Research Catalog

Title

Schaum's outline of theory and problems of astronomy / Stacy E. Palen.

Author

Palen, Stacy E.

Publication

New York : McGraw-Hill, c2002.

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Details

Description

vi, 234 p. : ill.; 28 cm.

Series Statement

Schaum's outline series

Alternative Title

Theory and problems of astronomy

Subject

• Astronomie
• Astronomy > Outlines, syllabi, etc

Note

• Includes index.

Contents

Chapter 1. Physics Facts -- About Masses -- About Gases -- About Light -- About Distance -- Chapter 2. The Sky and Telescopes -- Coordinate Systems and Timescales -- Instrumentation -- Chapter 3. Terrestrial Planets -- Formation of Terrestrial Planets -- Evolution of the Terrestrial Planets -- Mercury -- Venus -- Earth -- Moon -- Mars -- Moons of Mars -- Chapter 4. Jovian Planets and Their Satellites -- Jupiter -- Saturn -- Uranus -- Neptune -- Moons -- Rings -- Chapter 5. Debris -- Comets -- Meteorites -- Asteroids -- Pluto and Charon -- Chapter 6. The Interstellar Medium and Star Formation -- The Interstellar Medium -- Star Formation -- Chapter 7. Main-Sequence Stars and the Sun -- Equilibrium of Stars -- Observable Properties of Stars -- The Sun -- Chapter 8. Stellar Evolution -- Why Do Stars Evolve? -- How Do Stars Evolve? -- Stars [ 8 M[subscript Sun] -- Stars ] 8 M[subscript Sun]: Supernovae -- Where Do We Come From? -- Chapter 9. Stellar Remnants (White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars, and Black Holes) -- Degenerate Gas Pressure -- White Dwarfs -- Neutron Stars -- Black Holes -- Chapter 10. Galaxies and Clusters -- The Milky Way -- Normal Galaxies -- Active Galaxies and Quasars -- Chapter 11. Cosmology -- Hubble's Law -- Hubble's Law and the Expansion of the Universe -- Hubble's Law and the Age of the Universe -- Hubble's Law and the Size of the Universe -- The Big Bang -- Life in the Universe -- Appendix 1. Physical and Astronomical Constants -- Appendix 2. Units and Unit Conversions -- Appendix 3. Algebra Rules -- Appendix 4. History of Astronomy Timeline.

ISBN

• 0071364366
• 9780071364362

LCCN

^^2002278877

OCLC

• 46333848
• 48687675

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library