Stars and Galaxies
Author:   Michael Seeds (Franklin and Marshall College) ,  Michael Seeds (Joseph A. Grundy Observatory)
Publisher:   Cengage Learning, Inc
Edition:   10th edition
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9781337399944


Pages:   496
Publication Date:   01 January 2018
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Michael Seeds (Franklin and Marshall College) ,  Michael Seeds (Joseph A. Grundy Observatory)
Publisher:   Cengage Learning, Inc
Imprint:   Brooks/Cole
Edition:   10th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 22.80cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 27.60cm
Weight:   1.157kg
ISBN:  

9781337399944


ISBN 10:   1337399949
Pages:   496
Publication Date:   01 January 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

PART I: THE SKY. 1. Here and Now. 2. A User's Guide to the Sky. 3. Moon Phases and Eclipses. 4. Origins of Modern Astronomy. 5. Gravity. 6. Light and Telescopes. PART II: THE STARS. 7. Atoms and Spectra. 8. The Sun. 9. The Family of Stars. 10. The Interstellar Medium. 11. Formation and Structure of Stars. 12. Stellar Evolution. 13. Deaths of Stars. 14. Neutron Stars and Black Holes. PART III: GALAXIES AND THE UNIVERSE. 15. The Milky Way Galaxy. 16. Galaxies. 17. Supermassive Black Holes and Active Galaxies. 18. Modern Cosmology. PART IV: LIFE. 19. Astrobiology. Afterword. Appendix A: Scientific Units and Astronomical Data. Appendix B: Star Charts. Glossary.

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Mike Seeds was a professor of physics and astronomy at Franklin and Marshall College (F&M) in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, from 1970 until his retirement in 2001. In 1989 he received F&M College’s Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching. Mike’s love for the history of astronomy led him to create upper-level courses on archeoastronomy and on the Copernican Revolution (“Changing Concepts of the Universe”). His research interests focused on variable stars and automation of astronomical telescopes. Mike is coauthor with Dana Backman of FOUNDATIONS OF ASTRONOMY, 14th Edition (2019); STARS AND GALXIES, 10th Edition (2019); THE SOLAR SYSTEM, 10th Edition (2019); and ASTRO, 3rd Edition (2018), all published by Cengage. He was senior consultant for creation of the 20-episode telecourse accompanying his book HORIZONS: EXPLORING THE UNIVERSE. Mike Seeds was a professor of physics and astronomy at Franklin and Marshall College (F&M) in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, from 1970 until his retirement in 2001. In 1989 he received F&M College’s Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching. Mike’s love for the history of astronomy led him to create upper-level courses on archeoastronomy and on the Copernican Revolution (“Changing Concepts of the Universe”). His research interests focused on variable stars and automation of astronomical telescopes. Mike is coauthor with Dana Backman of FOUNDATIONS OF ASTRONOMY, 14th Edition (2019); STARS AND GALXIES, 10th Edition (2019); THE SOLAR SYSTEM, 10th Edition (2019); and ASTRO, 3rd Edition (2018), all published by Cengage. He was senior consultant for creation of the 20-episode telecourse accompanying his book HORIZONS: EXPLORING THE UNIVERSE.

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