http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
xxvi, 523, 26, 14, 2 11 pages : chiefly color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm.
Pt. I. Developing perspective -- 1. A modern view of the Universe -- 2 . Discovering the Universe for yourself -- 3. The Science of Astronomy -- pt. II. Key concepts for Astronomy -- 4. Making sense of the Universe : understanding motion, energy, and gravity -- 5. Light : the cosmic messenger -- pt. III. Learning from other worlds -- 6. Formation of the Solar System -- 7. Earth and the terrestrial worlds -- 8. Jovian Planet Systems -- 9. Asteroids, comets, and dwarf planets : their nature, orbits, and impacts -- 10. Other planetary systems : the new science of distant worlds -- pt. IV. Stars -- 11. Our star -- 12. Surveying the stars -- 13. Star stuff -- 14. The bizarre stellar graveyard -- pt. V. Galaxies and beyond -- 15. Our galaxy -- 16. A universe of galaxies -- 17. The birth of the Universe -- 18. Dark matter, dark energy, and the fate of the Universe -- pt. VI. Life on Earth and beyond -- 19. Life in the Universe.
Jeffrey Bennett, University of Colorado at Boulder, Megan Donahue, Michigan State University, Nicholas Schneider, University of Colorado at Boulder, Mark Voit, Michigan State University.
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