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" Perspectives on Astronomy / "
Michael A. Seeds, Dana E. Backman
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BL
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688418
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b510607
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| Main Entry
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Seeds, Michael A
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Perspectives on Astronomy /\ Michael A. Seeds, Dana E. Backman
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| Publication Statement
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Belmont, CA :: Thomson Brooks/Cole,, [2008]
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, ©2008
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xvii, 355 pages :: color illustrations ;; 28 cm
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0495113522
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: 0495392731
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: 9780495113522
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: 9780495392736
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Includes index
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| Contents
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Exploring the sky: Scale of the cosmos, from solar system to galaxy to universe; User's guide to the sky, patterns and cycles; Circles around the Earth become orbits around the sun; Astronomical telescopes and instruments, extending humanity's vision -- Stars: Sun light and sun atoms; Family of stars; Structure and formation of stars; Deaths of stars -- Galaxies and cosmology: Milky way galaxy; Galaxies; Cosmology in the 21st century -- Solar system: Origin of the solar system; Comparative planetology of the terrestrial planets; Comparative planetology of the outer planets -- Life: Life on other worlds -- Afterword -- Appendices: Units and astronomical data; Observing the sky -- Glossary
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Astronomy, Textbooks
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520 UKD
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QB45.2.S445 2008
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Backman, Dana E
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