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Introductory Astronomy and Astrophysics, 4th Edition

Stephen A. Gregory, Michael Zeilik

  • Copyright 1998
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Introductory Astronomy and Astrophysics 4th Edition by Stephen A. Gregory/Michael Zeilik
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INTRODUCTORY ASTRONOMY & ASTRO PHYSICS

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Stephen A. Gregory

Michael Zeilik

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  • "Concept Applications" are fully worked-out, in-chapter problems that focus on an important concept found within that chapter.
  • "Key Equations and Concepts" neatly summarize the important equations and concepts found in each chapter.
  • "Physics Prelude" serves as preview of the physics at a level appropriate to the book and the course.
  • Hale-Bopp Comet Update is included after Chapter 26.

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Physics Prelude.
Orbits in the Solar System.
Orbits Outside the Solar System.
Special Relativity.
Particles and Forces.
Stars.
Radiation Processes.
Cosmology.
Part 1: The Solar System.
1. Celestial Mechanics and the Solar System.
2. The Solar System in Perspective.
3. The Dynamics of the Earth.
4. The Earth - Moon System.
5. The Terrestrial Planets: Mercury, Venus, and Mars.
6. The Jovian Planets.
7. Small Bodies and the Origin of the Solar System.
Part 2: The Stars.
8. Electromagnetic Radiation and Matter.
9. Telescopes and Detectors.
10. The Sun: A Model Star.
11. Stars: Distances and Magnitudes.
12. Stars: Binary Systems.
13. Stars: The Hertzsprung - Russell Diagram.
Part 3: The Milky Way Galaxy.
14. Our Galaxy: A Preview.
15. The Interstellar Medium and Star Birth.
16. The Evolution of Stars.
17. Star Deaths.
18. Variable and Violent Stars.
19. Galactic Rotation: Stellar Motions.
20. The Evolution of Our Galaxy.
Part 4: The Universe.
21. Galaxies Beyond the Milky Way.
22. Hubble''''s Law and The Distance Scale.
23. Large-Scale Structure in the Universe.
24. Active Galaxies and Quasars.
25. Cosmology: The Big Bang and Beyond.
26. The New Cosmology.
Hale-Bopp Comet Update.
Appendices.
Glossary.

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  • ISBN-10: 0030062284
  • ISBN-13: 9780030062285
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