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This introductory astronomy textbook is aimed at undergraduates across a range of disciplines. It encourages the development of vital science-based critical-thinking skills, and outlines our present-day understanding of our universe and the profound questions still to be answered in this ancient, yet rapidly changing field.
I The Process of Science Through the Lens of Astronomy -- 1: The Nature of Science -- 2: The Heavens: A Realm of Mystery -- 3: On the Path Toward Modern Science -- 4: The Copernican Revolution -- 5: Sir Isaac Newton's Universe -- 6: The Universality of Physical Law -- 7: Revealing Secrets Hidden in Light and Matter -- 8: Modern Physics: New Science to Study the Universe -- II The Sun, Our Solar System, and Exoplanets -- 9: The Sun, Our Parent Star -- 10: An Overview of the Solar System -- 11: The Rocky Planets and Our Moon -- 12: The Giant Planet Systems -- 13: Dwarf Planets and Small Bodies -- 14: Planets Everywhere and the Search for Extraterrestrial LifeIII Stars and the Universe Beyond -- 15: Measuring the Stars -- 16: The Lives of Stars -- 17: The End of a Stellar Life -- 18: Galaxies Galore -- 19: The Once and Future Universe -- Appendices.
Includes bibliographical references and index.