The Cosmos: Astronomy in the New Millennium
Cambridge University Press
Edition: 5, 7/11/2019
EAN 9781108431385, ISBN10: 1108431380
Paperback, 732 pages, 27.7 x 22.1 x 3 cm
Language: English
The fifth edition of The Cosmos: Astronomy in the New Millennium provides you with the fundamentals of astronomical knowledge that have been built up over decades, with an expanded discussion of the incredible advances that are now taking place in this fast-paced field, such as New Horizons' flyby of Pluto, exoplanets, 'dark matter', and the direct detection of gravitational waves by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO). Written in a clear and easily understandable style, this textbook has been thoroughly revised to include updated data and figures, new images from recent space missions and telescopes, the latest discoveries on supernovae, and new observations of the region around the four-million-solar-mass black hole at the center of our Milky Way Galaxy. A rich array of teaching and learning resources is available at http://thecosmos5.com. The website is regularly updated to include the latest discoveries and photographs in the field.
Preface
About the authors
1. A grand tour of the heavens
2. Light, matter, and energy
powering the Universe
3. Light and telescopes
extending our senses
4. Observing the stars and planets
clockwork of the Universe
5. Gravitation and motion
the early history of astronomy
6. The terrestrial planets
Earth, Moon, and their relatives
7. The Jovian planets
windswept giants
8. Pluto, comets, and space debris
9. Our Solar System and others
10. Our star
the Sun
11. Stars
distant suns
12. How the stars shine
cosmic furnaces
13. The death of stars
recycling
14. Black holes
the end of space and time
15. The Milky Way
our home in the Universe
16. A universe of galaxies
17. Quasars and active galaxies
18. Cosmology
the birth and life of the cosmos
19. In the beginning
20. Life in the Universe
Epilogue
Appendices
Selected readings
Glossary
Index.