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Part 1 Exploring the Sky
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HERE AND NOW 1
THE SKY 11
CYCLES OF THE MOON 31
THE ORIGIN OF MODERN ASTRONOMY 49
GRAVITY 75
LIGHT AND TELESCOPES 98
The Stars
CHAPTER 7 ATOMS AND STARLIGHT 122
CHAPTER 8 THE SUN 142
PERSPECTIVE; ORIGINS 167
Part 4 The Solar System
CHAPTER 19
CHAPTER 20
CHAPTER 21
CHAPTER 22
CHAPTER 23
CHAPTER 24
CHAPTER 25
Part 5
THE ORIGIN OF THE SOLAR SYSrEM 396
EARTH: THE STANDARD OF COMPARATIVE PLANETOLOGY 424
THE MOON AND MERCURY: COMPARING AIRLESS WORLDS 442
COMPARATIVE PLANETOLOGY OF VENUS AND MARS 464
COMPARATIVE PLANETOLOGY OF JUPITER AND SATURN 493
URANUS, NEPTUNE, AND THE DWARF PLANETS 525
METEORITES, ASTEROIDS, AND COMETS 551
Life
ASTROBIOLOGY: LIFE ON OTHER WORLDS 581
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Part 1: Exploring the Sky
Chapter 1 , Here and Now 1
1 WHERE ARE YOU' 2
1-2 /.'HEN IS NO/.1' 7
"-3 .,'HY STUDY ASTRONO"Y' 7
Chapter 2 | The Sky 11
2-1 THE STARS 12
2 i THE SKY AND ITS MOTION 16
2-3 THE CYCLES OF THE <=UN 20
I 4 ASTRONOMICAL INFLUhNCES ON EARTH S CLIMATE ?E
Chapter 3 | Cycles of the Moon 31
3-1 THE CHANGEABLE MOON 32
3 I LUNAR ECLIPSFS 33
3-3 SOLAR KLIPSES 37
3 4 PREDICTING ECLIPSES 43
Chapter 4 I The Origin of Modern Astronomy 49
4 1 THE ROOTS OF ASTRONOMY 50
4-2 THE COPERNICAN REVOLUTION 38
- 3 Pi ANETARY MOTION t>l
4-4 GALILEO GALILEI 67
- 5 MODERN ASTRONOMY / :
Chapter 5 Gravity 75
5-1 GALILEO AND NEWTON 76
5 ? ORBITAL MOTION AND HOES 8^
5-3 EINSTEIN AND RFLA1IVITY 90
Chapter 6 ' Light and Telescopes 98
6 1 RADIATION: INFORMATION IRON" SPACE >)5
6 2 OPTICAL TFi ESCOPES 101
6-3 SPECIAL INSTRUMENTS 112
6-4 RADIO TELESCOPES 114
6 5 ASTRONOMY FROM SPACF 117
How Do We Know?
1 -1 The So-Called Scientific Method 8
2-1 Scientific Models 17
2-2 Pseudoscience 25
2-3 Evidence as the Foundation of Science 27
2-4 Scientific Arguments 28
3-1 Scientific Imagination 38
4-1 Scientific Revolutions 61
4-2 Hypothesis, Theory, and Law 66
5-1 Cause and Effect 80
5-2 Testing a Hypothesis by Prediction 89
6-1 Resolution and Precision 105
Concept Art Portfolios
The Sky Around You 18-19
The Cycle of the Seasons 22-23
The Phases of the Moon 34-35
The Ancient Universe 56-57
Orbiting Earth 84-85
Modern Astronomical Telescopes 110-111
Focus on Fundamentals 1 | Mass 79
Focus on Fundamentals 2 | Energy 86
Part 2: The Stars
Chapter 7 | Atoms and Starlight 122
7-1 ATOMS 123
7-2 THE INTERACTION OF LIGHT AND MATTER 12o
7-3 STELLAR SPECTRA 130
Chapter 8 I The Sun 142
8-1 THE SOLAR ATMOSPHERE 143
8-2 NUCLEAR FUSION IN THE SUN 150
8-3 SOLAR ACTIVITY 154
Perspect ive Origins 167
P-l THF BIRTH OF STARS 168
P-2 THE DEArHS OF STARS 172
P-3 OUR HOME GALAXY 176
P-4 THE UNIVERSE OF GALAXIES 1 7 /
P-5 THE ORIGIN OF THE UNIVERSE 180
P-6 THE STORY OF MATTER 182
How Do We Know?
