Astronomy

Astronomy

The Evolving Universe

Michael Zeilik

The ninth edition of this successful textbook describes the full range of the astronomical universe and how astronomers think about the cosmos.

Introductory Astronomy and Astrophysics

Michael Zeilik, Stephen A. Gregory, Elske van Panhuys Smith

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Astronomy, the Evolving Universe

David Yellin, Michael Zeilik, Mary E. Blake

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Introductory Astronomy & Astrophysics

Michael Zeilik, Stephen A. Gregory

This advanced undergraduate text provides broad coverage of astronomy and astrophyscis with a strong emphasis on physics. It has an algebra and trigonometry prerequisite, but calculus is preferred.

Conceptual Astronomy

Michael Zeilik

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Astronomy, the Cosmic Perspective

Michael Zeilik, John E. Gaustad

The ninth edition of this successful textbook describes the full range of the astronomical universe and how astronomers think about the cosmos.

The Physical Universe

An Introduction to Astronomy

Frank Shu

THE PHYSICAL UNIVERSE: An Introduction to Astronomy by Frank Shu is a classic text that despite its age, still offers up concise and exact explanations of concepts in physics from basic thermodynamics and quantum up to solar and galactic physics and on to cosmology. The philosophical ruminations on life not only add to this book's depth, but also to its basic sense of humanity.

On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres

Nicolaus Copernicus

The Ptolemaic system of the universe, with the earth at the center, had held sway since antiquity as authoritative in philosophy, science, and church teaching. Following his observations of the heavenly bodies, Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) abandoned the geocentric system for a heliocentric model, with the sun at the center. His remarkable work, On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres, stands as one of the greatest intellectual revolutions of all time, and profoundly influenced, among others, Galileo and Sir Isaac Newton.

A Universe of Atoms, An Atom in the Universe

Mark P. Silverman

jThis thoroughly updated and revised text contains a selection of well-written essays based on Silvermans work on a wide range of topics, including: quantum mechanics, including atomic and nuclear physics, electromagnetism and optics, gravity, thermodynamics, and the physics of fluids. Presenting a personal odyssey in physics, Silverman investigates processes for which no visualizable mechanism can be given, or that seem to violate fundamental physical laws (but do not). The discussions use little mathematics, and anyone with a little college physics will be able to read the book with pleasure. -Engagingly written -Easily understandable by both the general reader and the seasoned physicist -Covers a diversity of subjects from "hot" topics in contemporary physics to less widely known but subtle and intriguing issues in physics -Discusses real physical systems whose behavior provokes, surprises and challenges the imagination -This second edition is newly revised and updated

Worlds on Fire

Volcanoes on the Earth, the Moon, Mars, Venus and Io

Charles Frankel

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Planet Quest

The Epic Discovery of Alien Solar Systems

Ken Croswell

Internationally acclaimed science writer Ken Croswell writes the definitive history of the 10-month epoch of discovery between 1995 and 1996 that revealed five new solar systems--the first stops in the search for life beyond Mars. Line art throughout.

Until the Sun Dies

Robert Jastrow

This book examines the two great mysteries which have defied science the riddle of life and the riddle of creation.

Astronomy

The Evolving Universe

Michael Zeilik

The ninth edition of this successful textbook describes the full range of the astronomical universe and how astronomers think about the cosmos.

The Evolving Universe

An Introduction to Astronomy

Donald Goldsmith

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Astronomy

The Evolving Universe

Zeilik

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The Evolving Universe

Donald Goldsmith

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The Evolving Universe and the Origin of Life

The Search for Our Cosmic Roots

Pekka Teerikorpi, Mauri Valtonen, K. Lehto, Harry Lehto, Gene Byrd, Arthur Chernin

Sir Isaac Newton famously said, regarding his discoveries, "If I have seen further it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants." The Evolving Universe and the Origin of Life describes, complete with fascinating biographical details of the thinkers involved, the ascent to the metaphorical shoulders accomplished by the greatest minds in history. For the first time, a single book can take the reader on a journey through the history of the universe as interpreted by the expanding body of knowledge of humankind. From subatomic particles to the protein chains that form life, and expanding in scale to the entire universe, this book covers the science that explains how we came to be. The Evolving Universe and the Origin of Life contains a great breadth of knowledge, from astronomy to physics, from chemistry to biology. It includes over 350 figures that enhance the comprehension of concepts both basic and advanced, and is a non-technical, easy-to-read text at an introductory college level that is ideal for anyone interested in science as well as its history.

Our Evolving Universe

Malcolm S. Longair

An inspiring and highly illustrated introduction to current astronomy and cosmology for the general reader or student.