Voyages to the planets
VOYAGES TO THE PLANETS provides students and professors with the ideal combination of authors and experience. It is written by an award-winning astronomy educator (Fraknoi) and two distinguished research scientists (Morrison at NASA and Wolff at NOAO). This author team combines the latest science wi...
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Belmont, CA
Brooks/Cole--Thomson Learning
[2004]
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Voyages to the planets |c Andrew Fraknoi, David Morrison, Sidney Wolff. |
| 250 | |a Third edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a Belmont, CA |b Brooks/Cole--Thomson Learning |c [2004] | |
| 264 | 4 | |c ©2004 | |
| 300 | |a xv, 418 pages |b illustrations |c 28 cm + |e 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) + 1 card. | ||
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| 500 | |a The book is accompanied by 1 CD ROM bearing the same call number and available at the circulation counter | ||
| 500 | |a Accompanying card gives access to Virtual astronomy laboratories (interactive online labs). | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Preface for the Student. Preface for the Instructor. Prologue: Science and the Universe: A Brief Tour. 1. Observing the Sky: The Birth of Astronomy. 2. Orbits and Gravity. 3. Earth, Moon, and Sky. 4. Radiation and Spectra. 5. Astronomical Instruments. 6. Other Worlds: An Introduction to the Solar System. 7. Earth as a Planet. 8. Cratered Worlds: The Moon and Mercury. 9 Earth-like Planets: Venus and Mars. 10. The Giant Planets. 11. Rings, Moons, and Pluto. 12. Comets and Asteroids: Debris of the Solar System. 13. Cosmic Samples and the Origin of Planetary Systems. 14. The Sun: A Garden-Variety Star. 15. Life in the Universe. Appendices: 1. Astronomy on the World Wide Web. 2. Sources of Astronomical Information. 3. Glossary. 4. Powers-of-Ten Notation. 5. Units Used in Science. 6. Some Useful Constants for Astronomy. 7. Data for the Planets. 8. Selected Satellites of the Planets. 9. Upcoming (Total) Eclipses. 10. The Nearest Stars. 11. The Brightest Stars. 12. The Brightest Members of the Local Group of Galaxies. 13. The Chemical Elements. 14. The Constellations. 15. The Messier Catalog of Nebulae and Star Clusters. Index. | |
| 520 | |a VOYAGES TO THE PLANETS provides students and professors with the ideal combination of authors and experience. It is written by an award-winning astronomy educator (Fraknoi) and two distinguished research scientists (Morrison at NASA and Wolff at NOAO). This author team combines the latest science with classroom-tested teaching strategies and a student-friendly approach. Through unique group activities and a focus on astronomy as a human endeavor, the authors engage and involve students, helping them both understand and enjoy astronomy. The market-leading technology package includes access to InfoTrac(r) College Edition (free!) and TheSky Student Edition CD-ROM (free!), as well as an optional package with the RedShift College Edition CD-ROM (including animations) along with an accompanying workbook. | ||
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