| Prologue: Science and the Universe: A Brief Tour |
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2 | (2) |
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4 | (1) |
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5 | (1) |
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5 | (1) |
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6 | (1) |
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Consequences of Light Travel Time |
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6 | (1) |
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7 | (6) |
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The Universe on the Large Scale |
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13 | (1) |
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The Universe of the Very Small |
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14 | (1) |
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A Conclusion and a Beginning |
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15 | (4) |
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Observing the Sky: The Birth of Astronomy |
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19 | (24) |
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20 | (5) |
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25 | (6) |
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31 | (1) |
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The Birth of Modern Astronomy |
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32 | (11) |
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Astronomy Basics What's Your Angle? |
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22 | (11) |
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Making Connections Testing Astrology |
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33 | (5) |
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Seeing for Yourself Observing the Planets |
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38 | (5) |
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43 | (18) |
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The Laws of Planetary Motion |
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44 | (3) |
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47 | (2) |
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49 | (2) |
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Orbits in the Solar System |
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51 | (2) |
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Motions of Satellites and Spacecraft |
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53 | (2) |
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Gravity with More Than Two Bodies |
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55 | (6) |
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Making Connections Astronomy and the Poets |
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52 | (9) |
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61 | (24) |
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62 | (1) |
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63 | (4) |
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67 | (2) |
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69 | (2) |
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Phases and Motions of the Moon |
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71 | (3) |
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74 | (3) |
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Eclipses of the Sun and Moon |
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77 | (8) |
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Making Connections Astronomy and the Days of the Week |
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73 | (3) |
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Voyagers in Astronomy George Darwin and the Slowing of the Earth |
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76 | (4) |
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Seeing for Yourself How to Observe Solar Eclipses |
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80 | (5) |
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85 | (24) |
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86 | (3) |
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The Electromagnetic Spectrum |
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89 | (5) |
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Spectroscopy in Astronomy |
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94 | (3) |
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The Structure of the Atom |
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97 | (3) |
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Formation of Spectral Lines |
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100 | (3) |
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103 | (6) |
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Making Connections The Rainbow |
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95 | (14) |
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109 | (26) |
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110 | (4) |
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114 | (5) |
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Visible-Light Detectors and Instruments |
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119 | (1) |
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120 | (5) |
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Observations Outside the Earth's Atmosphere |
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125 | (3) |
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The Future of Large Telescopes |
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128 | (7) |
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Astronomy Basics How Astronomers Really Use Telescopes |
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118 | (3) |
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Voyagers in Astronomy George Ellery Hale: Master Telescope Builder |
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121 | (5) |
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Making Connections Choosing Your Own Telescope |
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126 | (9) |
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Other Worlds: An Introduction to the Solar System |
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135 | (18) |
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Overview of Our Planetary System |
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136 | (4) |
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Composition and Structure of Planets |
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140 | (4) |
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Dating Planetary Surfaces |
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144 | (2) |
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Origin of the Solar System |
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146 | (7) |
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Making Connections Names in the Solar System |
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141 | (2) |
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Astronomy Basics There's No Place Like Home |
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143 | (5) |
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Voyagers in Astronomy Carl Sagan: Solar System Advocate |
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148 | (5) |
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153 | (22) |
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154 | (2) |
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156 | (5) |
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161 | (2) |
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Life and Chemical Evolution |
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163 | (4) |
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Cosmic Influences on the Evolution of Earth |
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167 | (8) |
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Voyagers in Astronomy Alfred Wegener: Catching the Drift of Plate Tectonics |
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158 | (17) |
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Cratered Worlds: The Moon and Mercury |
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175 | (20) |
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General Properties of the Moon |
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176 | (3) |
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179 | (2) |
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181 | (4) |
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185 | (1) |
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186 | (9) |
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Seeing for Yourself Observing the Moon |
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183 | (6) |
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Making Connections What a Difference a Day Makes |
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189 | (6) |
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Earth-Like Planets: Venus and Mars |
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195 | (28) |
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The Nearest Planets: An Overview |
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196 | (3) |
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199 | (3) |
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The Massive Atmosphere of Venus |
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202 | (2) |
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204 | (6) |
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Martian Polar Caps and Climate |
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210 | (7) |
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Divergent Planetary Evolution |
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217 | (6) |
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Voyagers in Astronomy Percival Lowell: Dreaming of an Inhabited Mars |
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197 | (17) |
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Making Connections Astronomy and Pseudoscience: The ``Face on Mars'' |
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214 | (2) |
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Making Connections Planetary Protection |
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216 | (7) |
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223 | (20) |
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Exploring the Outer Planets |
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224 | (3) |
