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Contents:

PART 1: THE SKY
  • Chapter 1: The Scale of the Cosmos
  • Chapter 2: The Sky
  • Chapter 3: Cycles of the Sky
  • Chapter 4: The Origin of Modern Astronomy
  • Chapter 5: Astronomical Telescopes

    PART 2: THE STARS
  • Chapter 6: Starlight and Atoms
  • Chapter 7: The Sun
  • Chapter 8: The Family of Stars
  • Chapter 9: The Formation and Structure of Stars
  • Chapter 10: The Deaths of Stars
  • Chapter 11: Neutron Stars and Black Holes

    PART 3: THE UNIVERSE OF GALAXIES
  • Chapter 12: The Milky Way Galaxy
  • Chapter 13: Galaxies
  • Chapter 14: Galaxies with Active Nuclei
  • Chapter 15: Cosmology in the 21st Century

    PART 4: THE SOLAR SYSTEM
  • Chapter 16: The Origin of the Solar System
  • Chapter 17: Comparative Planetology of the Terrestrial Planets
  • Chapter 18: Comparative Planetology of the Outer Planets
  • Chapter 19: Meteorites, Asteroids, and Comets

    PART 5: LIFE
  • Chapter 20: Life on Other Worlds

      Index