The Cosmos Astronomy in the New Millennium
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An exciting introduction to astronomy, the fourth edition of this book uses recent discoveries and stunning photography to inspire non-science majors about the Universe. Written by two highly experienced and engaging instructors, each chapter has been fully updated, with more than 200 new images throughout, including recent images from space missions and the world's best observatories. The newly redesigned text is organized as a series of stories, each presenting the history of the field, the observations made and how they…
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Key features
- Discussions of recent discoveries engage students by giving real-life context to the fundamental scientific background
- Concise enough for one-semester courses, yet rich enough to be used in longer courses, the text assumes no specific background knowledge
- New edition has been fully updated and redesigned to produce streamlined pages and highlight the stunning photography
- Mathematics is boxed and easily read around, making the book suitable for courses taking mathematical approaches and those taking non-mathematical approaches
About the book
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139169332
- Editions 4th Edition
- Format: Digital
- Publication date: 30 January 2019
- ISBN: 9781139169332
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