Astronomy 2e
Designed to meet the scope and sequence of your course, Astronomy 2e is written in clear non-technical language, with the occasional touch of humor and a wide range of clarifying illustrations. It has many analogies drawn from everyday life to help non-science majors appreciate, on their own terms,...
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| 505 | 0 | |a Preface -- Chapter 1 Science and the Universe: A Brief Tour -- 1.1 The Nature of Astronomy -- 1.2 The Nature of Science -- 1.3 The Laws of Nature -- 1.4 Numbers in Astronomy -- 1.5 Consequences of Light Travel Time -- 1.6 A Tour of the Universe -- 1.7 The Universe on the Large Scale -- 1.8 The Universe of the Very Small -- 1.9 A Conclusion and a Beginning -- For Further Exploration -- Chapter 2 Observing the Sky: The Birth of Astronomy -- 2.1 The Sky Above -- 2.2 Ancient Astronomy -- 2.3 Astrology and Astronomy -- 2.4 The Birth of Modern Astronomy -- Chapter 3. Orbits and Gravity -- 3.1 The Laws of Planetary Motion -- 3.2 Newton’s Great Synthesis -- 3.3 Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation -- 3.4 Orbits in the Solar System -- 3.5 Motions of Satellites and Spacecraft -- 3.6 Gravity with More Than Two Bodies -- Chapter 4. Earth, Moon, and Sky -- 4.1 Earth and Sky -- 4.2 The Seasons -- 4.3 Keeping Time -- 4.4 The Calendar -- 4.5 Phases and Motions of the Moon -- 4.6 Ocean Tides and the Moon -- 4.7 Eclipses of the Sun and Moon -- Chapter 5. Radiation and Spectra -- 5.1 The Behavior of Light -- 5.2 The Electromagnetic Spectrum -- 5.3 Spectroscopy in Astronomy -- 5.4 The Structure of the Atom -- 5.5 Formation of Spectral Lines -- 5.6 The Doppler Effect -- Chapter 6. Astronomical Instruments -- 6.1 Telescopes -- 6.2 Telescopes Today -- 6.3 Visible-Light Detectors and Instruments -- 6.4 Radio Telescopes -- 6.5 Observations outside Earth’s Atmosphere -- 6.6 The Future of Large Telescopes -- Chapter 7. Other Worlds: An Introduction to the Solar System -- 7.1 Overview of Our Planetary System -- 7.2 Composition and Structure of Planets -- 7.3 Dating Planetary Surfaces -- 7.4 Origin of the Solar System -- Chapter 8. Earth as a Planet -- 8.1 The Global Perspective -- 8.2 Earth’s Crust -- 8.3 Earth’s Atmosphere -- 8.4 Life, Chemical Evolution, and Climate Change -- 8.5 Cosmic Influences on the Evolution of Earth -- Chapter 9. Cratered Worlds -- 9.1 General Properties of the Moon -- 9.2 The Lunar Surface -- 9.3 Impact Craters -- 9.4 The Origin of the Moon -- 9.5 Mercury -- Chapter 10. Earthlike Planets: Venus and Marks -- 10.1 The Nearest Planets: An Overview -- 10.2 The Geology of Venus -- 10.3 The Massive Atmosphere of Venus -- 10.4 The Geology of Mars -- 10.5 Water and Life on Mars -- 10.6 Divergent Planetary Evolution -- Chapter 11. The Giant Planets -- 11.1 Exploring the Outer Planets -- 11.2 The Giant Planets -- 11.3 Atmospheres of the Giant Planets -- Chapter 12. Rings, Moons, and Pluto -- 12.1 Ring and Moon Systems Introduced -- 12.2 The Galilean Moons of Jupiter -- 12.3 Titan and Triton -- 12.4 Pluto and Charon -- 12.5 Planetary Rings (and Enceladus) -- Chapter 13. Comets and Asteroids: Debris of the Solar System -- 13.1 Asteroids -- 13.2 Asteroids and Planetary Defense -- 13.3 The “Long-Haired” Comets -- 13.4 The Origin and Fate of Comets and Related Objects -- Chapter 14. Cosmic Samples and the Origin of the Solar System -- 14.1 Meteors -- 14.2 Meteorites: Stones from Heaven -- 14.3 Formation of the Solar System -- 14.4 Comparison with Other Planetary Systems -- 14.5 Planetary Evolution -- Chapter 15. The Sun: A Garden-Variety Star -- 15.1 The Structure and Composition of the Sun -- 15.2 The Solar Cycle -- 15.3 Solar Activity above the Photosphere -- 15.4 Space Weather -- Chapter 16. The Sun: A Nuclear Powerhouse -- 16.1 Sources of Sunshine: Thermal and Gravitational Energy -- 16.2 Mass, Energy, and the Theory of Relativity -- 16.3 The Solar Interior: Theory -- 16.4 The Solar Interior: Observations -- Chapter 17 Analyzing Starlight -- 17.1 The Brightness of Stars -- 17.2 Colors of Stars -- 17.3 The