Foundations of Astrophysics

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Author(s): Barbara Ryden, Bradley Peterson
Edition: 1
Publisher: Pearson Education
Year: 2010

Language: English
Pages: 627
City: San Francisco, CA

Preface xi
Early Astronomy 1
Emergence of Modern Astronomy 29
Orbital Mechanics 61
The Earth-Moon System 83
Interaction of Radiation and Matter 111
Astronomical Detection of Light 146
The Sun 172
Overview of the Solar System 194
Earth and Moon 209
the Planets 232
Small Bodies in the Solar System 266
The Solar System in Perspective 290
Properties of Stars 307
Stellar Atmospheres 336
Stellar Interiors 350
The Interstellar Medium 376
Formation and Evolution of Stars 393
Stellar Remnants 409
Our Galaxy 433
Galaxies 467
Active Galaxies 489
Clusters and Superclusters 511
Cosmology 526
History of the Universe 551
Astronomical Data 575
Bibliography 583
Credits 585
Index 589