Foundations of Astronomy
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Fascinating and engaging, the book illustrates how science works, and how scientists depend on evidence to test hypotheses.
With this newly revised 9th edition of FOUNDATIONS OF ASTRONOMY, Mike Seeds' goal is to help students use astronomy to understand science and use science to understand what we are....
This edition addresses the latest discoveries in the study of astronomy, including information to emphasize observations over the entire electromagnetic spectrum; new data on star formation and stellar structure; new insight on global ...
Foundations of Astronomy
Foundations of Astronomy
Foundations of Astronomy
Fascinating and engaging, this text illustrates the scientific method and guides students to answer these fundamental questions: "What are we?" and "How do we know?
A rough estimate based on observations of galaxies and galaxy clusters is that dark matter outweighs ordinary matter by a factor of between 5 and 10. Looking at the Universe of visible matter in galaxies is like looking at a tree and ...
Fascinating, engaging, and extremely visual, this text emphasizes the scientific method throughout as it guides students to answer two fundamental questions: What are we? And how do we know?
In discussing the interplay between evidence and hypothesis, Seeds provides not only fact but also a conceptual framework for understanding the logic of science.This edition addresses the newest developments and latest discoveries in the ...
Foundations of Astronomy
Fascinating, engaging, and visually vibrant, this text will help you answer two fundamental questions: What are we? And how do we know?
Foundations of Astronomy: CD-ROM
Fascinating, engaging, and extremely visual, this text emphasizes the scientific method throughout as it guides students to answer two fundamental questions: What are we? And how do we know?
Innovative pedagogy in this edition stimulates critical thinking and is coupled with Seeds' proven success in writing at a level appropriate for students.
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