Product Description

The second edition of Voyages through the Universe provides students and professors with the best of both worlds. Written by two distinguished research scientists and an award-winning astronomy lecturer, the author team combines the latest science with classroom-testing teaching strategies. It is an authoritative and up-to-date text, and its approachable humorous writing style makes it accessible for all students. Also available in two stand alone volumes. Customisable WebCT curriculum available with the text.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1221934 in Books
• Published on: 2001-01-16
• Binding: Paperback
• 728 pages

Synopsis
Available FREE with any of the three textbooks in the Voyages series, the 2001 Update contains updated material on Mars Global Surveyor and Galileo spacecraft results, the NEAR-Shoemaker data from the asteroid Eros, the discovery of new extra-solar planets and planetary systems, the latest from Chandra, the implications of the latest cosmological measurements and more. The Update refers the reader back to the appropriate chapter of the main text, and shows how new discoveries and ideas fit, and includes both published and Web resources.

From the Author
This is volume 1 of a textbook.
You may be asking yourself why Voyages through the Universe is listed twice in the Amazon.com catalog. This (cheaper) version is actually volume 1 of the book , which is an introductory, non-mathematical textbook on astronomy for non-science majors. Volume 1, which was published separately from the full book, covers the night sky, light and how we decode it, telescopes, and all the bodies in the solar system (planets, moons, rings, asteroids, and comets.) While this is a college text, it is written (we believe) in a friendly inviting style that also makes it a good way for anyone to get an overview of the many things we are learning about the solar system from our many new instruments.