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Author:   Patrick B. Hall
Publisher:   Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.
Imprint:   Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.
ISBN:  

9781792448133

ISBN 10:   1792448139
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   27 August 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Spiral bound
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable  
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Table of Contents

1. Properties of a Transiting Extrasolar Planet 2. Temperature Scales 3. Measuring Angles 4. Motion on the Celestial Sphere 5. Motions of the Moon 6. Lunacy: Moon Phase Exercise 7. The Phases of Venus 8. Mapping the Solar System from Earth 9. Moon Phases 10. The Seasons and the Sun's Path on the Celestial Sphere 11. Force, Acceleration, and Gravity 12. Kepler's Laws and Elliptical Orbits 13. How Long are the Days on Mercury and Venus? 14. Electromagnetic Radiation and Thermal Spectra 15. A Scale Model of the Solar System 16. Kuiper Belt Objects 17. Age Dating Through Radioactive Decay 18. Tidal Forces and the Roche Limit 19. Stellar Masses with Newton's Version of Kepler's Third Law 20. Luminosity, Brightness, and the Inverse Square Law 21. Elementary Particles and Forces Review 22. Fusion in the Sun: the Proton-Proton Chain 23. Spectra 24. The Diameters And Luminosities of Stars 25. Stellar Classification 26. The Hertzsprung-Russell (H-R) Diagram 27. Stellar Evolution 28. Special Relativity: Time Dilation and Length Contraction 29. Worldlines and Light Travel Time 30. What Lurks at the Center of the Milky Way? 31. Quasar Jets: a Superluminal Optical Illusion 32. The Expansion of Space 33. The Acceleration of the Milky Way 34. Civilizations in Our Galaxy: the Drake Equation

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