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OverviewNeil Comins’ Discovering the Universe confronts the challenges of the one-term astronomy course by heightening student curiosities about the cosmos, by using the context of astronomy to teach the process of science, and by highlighting common misconceptions and showing students how to think their way past them. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Neil F. CominsPublisher: Macmillan Learning Imprint: W.H.Freeman & Co Ltd Edition: 6th ed. 2015 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.635kg ISBN: 9781464181702ISBN 10: 1464181705 Pages: 448 Publication Date: 22 December 2014 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Discovering the Night Sky 2. Gravitation and the Waltz of the Planets 3. Light and Telescopes 4. Formation of the Solar System 5. Exoplanets 6. The Terrestrial Planets and Their Moons 7. The Outer Planets and their Moons 8. Vagabonds of the Solar System 9. The Sun. Our Extraordinary, Ordinary Star 10. Characterizing Stars 11. The Lives of Stars from Birth Through Middle Age 12. The Deaths and Remnants of Stars 13. The Galaxies 14. Cosmology 15. AstrobiologyReviewsAuthor InformationText Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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