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Cosmic Perspective : Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology by Mark Voit, Jeffrey O. Bennett, Megan O. Donahue and Nicholas Schneider (2008, CD-ROM / Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherAddison-Wesley Longman, Incorporated

ISBN-100321558227

ISBN-139780321558220

eBay Product ID (ePID)166452542

Product Key Features

Number of Pages380 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameCosmic Perspective : Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology

SubjectAstronomy

Publication Year2008

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaScience

AuthorMark Voit, Jeffrey O. Bennett, Megan O. Donahue, Nicholas Schneider

FormatCD-ROM / Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight44 Oz

Item Length10.8 in

Item Width8.5 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number5

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2009-285943

TitleLeadingThe

IllustratedYes

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisKEY MESSAGE: Building on a long tradition of strong pedagogy and comprehensive presentation, The Cosmic Perspective, Fifth Edition includes an enhanced art program. This student-friendly book is now even more accessible through robust visual pedagogy via new Cosmic Context two-page figures, which walk readers through key processes and summarize the major points of each Part, and via updated zoom-in figures which provide students with a sense of orientation, scale, and relation between images. Renowned for its up-to-date, expert coverage and strong pedagogical support for student learning, the Fifth Edition retains and builds on all the features and supplements from previous editions that have helped to make it the #1 most adopted astronomy book. Our Place in the Universe, Discovering the Universe for Yourself, The Science of Astronomy, Making Sense of the Universe: Understanding Motion, Energy, and Gravity, Light and Matter: Reading Messages from the Cosmos, Telescopes: Portals of Discovery, Our Solar System, Formation of the Solar System, Planetary Geology: Earth and the Other Terrestrial Worlds, Planetary Atmospheres: Earth and the Other Terrestrial Worlds, Jovian Planet Systems, Remnants of Rock and Ice: Other Planetary Systems, Our Star, Surveying the Stars, Star Birth, Star Stuff, The Bizarre Stellar Graveyard, Our Galaxy, A Universe of Galaxies, Galaxy Evolution, Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Fate of the Universe, The Beginning of Time, Life in the Universe. For all readers interested in learning the basics of Astronomy.

LC Classification NumberQB43.3.C68 2009