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020			_a0534420931
020			_a0534421288 (InfoTrac college ed. [and] AceAstronomy passcode card)
020			_a0534490875 (Virtual astronomy laboratories card)
020			_a9780534420932
040			_cDLC
082	0	0	_a523.8 _222 _bS4515
100	1		_aSeeds, Michael A.
245	1	0	_aStars and galaxies _c/ Michael A. Seeds.
250			_a4th ed.
260			_aBelmont, CA : _bThomson Brooks/Cole, _cc2005.
300			_axix, 475 p. : _bill. (some col.), col. maps ; _c28 cm. + _e1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
500			_aInfoTrac college ed. [and] AceAstronomy passcode card tipped in.
500			_aVirtual astronomy laboratories card inserted.
650		0	_aStars.
650		0	_aGalaxies.
942			_cBK
505	0		_a 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.