Contents: |
PART 1: THE SKY |
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Chapter 1: The Scale of the Cosmos |
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Chapter 2: The Sky |
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Chapter 3: Cycles of the Sky |
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Chapter 4: The Origin of Modern Astronomy |
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Chapter 5: Astronomical Telescopes |
PART 2: THE STARS |
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Chapter 6: Starlight and Atoms |
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Chapter 7: The Sun |
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Chapter 8: The Family of Stars |
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Chapter 9: The Formation and Structure of Stars |
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Chapter 10: The Deaths of Stars |
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Chapter 11: Neutron Stars and Black Holes |
PART 3: THE UNIVERSE OF GALAXIES |
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Chapter 12: The Milky Way Galaxy |
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Chapter 13: Galaxies |
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Chapter 14: Galaxies with Active Nuclei |
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Chapter 15: Cosmology in the 21st Century |
PART 4: THE SOLAR SYSTEM |
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Chapter 16: The Origin of the Solar System |
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Chapter 17: Comparative Planetology of the Terrestrial Planets |
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Chapter 18: Comparative Planetology of the Outer Planets |
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Chapter 19: Meteorites, Asteroids, and Comets |
PART 5: LIFE |
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Chapter 20: Life on Other Worlds |
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Index |