Universe: Stars and Galaxies & CD-Rom

by Roger Freedman, William J. Kaufmann

• ISBN13: 9780716746461
• ISBN10: 0716746468
• Edition: CD
• Format: Package
• Copyright: 2001-07-15
• Publisher: W. H. Freeman

Summary

From its First Edition, Universe has helped guide students through introductory astronomy by emphasizing not only what we know about the cosmos but also how we know it. Acclaimed for its spectacular images and engaging writing, Universe clearly communicates the thrill of discovery in astronomy to all students, regardless of their scientific background. New Available in Three Versions

Table of Contents

PART I Introducing Astronomy
Astronomy and the Universe	1	(19)
Guest Essay: Why Astronomy?	18	(2)
Sandra M. Faber
Knowing the Heavens	20	(23)
Guest Essay: Why Astrology Is Not Science	42	(1)
James Randi
Eclipses and the Motion of the Moon	43	(19)
Gravitation and the Waltz of the Planets	62	(30)
The Nature of Light	92	(30)
Optics and Telescopes	122	(28)
PART II Planets and Moons
Our Solar System	150	(239)
Guest Essay: Alien Planets	177	(212)
Geoff Marcy
PART III Stars and Stellar Evolution
Our Star, the Sun	389	(30)
Guest Essay: Searching for Neutrinos Beyond the Textbooks	418	(1)
John N. Bahcall
The Nature of the Stars	419	(34)
The Birth of Stars	453	(25)
Stellar Evolution: After the Main Sequence	478	(22)
Stellar Evolution: The Deaths of Stars	500	(24)
Neutron Stars	524	(17)
Black Holes	541	(21)
PART IV Galaxies and Cosmology
Our Galaxy	562	(25)
Galaxies	587	(29)
Quasars, Active Galaxies, and Gamma-Ray Bursters	616	(24)
Cosmology: The Creation and Fate of the Universe	640	(29)
Guest Essay: The Edge of Spacetime	665	(4)
Stephen W. Hawking
Exploring the Early Universe	669	(20)
Guest Essay: New Horizons in the Cosmic Microwave Background	688	(1)
John Ruhl
The Search for Extraterrestrial Life	689
Guest Essay: Exploring Mars	702
Matthew Golombek