the solar system Freedman, Roger A. creator Kaufmann, William J. text bibliography nyu New York W.H. Freeman and Co. 2001 monographic eng spa

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Variable paging : ill. (chiefly col.), charts ; 28 cm. + 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.) This is an abbreviated volume of Universe by Freedman et al., focusing on the solar system. Known for their state-of-the-science coverage, the various Universe books place the basics of astronomy and the process of science within the grasp of introductory students. The 4th edition has been updated with new material and new discoveries. Universe: The Solar System, Fourth Edition, contains selected chapters from Freedman, Kaufmann, and Geller's Universe, Ninth Edition. This is reflected in the chapter numbering. I. INTRODUCING ASTRONOMY 1 Astronomy and the Universe Guest Essay: Why Astronomy?, Sandra M. Faber 2 Knowing the Heavens Guest Essay: Why Astrology Is Not Science, James Randi 3 Eclipses and the Motion of the Moon Guest Essay: Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy, Mark Hollabaugh 4 Gravitation and the Waltz of the Planets 5 The Nature of Light 6 Optics and Telescopes II. PLANETS AND MOONS 7 Comparative Planetology I: Our Solar System 8 Comparative Planetology II: The Origin of Our Solar System Scientific American: Dangling a COROT, Alexander Hellemans 9 The Living Earth 10 Our Barren Moon 11 Mercury, Venus, and Mars: Earthlike yet Unique Scientific American: Father of Spirit and Opportunity, David Appell 12 Jupiter and Saturn: Lords of the Planets 13 Jupiter and Saturn's Satellites of Fire and Ice 14 Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and the Kuiper Belt: Remote Worlds 15 Vagabonds of the Solar System Guest Essay: Pluto and the Kuiper Belt, Scott Sheppard III. STARS AND STELLAR EVOLUTION 16 Our Star, the Sun The Search for Extraterrestrial Life Roger A. Freedman, William J. Kaufmann, III. Includes bibliographical references and index. Solar system Sistema solar QB 501 F853u 2001 523.2 071674645X 9780716746454 DLC 010319 20230410132751.0 spa