Astronomy Today: Pearson New International Edition - Couverture souple

Chaisson, Eric; McMillan, Steve

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1292020660 ISBN 13 : 9781292020662

Editeur : Pearson Education Limited, 2013

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

With Astronomy Today, Seventh Edition, trusted authors Eric Chaisson and Steve McMillan communicate their excitement about astronomy and awaken students to the universe around them. The text emphasizes critical thinking and visualization, and it focuses on the process of scientific discovery, making “how we know what we know” an integral part of the text. The revised edition has been thoroughly updated with the latest astronomical discoveries and theories, and it has been streamlined to keep students focused on the essentials and to develop an understanding of the “big picture.”

 

Alternate Versions

• Astronomy Today, Volume 1: The Solar System, Seventh Edition–Focuses primarily on planetary coverage for a 1-term course. Includes Chapters 1-16, 28.
• Astronomy Today, Volume 2: Stars and Galaxies, Seventh Edition–Focuses primarily on stars and stellar evolution for a 1-term course. Includes Chapters 1-5 and 16-28.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Eric Chaisson received his Ph.D. from and taught at Harvard for a number of years in Astrophysics. He is now associated with Tufts and Harvard. Eric has written nine books and received a number of literary awards along the way. Steve McMillan, a former Ph.D. candidate of Eric Chaisson’s, is a professor of Physics at Drexel University.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Pearson Education Limited
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1292020660
• ISBN 13: 9781292020662
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 936