Stars and galaxies
/ Michael A. Seeds.
- 4th ed.
- Belmont, CA : Thomson Brooks/Cole, c2005.
- xix, 475 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 28 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
InfoTrac college ed. [and] AceAstronomy passcode card tipped in. Virtual astronomy laboratories card inserted.
Part i: exploring the sky. 1. The scale of the cosmos. 2. The sky. 3. The cycles of the moon. 4. The origin of modern astronomy. 5. Newton, einstein, and gravity. 6. Astronomical tools. Part ii: the stars. 7. Atoms and starlight. 8. The sun--our star. 9. The family of stars. 10. The interstellar medium. 11. The formation of stars. 12. Stellar evolution. 13. The deaths of stars. 14. Neutron stars and black holes. Part iii: the universe. 15. The milky way galaxy. 16. Galaxies. 17. Galaxies with active nuclei. 18. Cosmology in the 21st century. Part iv: life. 26. Life on other worlds. Afterword. Appendix a: units and astronomical data. Appendix b: observing the sky. Glossary. Answers to even-numbered problems. Index.