Astronomy at play in the cosmos
Getting started : science, astronomy, and being human -- A universe made, a universe discovered : the night sky and the dawn of astronomy -- A universe of universal laws : from the Copernican revolution to Newton's gravity -- A universe of universal laws : how light, matter, and heat shape the...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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New York
W. W. Norton & Company
2020
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| Ausgabe: | Second edition |
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Getting started : science, astronomy, and being human -- A universe made, a universe discovered : the night sky and the dawn of astronomy -- A universe of universal laws : from the Copernican revolution to Newton's gravity -- A universe of universal laws : how light, matter, and heat shape the cosmos -- The architecture and birth of planetary systems -- Home base : Earth and the moon -- Sibling worlds : Mercury, Venus, and Mars -- Gas, ice, and stone : the outer planets -- Life and the search for habitable worlds -- The sun as a star -- Measuring the stars : the main sequence and its meaning -- Nursery of the stars : the interstellar medium and star formation -- To the graveyard of stars : the end points of stellar evolution -- Down the rabbit hole : relativity and black holes -- Our city of stars : the Milky Way -- A university of galaxies -- The cosmic web : the large-scale structure of the universe -- Endings and beginnings : cosmology. "The Second Edition of Adam Frank's groundbreaking book supports the mission of helping students become scientifically educated citizens. He shows students that the process of science is a human endeavor by introducing them, via interviews, to scientists from across the field. New Anatomy of a Discovery features help students visualize the excitement of discovery while Interactive Simulations ask students to engage in the scientific method by making observations, manipulating variables, and answering questions. The accompanying award-winning videogame then asks students to apply what they've learned in a fun yet meaningful way"-- |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes index |
| Beschreibung: | Bände Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9780393673999 |