Horizons : exploring the universe
Material type: TextPublication details: Belmont, CA : Thomson Brooks/Cole, ©2004Edition: 8thDescription: xvi, 496 pages : color illustrations ; CD RomISBN: 9780534392680; 0534392687 Subject(s): AstronomyDDC classification: 523.1Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Reference Books | Main Library Reference | Reference | 523.1 SEE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 011343 |
Includes index.
The sky. The scale of the cosmos ; The sky ; Cycles of the sky ; The origin of modern astronomy ; Astronomical tools --
The stars. Starlight and atoms ; The sun --
our star ; The family of stars ; The formation and structure of stars ; The deaths of stars ; Neutron stars and black holes --
The universe of galaxies. The Milky Way Galaxy ; Galaxies ; Galaxies with active nuclei ; Cosmology in the 21st century --
The solar system. The origin of the solar system ; The earthlike planets ; Worlds of the outer solar system ; Meteorites, asteroids, and comets
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