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" Introductory astronomy & astrophysics / "
Michael Zeilik, Stephen A. Gregory.
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BL
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871741
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Zeilik, Michael.
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Introductory astronomy astrophysics /\ Michael Zeilik, Stephen A. Gregory.
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4th ed.
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Belmont Drive, CA :: Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning,, ©1998.
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Fort Worth :: Saunders College Pub.,, ©1998.
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Saunders golden sunburst series
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1 volume (various pagings) :: illustrations ;; 26 cm.
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0030062284
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: 9780030062285
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Includes index.
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Includes index.
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| Contents
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Preface -- Part P. Prelude -- P1. Orbits in the solar system -- P2. Orbits outside of the solar system -- P3. Special relativity -- P4. Particles and forces -- P5. Stars -- P6. Radiation processes -- P7. Cosmology -- Part I. The solar system -- 1. Celestial mechanics and the solar system -- 2. The solar system in perspective -- 3. The dynamics of the earth -- 4. The earth-moon system -- 5. The terrestrial planets: Mercury, Venus, and Mars -- 6. The Jovian planets and Pluto -- 7. Small bodies and the origin of the solar system -- Part II. The stars -- 8. Electromagnetic radiation and matter -- 9. Telescopes and detectors -- 10. The sun: A model star -- 11. Stars: Distances and magnitudes -- 12. Stars: Binary systems -- 13. Stars: The Hertzsprung-Russell diagram -- Part III. The Milky Way Galaxy -- 14. Our galaxy: A preview -- 15. The interstellar medium and star birth -- 16. The evolution of stars -- 17. Star deaths -- 18. Variable and violent stars -- 19. Galactic rotation: Stellar motions -- 20. The evolution of our galaxy -- Part IV. The universe -- 21. Galaxies beyond the Milky Way -- 22. Hubble's law and the distance scale -- 23. Large-scale structure in the universe -- 24. Active galaxies and quasars -- 25. Cosmology: The big bang and beyond -- 26. The new cosmology -- Comet update -- Appendices: -- 1. The Messier catalog -- 2. Constellations -- 3. Solar system data -- 4. Stellar data -- 5. Atomic elements -- 6. Conversion of units -- 7. Constants and units -- 8. The Greek alphabet -- 9. Mathematical operations -- 10. The celestial sphere -- Glossary -- Index.
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This advanced undergraduate text provides broad coverage of astronomy and astrophyscis with a strong emphasis on physics. It has an algebra and trigonometry prerequisite, but calculus is preferred.
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Astronomy.
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Astrophysics.
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Astronomie.
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Astrophysique.
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39.00 astronomy: general.
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Astrofisica.
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Astronomia.
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Astronomie
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Astronomie.
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Astronomy.
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Astrophysics.
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Astrophysik
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Astrophysik.
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Astrofysica.
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Sterrenkunde.
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| Dewey Classification
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520
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QB45.Z43 1998
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39.00bcl
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Gregory, Stephen A.
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| Parallel Title
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Introductory astronomy and astrophysics
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