Astronomy (Age 18, US Bachelor’s 1)
About This Textbook
This textbook is designed to meet scope and sequence requirements of introductory astronomy courses. It can be used for either a one-semester or two-semester introductory course.
Textbook Details
| Author | Andrew Fraknoi (Fromm Institute, University of San Francisco), David Morrison (Nasa [Emeritus] and Seti Institute), and Sidney C. Wolff (NOIRLab [Emerita]) |
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| Age / Grade | Age 18 / US Bachelor’s 1 |
| Original Language | English |
| License Type | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) This means users are free to copy, redistribute, remix, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially, as long as they provide appropriate attribution. Learn more about this license at creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. |
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Table of Contents
Science and the Universe: A Brief Tour — Observing the Sky: The Birth of Astronomy — Orbits and Gravity — Earth, Moon, and Sky — Radiation and Spectra — Astronomical Instruments — Other Worlds: An Introduction to the Solar System — Earth as a Planet — Cratered Worlds — Earthlike Planets: Venus and Mars — The Giant Planets — Rings, Moons, and Pluto — Comets and Asteroids: Debris of the Solar System — Cosmic Samples and the Origin of the Solar System — The Sun: A Garden-Variety Star — The Sun: A Nuclear Powerhouse — Analyzing Starlight — The Stars: A Celestial Census — Celestial Distances — Between the Stars: Gas and Dust in Space — The Birth of Stars and the Discovery of Planets outside the Solar System — Stars from Adolescence to Old Age — The Death of Stars — Black Holes and Curved Spacetime — The Milky Way Galaxy — Galaxies — Active Galaxies, Quasars, and Supermassive Black Holes — The Evolution and Distribution of Galaxies — The Big Bang — Life in the Universe