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Astronomy: Journey to the Cosmic Frontier -- Solar System (Volume 1) with Essential Study Partner CD-ROM and Starry Nights 3.1 CD-ROM, Vol. 1

Astronomy: Journey to the Cosmic Frontier -- Solar System (Volume 1) with Essential Study Partner CD-ROM and Starry Nights 3.1 CD-ROM, Vol. 1

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  • ISBN-13: 9780072990294
  • ISBN: 0072990295
  • Edition: 3
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education

AUTHOR

Fix, John D.

SUMMARY

Chapter One - Journey's Start Chapter Two - Patterns in the Sky Chapter Three - Ancient Astronomy Chapter Four - Renaissance Astronomy Chapter Five - Gravity and Motion Chapter Six - Light and Telescopes Chapter Seven - Processes at Work in the Solar System Chapter Eight - The Earth Chapter Nine - The Moon Chapter Ten - Mercury and Venus Chapter Eleven - Mars Chapter Twelve - Jupiter and Saturn Chapter Thirteen - The Outer Planets Chapter Fourteen - Satellites Chapter Fifteen - Solar System Debris Chapter Sixteen - Basic Properties of Stars Chapter Seventeen - The Sun Chapter Eighteen - The Formation of Stars and Planets Appendix One - Mathematical and Physical Constants Appendix Two - Astronomical Constants Appendix Three - Conversion Factors Appendix Four - Orbital Properties of the Planets Appendix Five - Physical Properties of the Planets Appendix Six - Properties of the Satellites of the Planets Appendix Seven - Orbital Properties of Selected Asteroids Appendix Eight - Orbital Properties of Selected Comets Appendix Nine - Properties of Selected Meteor Showers Appendix Ten - The Constellations Appendix Eleven - Stars Nearer Than Four Parsecs Appendix Twelve - The Brightest Stars Appendix Thirteen - Known and Suspected Members of the Local Group of Galaxies Appendix Fourteen - The Brightest Galaxies Beyond the Local Group Appendix Fifteen - Properties of Selected Clusters of Galaxies Appendix Sixteen - Logarithmic Graphs Appendix Seventeen - Answers to Odd-Numbered Questions Glossary Credits IndexFix, John D. is the author of 'Astronomy: Journey to the Cosmic Frontier -- Solar System (Volume 1) with Essential Study Partner CD-ROM and Starry Nights 3.1 CD-ROM, Vol. 1' with ISBN 9780072990294 and ISBN 0072990295.

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