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Seeds/Backman/Wegryn's "Foundations of Astronomy," 15th Edition, is known for its up-to-date content, clear explanations and student-friendly approach, helping you answer two key questions: "What are we?" and "How do we know?" The first question asks how we fit into the universe's history, tracing atoms in your body back to the Big Bang and stars. Where might those atoms be in 10 billion years? It's a thrilling story that everyone should know and only astronomy can tell. The second question focuses on how science works. What's the evidence, and how do we know it's true? For example, how do we know the Big Bang happened? In a world full of opinions, understanding that scientific knowledge is based on evidence allows you to think critically, rather than be swayed by opinions with no foundation. WebAssign for this text offers practice, additional resources and real-time feedback.
Contents
Part I: THE SKY.
1. Here and Now.
2. A Guide to the Sky.
3. Moon Phases and Eclipses.
4. Origins of Modern Astronomy.
5. Gravity.
6. Light and Telescopes.
7. Atoms and Spectra.
Part II: THE STARS.
8. The Sun.
9. The Family of Stars.
10. The Interstellar Medium.
11. Formation and Structure of Stars.
12. Stellar Evolution.
13. Deaths of Stars.
14. Neutron Stars and Black Holes.
Part III: GALAXIES AND THE UNIVERSE.
15. The Milky Way Galaxy.
16. Galaxies: Normal and Active.
17. Modern Cosmology.
Part IV: THE SOLAR SYSTEM.
18. Origin of the Solar System and Extrasolar Planets.
19. Earth: The Active Planet.
20. The Moon and Mercury.
21. Venus and Mars.
22. Jupiter and Saturn.
23. Uranus and Neptune.
24. Small Solar System Bodies.
Part V: LIFE.
25. Extrasolar Planets.
26. Astrobiology.
Afterword.
Appendix A: Scientific Units and Astronomical Data.
Appendix B: Star Charts.
Glossary.



