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Gibilisco, Stan. Astronomy Demystified. US: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2002.

Astronomy Demystified

Authors: Stan Gibilisco

Published:  August 2002

eISBN: 9780071412131 0071412131 | ISBN: 9780071384278
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  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part One: The Sky
  • Chapter 1 Coordinating the Heavens
  • Chapter 2 Stars and Constellations
  • Chapter 3 The Sky “Down Under”
  • Chapter 4 The Moon and the Sun
  • Test: Part One
  • Part Two: The Planets
  • Chapter 5 Mercury and Venus
  • Chapter 6 Mars
  • Chapter 7 The Outer Planets
  • Chapter 8 An Extraterrestrial Visitor’s Analysis of Earth
  • Test: Part Two
  • Part Three: Solar System Dynamics
  • Chapter 9 Evolution of the Solar System
  • Chapter 10 Major Moons of the Outer Planets
  • Chapter 11 Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors
  • Chapter 12 The Search for Extraterrestrial Life
  • Test: Part Three
  • Part Four: Beyond Our Solar System
  • Chapter 13 Stars and Nebulae
  • Chapter 14 Extreme Objects in Our Galaxy
  • Chapter 15 Galaxies and Quasars
  • Chapter 16 Special and General Relativity
  • Test: Part Four
  • Part Five: Space Observation and Travel
  • Chapter 17 Optics and Telescopes
  • Chapter 18 Observing the Invisible
  • Chapter 19 Traveling and Living in Space
  • Chapter 20 Your Home Observatory
  • Test: Part Five
  • Final Exam
  • Answers to Quiz, Test, and Exam Questions
  • Suggested Additional Reference
  • Index