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100 1 $aPasachoff, Jay M.
245 10 $aAstronomy :$bfrom the earth to the universe /$cJay M. Pasachoff.
250 $a4th ed.
260 $aPhiladelphia :$bSaunders College Pub.,$c1991.
300 $axxi, 634, 34, 13 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations (some color) ;$c28 cm.
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490 1 $aSaunders golden sunburst series
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 12-14, 2nd group) and index.
520 $aThis edition contains information about astronomical discoveries and theories. Explanations, photographs and commentary make this work a useful introduction to astronomy. Pedagogical features, the images from the Hubble Space Telescope and new software create a package aimed at students and instructors alike.
505 0 $apt. I.A sense of the universe. The universe: an overview -- The early history of astronomy -- The origin of modern astronomy -- Light and telescopes -- The sky and the calendar -- pt. II. The solar system. The structure and origin of the solar system -- Our earth -- Our moon -- Mercury -- Venus -- Mars -- Jupiter -- Saturn -- Uranus -- Neptune -- Pluto -- Halley's and other comets -- Meteorites and asteroids -- Life in the universe -- pt. III. The stars. Ordinary stars -- Stellar distances and motions -- Doubles, variables, and clusters -- The sun: a star close up -- pt. IV. Stellar evolution. The birth, youth, and middle age of stars -- The death of stars like the sun -- Supernovae -- Pulsars and other neutron stars -- Stellar black holes -- pt. V. The Milky Way Galaxy. The structure of the Milky Way Galaxy -- The interstellar medium -- pt. VI. Galaxies and beyond. Galaxies -- Quasars -- Cosmology -- The past and future of the universe -- Epilogue -- Appendixes.
650 0 $aAstronomy.
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