7-1 Quantum Mechanics 125
8-1 Scientific Confidence 153
8-2 Confirmation and Consolidation 160
P-1 Mathematical Models 172
P-2 Science: A System of Knowledge 182
P-3 Theories and Proof 183
Concept Art Portfolios
Atomic Spectra 132-133
Sunspots and the Sunspot Cycle 156-157
Magnetic Solar Phenomena 162-163
Star Formation in the Orion Nebula 170-171
The Formation of Planetary Nebulae 174-175
Galaxy Classification 178-179
Focus on Fundamentals 3 ' Temperature, Heat, andThermal Energy 128
Focus on Fundamentals 4 j Density 137
Celestial Profile 1 I The Sun 144
Part 4: The Solar System
Chapter 19 | The Origin of the Solar System 396
19-1 THE GREAT CHAIN OF ORIGINS 397
19 2 A SURVEY OF THI SOLAR SYSTEM 401
19-3 THE STORY OF PLANET BUILDING 407
i S 4 PLANETS ORBITING OTHER STARS 414
Chapter 2O , Earth: The Standard of ComparativePlanetology 424
20-1 A TRAVEL GUIDE TO THE TERRESTRIAL PLANETS *25
20-,? EARTH AS A PLANET 427
20-3 THC SOLID EARTH 429
20--. FARTH S ATMOSPHERE «33
Chapter 21 | The Moon and Mercury: Comparing
Airless Worlds 442
21-1 THE MOON 4<,3
21 ? MERUJRY .,55
Chapter 22 | Comparative Planetology of Venusand Mars 464
22 1 VENUS 465
22-2 MARS 476
22-3 THt MOONS OF MARS <t8Q
Chapter 23 | Comparative Planetology of Jupiterand Saturn 493
23-1 A TRAVE1 GUIDE TO THE OUTER PIANFTS 494
23-2 JUPITER 4<S5
23-3 JUPITER'S FAMILY OF MOONS 503
23-t SATJRN 5.0
2J-'J SATURN'S NTONS iV
Chapter 24 | Uranus, Neptune, and the DwarfPlanets 525
24-J uRANUS 526
24 2 NEPTUNE 5«y
2'-3 THF DWARr PLANETS 544
Chapter 25 | Meteorites, Asteroids, andComets 551
21-1 .METFOROIDS METEORS, AND METEORITES ̂ 52
25 2 ASTEROIDS 55°
25-3 COMETS 565
25-4 ASTEROID AND COML-T IMPACTS 374
How Do We Know?
19-1 Two Kinds of Theones: Catastrophicand Evolutionary 400
19-2 Scientists: Courteous Skeptics 419
2O-1 Understanding Planets. Follow the Energy 426
2O-2 Studying an Unseen World 430
21 -1 How Hypotheses and Theories Unifythe Details 448
22-1 Data Manipulation 469
23-1 Who Pays for Science? 516
24-1 Scientific Discoveries 528
25-1 Selection Effects 555
Concept Art Portfolios
Terrestrial and Jovian Planets 402-403
The Active Earth 434-435
Impact Cratering 446-447
Volcanoes 472-473
Jupiter's Atmosphere 500-501
The Ice Rings of Saturn 514-515
The Rings of Uranus and Neptune 534-535
Observafons of Asteroids 560-561
Observations of Comets 568-569
Celestial
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Profile 4
Profile 5
Profile 6
Profile 7
Profile 8
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. Earth 428
I The Moon 443
1 Mercury 455
I Venus 465
I Mars 477
I Jupiter 496
I Saturn 511
I Uranus 529
I Neptune 540
How Do We Know?
26 1 The Nature of Scientific Explanation 583
2t> 2 UFOs j n d Spnct Aliens 596
Part 5: Life
Chapter 26 Astrobiology Life on Other
Worlds 581
Concept Art Portfolio
DNA The Code of Life 584-585
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