Explorations: An Introduction to Astronomy, Volume 1 (Solar System) with Starry Night Pro DVD, version 5.0
by Arny, Thomas T.; Schneider, Stephen E.Edition: 5th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-01-04
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
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Summary
Arny: Explorations-An Introduction to Astronomy, 5th edition, is built on the foundation of its well-known writing style, accuracy, and emphasis on current information. This new edition continues to offer the most complete technology/new media support package available. That technology/new media package includes: 23 Interactives (located on the text ARIS Presentation center); ARIS website (that allows instructors to take their course to the web if they choose); and Starry Night Planetarium Software (packaged free with each new text). Available in Volumes: Volume 1 contains the Solar System (ISBN: 0077234073) / Volume 2 contains the Stars & Galaxies (ISBN: 0077234065).
Table of Contents
| an Introduction to Astronomy | |
| Volume 1 | |
| Solar System | |
| – History of Astronomy | |
| – Gravity & Motion | |
| – Light & Atoms | |
| – Telescopes | |
| – The Earth | |
| The Moon | |
| – Survey of the Solar System | |
| – The Terrestrial Planets | |
| – The Outer Planets | |
| – Meteors, Asteroids, and Comets | |
| – The Sun, Our Star Appendices Listing | |
| Powers-of-Ten Notation Some Useful Formulas Solving Distance, Velocity, Time (D, V, t) Problems Table | |
| Physical and Astronomical Constants | |
| Conversion Between American and Metric Units | |
| Physical Properties of Planets | |
| Orbital Properties of Planets | |
| Satellites of the Solar System | |
| Properties of Dwarf Planets | |
| Meteor Showers | |
| The constellations | |
| The Brightest Stars | |
| The Nearest Stars | |
| Properties of Main-Sequence | |
| Known and Suspected Members of the Local Group of Galaxies | |
| The Brighter Galaxies Beyond the Local Group | |
| Periodic Table of Elements | |
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