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Astronomy: A Beginner's Guide to the Universe 4th edition

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Eric Chaisson and Steve McMillan
Publisher: Addison Wesley

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Table of Contents

  • P: Practice Chapter (7)
  • 1: The Copernican Revolution: The Birth of Modern Science (49)
  • 2: Light and Matter: The Inner Workings of the Cosmos (68)
  • 3: Telescopes: The Tools of Astronomy (64)
  • 4: The Solar System: Interplanetary Matter and the Birth of the Planets (151)
  • 5: Earth and Its Moon: Our Cosmic Backyard (27)
  • 6: The Terrestrial Planets: A Study in Contrasts (37)
  • 7: The Jovian Planets: Giants of the Solar System (39)
  • 8: Moons, Ring, and Pluto: Small Worlds among Giants (37)
  • 9: The Sun: Our Parent Star (38)
  • 10: Measuring the Stars: Giants, Dwarfs, and the Main Sequence (154)
  • 11: The Interstellar Medium: Birthplace of Stars (40)
  • 12: Stellar Evolution: The Lives and Deaths of Stars (83)
  • 13: Neutron Stars and Black Holes: Strange States of Matter (60)
  • 14: The Milky Way Galaxy: A Grand Design (37)
  • 15: Normal and Active Galaxies: Building Blocks of the Universe (31)
  • 16: Hubble's Law and Dark Matter: The Large-Scale Structure of the Cosmos (25)
  • 17: Cosmology: The Big Bang and the Fate of the Universe (65)
  • 18: Life in the Universe: Are We Alone? (43)

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RD
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ST
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Chapter P: Practice Chapter
TB 7 012 016 017 018 029 030 033
Chapter 1: The Copernican Revolution: The Birth of Modern Science
P 9 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
RD 12 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
ST 12 03 04 05 06 07 08 10 11 12 13 14 15
TB 16 001 002 006 007 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 032 033 080 125
Chapter 2: Light and Matter: The Inner Workings of the Cosmos
P 9 01 02 03 04 05 06 08 09 10
RD 13 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
ST 14 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14
TB 32 011 012 013 014 015 016 018 020 021 022 023 024 025 027 028 029 030 031 032 034 035 037 040 041 042 047 063 085 088 089 093 098
Chapter 3: Telescopes: The Tools of Astronomy
P 8 01 02 03 04 07 08 09 10
RD 14 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 14 15
ST 15 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
TB 27 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 010 012 014 016 017 019 026 027 029 031 032 033 035 037 054 055 056 059 060 070
Chapter 4: The Solar System: Interplanetary Matter and the Birth of the Planets
P 7 01 02 03 06 07 08 09
RD 13 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
ST 11 01 02 03 04 05 08 09 10 11 12 13
TB 120 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040 041 042 043 044 045 046 047 048 049 050 051 052 053 054 055 056 057 058 059 060 061 062 063 064 065 066 067 068 069 070 071 072 073 074 075 076 077 078 079 080 081 082 083 084 085 086 087 088 089 090 091 092 093 094 095 096 097 098 099 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 115 116 117 118 119 120 121
Chapter 5: Earth and Its Moon: Our Cosmic Backyard
P 5 01 02 06 08 10
RD 15 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
ST 7 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
Chapter 6: The Terrestrial Planets: A Study in Contrasts
P 8 01 02 03 04 05 07 08 09
RD 14 01 02 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
ST 15 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
Chapter 7: The Jovian Planets: Giants of the Solar System
P 10 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
RD 15 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
ST 14 01 02 03 04 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
Chapter 8: Moons, Ring, and Pluto: Small Worlds among Giants
P 7 02 05 06 07 08 09 10
RD 15 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
ST 15 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
Chapter 9: The Sun: Our Parent Star
P 9 01 02 03 04 05 07 08 09 10
RD 15 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
ST 14 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
Chapter 10: Measuring the Stars: Giants, Dwarfs, and the Main Sequence
P 7 002 003 004 006 008 009 010
RD 8 001 003 004 007 009 012 013 015
TB 139 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040 041 042 043 044 045 046 047 048 049 050 051 052 053 054 055 056 057 058 059 060 061 062 063 064 065 066 067 068 069 070 071 072 073 074 075 076 077 078 079 080 081 082 083 084 085 086 087 088 089 090 091 092 093 094 095 096 097 098 099 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 133 138 139 140 141 142 143 144
Chapter 11: The Interstellar Medium: Birthplace of Stars
P 10 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
RD 15 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
ST 15 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
Chapter 12: Stellar Evolution: The Lives and Deaths of Stars
P 7 001 002 003 004 006 009 010
RD 8 003 005 006 007 009 010 013 015
TB 68 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040 041 042 043 044 045 046 047 048 049 050 051 052 053 054 055 056 057 058 059 060 061 062 063 064 065 066 133 141
Chapter 13: Neutron Stars and Black Holes: Strange States of Matter
P 7 001 002 003 005 006 007 010
RD 8 003 004 005 006 007 010 012 013
TB 45 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040 041 042 043 044 045
Chapter 14: The Milky Way Galaxy: A Grand Design
P 9 01 02 03 05 06 07 08 09 10
RD 15 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
ST 13 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 10 11 13 14 15
Chapter 15: Normal and Active Galaxies: Building Blocks of the Universe
P 7 01 02 03 04 05 07 09
RD 11 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 13 14
ST 13 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 14 15
Chapter 16: Hubble's Law and Dark Matter: The Large-Scale Structure of the Cosmos
P 6 01 02 03 04 06 10
RD 10 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 09 12 13
ST 9 01 02 03 09 10 11 12 13 15
Chapter 17: Cosmology: The Big Bang and the Fate of the Universe
P 7 001 003 004 005 006 007 009
RD 8 002 004 005 006 008 010 012 014
TB 50 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040 041 042 043 044 045 046 047 064 068 094
Chapter 18: Life in the Universe: Are We Alone?
P 7 001 002 005 007 008 009 010
RD 8 003 004 006 007 010 012 014 015
TB 28 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028
Total 1055  
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