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227 | (4) |
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Atmospheres of the Giant Planets |
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231 | (12) |
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Making Connections Engineering and Space Science: Teaching an Old Spacecraft New Tricks |
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227 | (5) |
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Voyagers in Astronomy James Van Allen: Several Planets Under his Belt |
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232 | (11) |
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243 | (24) |
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Ring and Satellite Systems |
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244 | (1) |
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The Galilean Satellites and Titan |
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245 | (9) |
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254 | (4) |
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258 | (9) |
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Voyagers in Astronomy Clyde Tombaugh: From the Farm to Fame |
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257 | (10) |
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Comets and Asteroids: Debris of the Solar System |
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267 | (22) |
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268 | (3) |
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271 | (4) |
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The ``Long-Haired'' Comets |
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275 | (5) |
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Origin and Evolution of Comets and Their Kin |
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280 | (9) |
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Voyagers in Astronomy Edmund Halley: Astronomy's Renaissance Man |
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276 | (6) |
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Making Connections Comet Hunting as a Hobby |
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282 | (7) |
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Cosmic Samples and the Origin of the Solar System |
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289 | (22) |
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290 | (2) |
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Meteorites: Stones from Heaven |
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292 | (5) |
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Formation of the Solar System |
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297 | (3) |
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Comparison with Other Planetary Systems |
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300 | (3) |
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303 | (3) |
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306 | (5) |
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Making Connections Some Striking Meteorites |
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Seeing for Yourself Showering with the Stars |
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293 | (18) |
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The Sun: A Garden-Variety Star |
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311 | (26) |
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312 | (5) |
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317 | (5) |
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Activity Above the Photosphere |
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322 | (4) |
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Is the Sun a Variable Star? |
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326 | (11) |
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Making Connections Space Weather |
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Voyagers in Astronomy Art Walker: Doing Astronomy in Space |
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318 | (12) |
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Seeing for Yourself Observing the Sun |
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330 | (7) |
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The Sun: A Nuclear Powerhouse |
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337 | (20) |
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Thermal and Gravitational Energy |
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338 | (2) |
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Mass, Energy, and the Theory of Relativity |
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340 | (6) |
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The Interior of the Sun: Theory |
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346 | (4) |
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The Solar Interior: The Observations |
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350 | (7) |
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Astronomy Basics What's Watt? |
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338 | (6) |
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Making Connections Fusion on Earth |
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Voyagers in Astronomy Albert Einstein |
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340 | (17) |
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357 | (18) |
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358 | (3) |
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361 | (1) |
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362 | (4) |
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Spectroscopy: The Key to the Universe |
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366 | (9) |
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Voyagers in Astronomy Annie Cannon: Classifier of the Stars |
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365 | (3) |
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Making Connections Astronomy and Philanthropy |
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368 | (7) |
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The Stars: A Celestial Census |
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375 | (22) |
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376 | (2) |
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378 | (4) |
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382 | (3) |
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385 | (12) |
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Making Connections Astronomy and Mythology: Algol the Demon Star and Perseus the Hero |
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384 | (3) |
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Voyagers in Astronomy Henry Norris Russell |
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387 | (10) |
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397 | (20) |
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Fundamental Units of Distance |
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398 | (1) |
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399 | (4) |
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Variable Stars: One Key to Cosmic Distances |
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403 | (6) |
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The H-R Diagram and Cosmic Distances |
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409 | (8) |
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Astronomy Basics Naming Stars |
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402 | (2) |
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Making Connections Parallax and Space Astronomy |
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404 | (2) |
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Voyagers in Astronomy John Goodricke |
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406 | (11) |
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Between the Stars: Gas and Dust in Space |
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417 | (22) |
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418 | (1) |
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419 | (5) |
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424 | (6) |
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430 | (1) |
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Recycling Cosmic Material |
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431 | (8) |
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Astronomy Basics Naming the Nebulae |
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419 | (5) |
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Making Connections Cocktails in Space |
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424 | (1) |
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Voyagers in Astronomy Edward Emerson Barnard |
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425 | (14) |
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The Birth of Stars and the Discovery of Planets Outside the Solar System |
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439 | (26) |
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440 | (6) |
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The H-R Diagram and the Study of Stellar Evolution |
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446 | (4) |
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Evidence That Planets Form Around Other Stars |
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450 | (3) |
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Planets Beyond the Solar System: Search and Discovery |
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453 | (12) |
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Stars: From Adolescence to Old Age |
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465 | (24) |
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Evolution from the Main Sequence to Giants |
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466 | (3) |
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469 | (2) |
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471 | (4) |
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Further Evolution of Stars |
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475 | (2) |
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The Evolution of More Massive Stars |
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477 | (12) |
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Astronomy Basics Stars in Your Little Finger |
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475 | (5) |
