Astronomy: The Solar System and Beyond
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Seeds (Franklin and Marshall College), who has been writing astronomy textbooks since 1973, and continues to improve his designs, presents a colorful introduction to the subject designed for non-science majors. He conveys his enthusiasm for astronomy throughout his descriptions of basic concepts, the solar system, stars, galaxies, cosmology, and life in the universe, and includes 27 two-page art spreads which illustrate difficult or intriguing topics such as Earth's orbit, modern astronomical telescopes, and the ice rings of Saturn. The CD-ROM contains the student edition of "The Sky," a planetarium program. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR Booknews A nicely illustrated introduction for non-science majors. Seeds (Franklin and Marshall College) includes numerous sidebars and end-of- chapter questions and exercisessome designed for researching on the Internet. The CD-ROM contains the student edition of The Sky (a planetarium program). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Part I: THE SKY. 1. Here and Now. 2. The Sky. 3. Cycles of the Sky. 4. The Origin of Modern Astronomy. 5. Light and Telescopes. 6. Atoms and Starlight. Part II: THE SOLAR SYSTEM. 7. The Solar System: An Overview. 8. Terrestrial Planets. 9. Jovian Planets, Pluto, and the Kuiper Belt. 10. Meteorites, Asteroids, and Comets. 11. The Sun. Part III: THE STARS. 12. The Family of Stars. 13. The Formation and Structure of Stars. 14. The Deaths of Stars. 15. Neutron Stars and Black Holes. Part IV: THE UNIVERSE OF GALAXIES. 16. The Milky Way Galaxy. 17. Galaxies. 18. Active Galaxies and Supermassive Black Holes. 19. Modern Cosmology. Part V: LIFE. 20. Life on Other Worlds.