Spectra of Stars (and Brown Dwarfs) -- 17.4 Using Spectra to Measure Stellar Radius, Composition, and Motion -- Chapter 18 The Stars: A Celestial Census -- 18.1 A Stellar Census -- 18.2 Measuring Stellar Masses -- 18.3 Diameters of Stars -- 18.4 The H–R Diagram -- Chapter 19 Celestial Distances -- 19.1 Fundamental Units of Distance -- 19.2 Surveying the Stars -- 19.3 Variable Stars: One Key to Cosmic Distances -- 19.4 The H–R Diagram and Cosmic Distances -- Chapter 20 Between the Stars: Gas and Dust in Space -- 20.1 The Interstellar Medium -- 20.2 Interstellar Gas -- 20.3 Cosmic Dust -- 20.4 Cosmic Rays -- 20.5 The Life Cycle of Cosmic Material -- 20.6 Interstellar Matter around the Sun -- Chapter 21 The Birth of Stars and the Discovery of Planets outside the Solar System -- 21.1 Star Formation -- 21.2 The H–R Diagram and the Study of Stellar Evolution -- 21.3 Evidence That Planets Form around Other Stars -- 21.4 Planets beyond the Solar System: Search and Discovery -- 21.5 Exoplanets Everywhere: What We Are Learning -- 21.6 New Perspectives on Planet Formation -- Chapter 22 Stars from Adolescence to Old Age -- 22.1 Evolution from the Main Sequence to Red Giants -- 22.2 Star Clusters -- 22.3 Checking Out the Theory -- 22.4 Further Evolution of Stars -- 22.5 The Evolution of More Massive Stars -- Chapter 23 The Death of Stars -- 23.1 The Death of Low-Mass Stars -- 23.2 Evolution of Massive Stars: An Explosive Finish -- 23.3 Supernova Observations -- 23.4 Pulsars and the Discovery of Neutron Stars -- 23.5 The Evolution of Binary Star Systems -- 23.6 The Mystery of the Gamma-Ray Bursts -- Chapter 24 Black Holes and Curved Spacetime -- 24.1 Introducing General Relativity -- 24.2 Spacetime and Gravity -- 24.3 Tests of General Relativity -- 24.4 Time in General Relativity -- 24.5 Black Holes -- 24.6 Evidence for Black Holes -- 24.7 Gravitational Wave Astronomy -- Chapter 25 The Milky Way Galaxy -- 25.1 The Architecture of the Galaxy -- 25.2 Spiral Structure -- 25.3 The Mass of the Galaxy -- 25.4 The Center of the Galaxy -- 25.5 Stellar Populations in the Galaxy -- 25.6 The Formation of the Galaxy -- Chapter 26 Galaxies -- 26.1 The Discovery of Galaxies -- 26.2 Types of Galaxies -- 26.3 Properties of Galaxies -- 26.4 The Extragalactic Distance Scale -- 26.5 The Expanding Universe -- Chapter 27 Active Galaxies, Quasars, and Supermassive Black Holes -- 27.1 Quasars -- 27.2 Supermassive Black Holes: What Quasars Really Are -- 27.3 Quasars as Probes of Evolution in the Universe -- Chapter 28 The Evolution and Distribution of Galaxies -- 28.1 Observations of Distant Galaxies -- 28.2 Galaxy Mergers and Active Galactic Nuclei -- 28.3 The Distribution of Galaxies in Space -- 28.4 The Challenge of Dark Matter -- 28.5 The Formation and Evolution of Galaxies and Structure in the Universe -- Chapter 29 The Big Bang -- 29.1 The Age of the Universe -- 29.2 A Model of the Universe -- 29.3 The Beginning of the Universe -- 29.4 The Cosmic Microwave Background -- 29.5 What Is the Universe Really Made Of? -- 29.6 The Inflationary Universe -- 29.7 The Anthropic Principle -- Chapter 30 Life in the Universe -- 30.1 The Cosmic Context for Life -- 30.2 Astrobiology -- 30.3 Searching for Life beyond Earth -- 30.4 The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence -- Appendices -- | |
| 520 | 0 | |a Designed to meet the scope and sequence of your course, Astronomy 2e is written in clear non-technical language, with the occasional touch of humor and a wide range of clarifying illustrations. It has many analogies drawn from everyday life to help non-science majors appreciate, on their own terms, what our modern exploration of the universe is revealing. The book can be used for either a one-semester or two-semester introductory course. The second edition has been updated according to new exploration and discoveries. The second edition also includes a significant amount of new art and images. The first edition of Astronomy by OpenStax is available in web view here. | |
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