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Horizons: Exploring the Universe, 10th Edition
includes CengageNOW, Virtual Astronomy Labs Printed Access Card
ISBN-10: 0495113581 ISBN-13: 9780495113584
560 Pages Paperbound
© 2008 Published
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- Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Part I: THE SKY.
1. The Scale of the Cosmos.
2. The Sky.
3. The Cycles of the Sky.
4. The Origin of Modern Astronomy.
5. Astronomical Tools.
Part II: THE STARS.
6. Starlight and Atoms.
7. The Sun�Our Star.
8. The Family of Stars.
9. The Formation and Structure of Stars.
10. The Deaths of Stars.
11. Neutron Stars and Black Holes.
Part III: THE UNIVERSE OF GALAXIES.
12. The Milky Way Galaxy.
13. Galaxies.
14. Galaxies with Active Nuclei.
15. Cosmology in the 21st Century.
Part IV: THE SOLAR SYSTEM.
16. The Origin of the Solar System.
17. Comparative Planetology of the Terrestrial Planets.
18. Comparative Planetology of the Outer Planets.
19. Meteorites, Asteroids, and Comets.
Part V: LIFE.
20. Life on Other Worlds.
Afterword.
Appendix A: Units and Astronomical Data.
Appendix B: Observing the Sky.
Glossary.
Answers to Even-Numbered Problems.
Index.