It is a thrilling time to be alive—perhaps more so than any other time in human history. Right now, we are beginning to experience a paradigm shift, and it is a profound one. A paradigm is a general scientific worldview, and a paradigm shift occurs when new science forces us to adopt a different overall […]
Astronomy is a science that thrives on new discoveries. Fueled by new technologies and novel theoretical insights, the study of the cosmos continues to change our understanding of the universe. We are pleased to have the opportunity to pre-sent in this book a representative sample of the known facts, evolving ideas, and frontier discoveries in […]
Astronomy is a science that thrives on new discoveries. Fueled by new technologies and novel theoretical insights, the study of the cosmos continues to change our understanding of the universe. We are pleased to have the opportunity to present in this book a representative sample of the known facts, evolving ideas, and frontier discoveries in […]
You may wonder why it is a good idea to take a general-education science course. Scientists, including astronomers, have a speciï¬c approach to understanding new information. Astronomers “understand†when they can make correct predictions about what will happen next. Astronomers “know†when an idea has been tested dozens or even hundreds of times and the […]
Astronomy makes use of more than 20 decades of the electromagnetic spectrum, from gamma-rays to radio. The observing techniques vary so much over this enormous range that there are distinct disciplines of gamma-ray, X-ray, ultraviolet, optical, infrared, millimetre, and radio astronomy. Modern astrophysics depends on a synthesis of observations from the whole wavelength range, and […]
We humans have gazed into the sky for countless generations. We have wondered how our lives are connected to the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars that adorn the heavens. Today, through the science of astronomy, we know that these connections go far deeper than our ancestors ever imagined. This book tells the story of modern […]
The purpose of this book is to provide an introduction to space mechanics for undergraduate engineering students. It is not directed toward graduate students, researchers, and experienced practitioners, who may nevertheless find useful review material within the book’s contents. The intended readers are those who are studying the subject for the first time and have […]
The purpose of this book, like the fi rst edition, is to provide an introduction to space mechanics for undergraduate engineering students. It is not directed towards graduate students, researchers and experienced practitioners, who may nevertheless fi nd useful review material within the book’s contents. The intended readers are those who are studying the subject […]
We are pleased to have the opportunity to present in this book a representative sample of the known facts, evolving ideas, and frontier discoveries in astronomy today. Astronomy: A Beginner’s Guide to the Universe has been written and designed for students who have taken no previous college science courses and who will likely not major […]
As the title suggests, this book is about fundamental things that one might expect to remain fairly the same. Yet astronomy has evolved enormously over the last few years, and only a few chapters of this book have been left unmodified. Since the book is used also by many amateurs, the introductory chapter has been […]
With this newly revised tenth edition of FOUNDATIONS OF ASTRONOMY, author Mike Seeds’ goal is to help you use astronomy to understand science–and use science to understand what we are. Fascinating and engaging, this text will help you answer two fundamental questions: What are we? How do we know? This edition addresses the newest developments […]
The chemical and thermal evolution of the Earth is actively debated and is of great interest to natural scientists. Heat flow in large bodies being linked to material properties, energy inventories, and mass flow is central to this problem, and is a major focus of this book. Because heat flow depends on time and space, […]