | (4) |
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The Sun: A Nuclear Powerhouse |
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319 | (20) |
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Thermal and Gravitational Energy |
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320 | (1) |
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Mass, Energy, and the Special Theory of Relativity |
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321 | (5) |
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The Interior of the Sun: Theory |
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326 | (3) |
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The Solar Interior: The Observation |
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329 | (10) |
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Astronomy Basics: What's Watt? |
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320 | (13) |
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Voyagers in Astronomy: Fusion on Earth |
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333 | (6) |
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339 | (16) |
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340 | (2) |
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342 | (1) |
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342 | (13) |
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Voyagers in Astronomy: Annie Cannon: Classifier of the Stars |
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345 | (3) |
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Making Connections: Astronomy and Philanthropy |
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348 | (7) |
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The Stars: A Celestial Census |
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355 | (22) |
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356 | (2) |
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358 | (5) |
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363 | (14) |
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Making Connections: Astronomy and Mythology: Algol the Demon Star and Perseus the Hero |
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365 | (3) |
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Voyagers in Astronomy: Henry Norris Russell |
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368 | (9) |
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377 | (18) |
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Fundamental Units of Distance |
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378 | (1) |
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379 | (5) |
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Variable Stars: One Key to Cosmic Distances |
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384 | (4) |
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The H--R Diagram and Cosmic Distances |
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388 | (7) |
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Astronomy Basics: Naming Stars |
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382 | (1) |
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Making Connections: Parallax and Space Astronomy |
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383 | (2) |
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Voyagers in Astronomy: John Goodricke |
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385 | (10) |
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Between The Stars: Gas and Dust in Space |
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395 | (20) |
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396 | (1) |
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397 | (5) |
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A Model of the Interstellar Gas |
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402 | (2) |
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404 | (5) |
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409 | (6) |
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Astronomy Basics: Naming the Nebulae |
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397 | (4) |
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Making Connections: Cocktails in Space |
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401 | (4) |
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Voyagers in Astronomy: Edward Emerson Barnard |
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405 | (10) |
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The Birth of Stars and the Search for Planets Outside the Solar System |
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415 | (22) |
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416 | (6) |
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The H--R Diagram and the Study of Stellar Evolution |
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422 | (3) |
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Evidence That Planets Form Around Other Stars |
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425 | (3) |
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Planets Beyond the Solar System: Search and Discovery |
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428 | (9) |
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Stars: From Adolescence to Old Age |
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437 | (22) |
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Evolution from the Main Sequence to Giants |
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438 | (3) |
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441 | (2) |
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443 | (3) |
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Further Evolution of Stars |
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446 | (4) |
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The Evolution of More Massive Stars |
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450 | (9) |
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Astronomy Basics: Stars in Your Little Finger |
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447 | (4) |
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Making Connections: The Red Giant Sun and the Fate of the Earth |
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451 | (8) |
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459 | (22) |
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The Death of Low-Mass Stars |
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460 | (2) |
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Evolution of Massive Stars: An Explosive Finish |
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462 | (9) |
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Pulsars and the Discovery of Neutron Stars |
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471 | (10) |
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Voyagers in Astronomy: Subramanyan Chandrasekhar |
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462 | (4) |
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Making Connections: Supernovae in History |
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466 | (9) |
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Making Connections: Touched by a Neutron Star |
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475 | (6) |
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Black Holes and Curved Spacetime |
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481 | (28) |
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The Principle of Equivalence |
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482 | (2) |
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484 | (2) |
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Tests of General Relativity |
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486 | (2) |
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Time in General Relativity |
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488 | (1) |
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489 | (5) |
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494 | (15) |
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Making Connections: Gravity and Time Machines |
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493 | (8) |
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Interlude: The Mystery of the Gamma-Ray Bursts |
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501 | (8) |
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509 | (22) |
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The Architecture of the Galaxy |
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510 | (8) |
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Spiral Structure of the Galaxy |
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518 | (1) |
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Stellar Populations in the Galaxy |
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519 | (1) |
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520 | (2) |
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The Nucleus of the Galaxy |
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522 | (2) |
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The Formation of the Galaxy |
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524 | (7) |
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Making Connections: Light Pollution and the Milky Way |
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511 | (3) |
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Voyagers in Astronomy: Harlow Shapley: Mapmaker to the Stars |
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514 | (17) |
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531 | (20) |
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532 | (1) |
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533 | (6) |
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539 | (2) |
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The Extragalactic Distance Scale |
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541 | (2) |
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543 | (8) |
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Astronomy Basics: Constants of Proportionality |
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Voyagers in Astronomy: Edwin Hubble: Expanding the Universe |
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532 | (19) |
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Quasars and Active Galaxies |
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551 | (22) |
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552 | (4) |
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556 | (4) |
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The Power Behind the Quasars |
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560 | (6) |
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566 | (7) |
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Making Connections: Quasars and the Attitudes of Astronomers |
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565 | (8) |
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573 | (26) |
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The Distribution of Galaxies in Space |
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574 | (7) |
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The Evolution of Galaxies: The Observations |
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581 | (10) |
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The Evolution of Galaxies: The Theories |
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591 | (1) |
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A Universe of (Mostly) Dark Matter |
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592 | (7) |
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Voyagers in Astronomy: Margaret Geller: Cosmic Surveyor |
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580 | (2) |
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Making Connections: Astronomy and Technology: The Sloan Digital Sky Survey |
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582 | (2) |
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Astronomy Basics: Why Galaxies Collide and Stars Rarely Do |
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584 | (15) |
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599 | (29) |
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600 | (3) |
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The Geometry of Spacetime |
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603 | (3) |
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606 | (5) |
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The Beginning of the Universe |
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611 | (6) |
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The Inflationary Universe |
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617 | (4) |
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621 | (7) |
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Making Connections: What Might It Be Like in the Distant Future? |
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609 | (19) |
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Epilogue: Cosmic Evolution and the Search for Life Elsewhere |
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1 Astronomy on the World Wide Web |
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2 Sources of Astronomical Information |
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6 Some Useful Constants for Astronomy |
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8 Satellites of the Planets |
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9 Upcoming (Total) Eclipses |
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12 The Brightest Members of the Local Group |
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15 The Messier Catalog of Nebulae and Star Clusters |
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| Index |
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