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Making Connections The Red Giant Sun and the Fate of the Earth |
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480 | (9) |
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489 | (24) |
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The Death of Low-Mass Stars |
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490 | (3) |
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Evolution of Massive Stars: An Explosive Finish |
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493 | (5) |
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498 | (4) |
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Pulsars and the Discovery of Neutron Stars |
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502 | (3) |
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The Evolution of Binary Star Systems |
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505 | (8) |
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Voyagers in Astronomy Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar |
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491 | (5) |
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Making Connections Supernovae in History |
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496 | (9) |
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Making Connections Touched by a Neutron Star |
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505 | (8) |
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Black Holes and Curved Spacetime |
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513 | (22) |
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The Principle of Equivalence |
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514 | (2) |
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516 | (2) |
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Tests of General Relativity |
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518 | (2) |
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Time in General Relativity |
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520 | (1) |
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521 | (5) |
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526 | (2) |
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Gravitational Wave Astronomy |
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528 | (7) |
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Making Connections Gravity and Time Machines |
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524 | (11) |
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535 | (24) |
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The Architecture of the Galaxy |
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536 | (6) |
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542 | (1) |
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543 | (2) |
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545 | (2) |
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Stellar Populations in the Galaxy |
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547 | (2) |
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The Formation of the Galaxy |
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549 | (10) |
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Voyagers in Astronomy Harlow Shapley: Mapmaker to the Stars |
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540 | (19) |
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559 | (22) |
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560 | (1) |
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561 | (5) |
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566 | (2) |
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The Extragalactic Distance Scale |
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568 | (3) |
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571 | (10) |
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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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561 | (20) |
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Active Galaxies, Quasars, and Giant Black Holes |
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581 | (24) |
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582 | (3) |
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585 | (3) |
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Black Holes at the Centers of Galaxies |
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588 | (6) |
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Quasars as Probes of Evolution of the Universe |
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594 | (11) |
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Making Connections Quasars and the Attitudes of Astronomers |
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594 | (11) |
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INTERLUDE: The Mystery of the Gamma-Ray Bursts |
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605 | (131) |
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From A Few Bursts to a Thousand |
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606 | (1) |
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606 | (1) |
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607 | (2) |
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Networking to Catch More Bursts |
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609 | (1) |
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609 | (1) |
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610 | (3) |
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The Evolution and Distribution of Galaxies |
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613 | (28) |
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Observations of Distant Galaxies |
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614 | (4) |
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The Evolution of Galaxies |
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618 | (5) |
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The Distribution of Galaxies in Space |
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623 | (8) |
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The Formation of Structure in the Universe |
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631 | (1) |
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A Universe of (Mostly) Dark Matter? |
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632 | (9) |
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Astronomy Basics Why Galaxies Collide and Stars Rarely Do |
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618 | (10) |
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Voyagers in Astronomy Margaret Geller: Cosmic Surveyor |
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628 | (1) |
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Making Connections Astronomy and Technology: The Sloan Digital Sky Survey |
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629 | (12) |
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641 | (32) |
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642 | (4) |
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646 | (5) |
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The Beginning of the Universe |
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651 | (4) |
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The Cosmic Background Radiation |
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655 | (4) |
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What is the Universe Really Made of? |
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659 | (4) |
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The Inflationary Universe |
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663 | (3) |
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666 | (7) |
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Making Connections What Might It Be Like in the Distant Future? |
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649 | (24) |
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673 | (63) |
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The Cosmic Context for Life |
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674 | (2) |
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676 | (6) |
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Searching for Life Beyond Earth |
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682 | (4) |
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The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence |
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686 | (12) |
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Voyagers in Astronomy Jill Tarter: Trying to Make Contact |
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692 | (6) |
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1 Astronomy on the World Wide Web |
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698 | (3) |
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2 Sources of Astronomical Information |
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701 | (1) |
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702 | (12) |
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714 | (2) |
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716 | (1) |
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6 Some Useful Constants for Astronomy |
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717 | (1) |
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7 Physical and Orbital Data for the Planets |
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718 | (1) |
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8 Selected Satellites of the Planets |
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719 | (2) |
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9 Upcoming (Total) Eclipses |
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721 | (1) |
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722 | (2) |
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724 | (1) |
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12 The Brightest Members of the Local Group of Galaxies |
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725 | (2) |
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727 | (3) |
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730 | (3) |
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15 The Messier Catalog of Nebulae and Star Clusters |
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733 | (3) |
| Credits |
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736 | (3) |
| Index |
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739 | (16) |
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