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ALERT: Before you purchase, check with your instructor or review your course syllabus to ensure that you select the correct ISBN. Several versions of Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products exist for each title, including customized versions for individual schools, and registrations are not transferable. In addition, you may need a CourseID, provided by your instructor, to register for and use Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products.   Packages Access codes for Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products may not be included when purchasing or renting from companies other than Pearson; check with the seller before completing your purchase.   Used or rental books If you rent or purchase a used book with an access code, the access code may have been redeemed previously and you may have to purchase a new access code.   Access codes Access codes that are purchased from sellers other than Pearson carry a higher risk of being either the wrong ISBN or a previously redeemed code. Check with the seller prior to purchase.   -- Building on a long tradition of effective pedagogy and comprehensive coverage, The Cosmic Perspective, Seventh Edition provides a thoroughly engaging and up-to-date introduction to astronomy for non-science majors. The text provides a wealth of features that enhance skill-building, including new group work exercises that help you retain concepts longer and build communication skills for the future. The Seventh Edition has also been fully updated to include the latest astronomical observations, results from recent space missions, research, and theoretical developments that inform our understanding of the early universe.    Two volumes of this text are also available: The Cosmic Perspective: The Solar System, Seventh Edition (includes Chapters 1–13, 24) The Cosmic Perspective: Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology, Seventh Edition (includes Chapters 1–6,  S2–S4, 14–24)  NOTE: This is what is included in this ISBN 0321839501 / 9780321839503 Cosmic Perspective Plus MasteringAstronomy with eText -- Access Card Package Package consists of 0321765184 / 9780321765185 SkyGazer 5.0 Student Access Code Card (Integrated component) 0321839552 / 9780321839558 Cosmic Perspective, The 0321840925 / 9780321840929 MasteringAstronomy with Pearson eText -- Access Card -- for The Cosmic Perspective        

Table of Contents:
PART I. DEVELOPING PERSPECTIVE 1  A Modern View of the Universe 2  Discovering the Universe for Yourself 3  THE SCIENCE OF ASTRONOMY S1  CELESTIAL TIMEKEEPING AND NAVIGATION PART II. KEY CONCEPTS FOR ASTRONOMY 4  MAKING SENSE OF THE UNIVERSE: UNDERSTANDING MOTION, ENERGY, AND GRAVITY 5  LIGHT AND MATTER: READING MESSAGES FROM THE COSMOS 6  TELESCOPES: PORTALS OF DISCOVERY PART III. LEARNING FROM OTHER WORLDS 7  OUR PLANETARY SYSTEM 8  FORMATION OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM 9  PLANETARY GEOLOGY: EARTH AND THE OTHER TERRESTRIAL WORLDS 10  PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES: EARTH AND THE OTHER TERRESTRIAL WORLDS 11  JOVIAN PLANET SYSTEMS 12  ASTEROIDS, COMETS, AND DWARF PLANETS: THEIR NATURE, ORBITS, AND IMPACTS 13  OTHER PLANETARY SYSTEMS: THE NEW SCIENCE OF DISTANT WORLDS PART IV. A DEEPER LOOK AT NATURE S2  SPACE AND TIME S3  SPACETIME AND GRAVITY S4  BUILDING BLOCKS OF THE UNIVERSE PART V. STARS 14  OUR STAR 15  SURVEYING THE STARS 16  STAR BIRTH 17  STAR STUFF  18  THE BIZARRE  STELLAR GRAVEYARD PART VI. GALAXIES AND BEYOND 19  OUR GALAXY 20  GALAXIES AND THE FOUNDATION OF MODERN COSMOLOGY 21  GALAXY EVOLUTION 22  THE BIRTH OF THE UNIVERSE 23  DARK MATTER, DARK ENERGY, AND THE FATE OF THE UNIVERSE PART VII. LIFE ON EARTH AND BEYOND 24  LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE Appendixes Glossary Credits Index    


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  • ISBN-13: 9780321905611
  • Binding: SA
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 25 mm
  • Weight: 1590 gr
  • ISBN-10: 032190561X
  • Height: 272 mm
  • No of Pages: 832
  • Sub Title: International Edition
  • Width: 217 mm


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