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"Voyages to the Planets" provides students and professors with the ideal combination of authors and experience. It is written by an award-winning astronomy educator (Fraknoi) and two distinguished research scientists (Morrison at NASA and Wolff at NOAO). This author team combines the latest science with classroom-tested teaching strategies and a student-friendly approach. Through unique group activities and a focus on astronomy as a human endeavor, the authors engage and involve students, helping them both understand and enjoy astronomy. The Media Update features the latest research and most recent discoveries since the original publication of the Third Edition, including the first pictures from the Huygens landing on Titan, the latest results from the Mars Exploration Rovers, and the most recent images from the Cassini mission to Saturn. Automatically packaged at no additional cost with every new copy of the text, "AceAstronomy, Virtual Astronomy Labs, and TheSky[trademark] Planetarium Software CD-ROM", the Media Update provides the strongest package of interactive learning tools available for students of astronomy today.

Table of Contents:
Prologue: Science and the Universe: A Brief Tour. 1. Observing the Sky: The Birth of Astronomy. 2. Orbits and Gravity. 3. Earth, Moon, and Sky. 4. Radiation and Spectra. 5. Astronomical Instruments. 6. Other Worlds: An Introduction to the Solar System. 7. Earth as a Planet. 8. Cratered Worlds: The Moon and Mercury. 9. Earth-like Planets: Venus and Mars. 10. The Giant Planets. 11. Rings, Moons, and Pluto. 12. Comets and Asteroids: Debris of the Solar System. 13. Cosmic Samples and the Origin of the Solar System. 14. The Sun: A Garden-Variety Star. 15. Life in the Universe. Appendix 1: Astronomy on the World Wide Web. Appendix 2: Sources of Astronomical Information. Appendix 3: Glossary. Appendix 4: Powers-of-Ten Notation. Appendix 5: Units Used in Science. Appendix 6: Some Useful Constants for Astronomy. Appendix 7: Data for the Planets. Appendix 8: Satellites of the Planets. Appendix 9: Upcoming (Total) Eclipses. Appendix 10: The Nearest Stars. Appendix 11: The Brightest Stars. Appendix 12: The Brightest Members of the Local Group. Appendix 13: The Chemical Elements. Appendix 14: The Constellations. Appendix 15: The Messier Catalog of Nebulae and Star Clusters. Index. Star Maps.

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"I think the strength of this text is that it is very well-written in a voice that is non-intimidating, which is very good when trying to teach, especially students without much background in science or math (like ours)." "This text is rather unique. The authors have written in a manner that is very accessible. The typical student of today is significantly different from those of 15 or 20 years ago, and this text is a significant step toward addressing the needs of those students."


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780495018612
  • Publisher: Cengage Learning, Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Brooks/Cole
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 18 mm
  • Width: 224 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0495018619
  • Publisher Date: 30 Jul 2003
  • Binding: SA
  • Height: 272 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 1022 gr


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