| PART ONE Discovering the Science of Astronomy |
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1 | (95) |
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Beyond the Blue Horizon: A Grand Tour of the Universe |
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3 | (13) |
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Science and Pseudoscience |
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16 | (18) |
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Astronomical Observations: Angles and Errors |
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34 | (11) |
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Basic Observations and Interpretations of the Sky |
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45 | (24) |
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The Historical Quest to Model the Solar System |
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69 | (26) |
| PART TWO Discovering the Nature and Evolution of the Solar System |
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95 | (144) |
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The Structure and Formation of the Solar System |
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97 | (21) |
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The Smallest Bodies of the Solar System: Comets, Minor Planets, and Meteorites |
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118 | (24) |
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Earth and the Moon: Facts and Processes |
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142 | (34) |
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176 | (30) |
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The Jovian Planets and Pluto |
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206 | (33) |
| PART THREE Discovering the Techniques of Astronomy |
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239 | (60) |
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241 | (16) |
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Telescopes: Our Eyes of Discovery |
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257 | (20) |
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Spectra: The Key to Understanding the Universe |
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277 | (22) |
| PART FOUR Discovering the Nature and Evolution of Stars |
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299 | (138) |
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Understanding Stellar Spectra |
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301 | (20) |
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The Observed Properties of Normal Stars |
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321 | (21) |
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The Sun and Stars: Their Energy Sources and Structure |
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342 | (26) |
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Star Formation and Evolution to the Main Sequence |
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368 | (21) |
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Stellar Evolution After the Main Sequence |
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389 | (22) |
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411 | (26) |
| PART FIVE Discovering the Nature and evolution of Galaxies and the Universe |
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The Milky Way: Our Galaxy |
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439 | |
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469 | |
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Peculiar and Unusual Extragalactic Objects |
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500 | |
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The Origin and Evolution of the Universe |
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521 | |
| Appendices |
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| Glossary |
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| Credits |
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| Index |
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