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Introductory Astronomy and Astrophysics

Textbook Out of Print
By: Michael Zeilik and Stephen A Gregory
650 pages
Publisher: Harcourt College
Introductory Astronomy and Astrophysics
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  • Introductory Astronomy and Astrophysics ISBN: 9780030062285 Edition: 4 Hardback Aug 1997 Out of Print #95950
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Provides a broad coverage of astronomy and astrophysics with a strong emphasis on physics.

Contents

Physics Prelude. Orbits in the Solar System. Orbits Outside the Solar System. Special Relativity. Particles and Forces. Stars. Radiation Processes. Cosmology. Part I: The Solar System. Celestial Mechanics and the Solar System. The Solar System in Perspective. The Dynamics of the Earth. The Earth-Moon System. The Terrestrial Planets: Mercury, Venus, And Mars. The Jovian Planets. Small Bodies and the Origin of the Solar System. Part II: The Stars. Electromagnetic Radiation and Matter. Telescopes and Detectors. The Sun: A Model Star. Stars: Distances and Magnitudes. Stars: Binary Systems. Stars: The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram. Part III: The Milky Way Galaxy. Our Galaxy: A Preview. The Interstellar Medium and Star Birth. The Evolution of Stars. Star Deaths. Variable and Violent Stars. Galactic Rotation: Stellar Motions. The Evolution of Our Galaxy. Part IV: The Universe. Galaxies Beyond the Milky Way. Hubble's Law and the Distance Scale. Large-Scale Structure in the Universe. Active Galaxies and Quasaars. Cosmology: The Big Bang and Beyond. The New Cosmology. Hale-Bopp Comet Update. Appendices.

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Textbook Out of Print
By: Michael Zeilik and Stephen A Gregory
650 pages
Publisher: Harcourt College
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