Teach Yourself Astronomy

Author : Patrick Moore
Publisher : Teach Yourself
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2010-02-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781444129779

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Patrick Moore's Astronomy: Teach Yourself by Patrick Moore Pdf

Patrick Moore's Astronomy will ensure you recognize what you are seeing in the night sky. You will investigate the sun, moon, planets comets and stars and learn how to observe them. This comprehensive guide, complete with star charts, will map out the skies and allow you to impress your friends with your knowledge of the sky at night. NOT GOT MUCH TIME? One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started. AUTHOR INSIGHTS Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience. TEST YOURSELF Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress. EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGE Extra online articles at www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of astronomy. FIVE THINGS TO REMEMBER Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts. TRY THIS Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.

Author : Richard Talcott
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2008-11-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780470446843

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Teach Yourself VISUALLY Astronomy by Richard Talcott Pdf

From dramatic lunar eclipses to brilliant comets, the night sky fascinates people. Brimming with beautiful color photos, this book walks you through everything you need to know to maximize your enjoyment of astronomy, from choosing a telescope to identifying constellations and planets. Whether you're a student, hobbyist, or lifelong stargazer, you can turn to this book for practical guidance on observing stars, planets, moons, and galaxies; tracking meteors, comets, and eclipses; choosing tools for viewing; and photographing the skies. Helpful star maps, charts, and timetables bring the sky to life!

Author : Patrick Moore,Percy Seymour
Publisher : Teach Yourself
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 1473608759

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Patrick Moore's Astronomy by Patrick Moore,Percy Seymour Pdf

Astronomy: A Complete Introduction will ensure you recognize what you are seeing in the night sky. You will investigate the sun, moon, planets comets and stars and learn how to observe them. This comprehensive guide, complete with star charts, will map out the skies and allow you to impress your friends with your knowledge of the sky at night. Astronomy: A Complete Introduction includes: Chapter 1: Introducing Astronomy Chapter 2: The spinning sky Chapter 3: Sky-watchers Chapter 4: The astronomer's telescope Chapter 5: Into space Chapter 6: The Sun Chapter 7: The Moon Chapter 8: The Sun's family Chapter 9: The inner planets Chapter 10: The outer planets Chapter 11: Minor members of the Solar System Chapter 12: The stars Chapter 13: Pattern of stars Chapter 14: Double and variable stars Chapter 15: The life and times of a star Chapter 16: The Star-clusters and nebulae Chapter 17: The depths of the universe Chapter 18: Into the future - life beyond the Earth

Author : Jay Pasachoff,John Percy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2005-12-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 052184262X

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Teaching and Learning Astronomy by Jay Pasachoff,John Percy Pdf

Astronomy is taught in schools worldwide, but few schoolteachers have any background in astronomy or astronomy teaching, and available resources may be insufficient or non-existent. This volume highlights the many places for astronomy in the curriculum; relevant education research and 'best practice'; strategies for pre-service and in-service teacher education; the use of the Internet and other technologies; and the role that planetariums, observatories, science centres, and organisations of professional and amateur astronomers can play. The special needs of developing countries, and other under-resourced areas are also highlighted. The book concludes by addressing how the teaching and learning of astronomy can be improved worldwide. This valuable overview is based on papers and posters presented by experts at a Special Session of the International Astronomical Union.

Author : Sir Patrick Moore
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2008-08-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 0071550097

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Teach Yourself Astronomy by Sir Patrick Moore Pdf

Learn about the cosmos from your armchair Sir Patrick Moore, who has presented the BBC’s “The Sky at Night” since 1957 and has won numerous awards for his work, guides you through the major breakthroughs in astronomy over the last five years.

Author : David A. Rothery
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Astronomy
ISBN : OCLC:939656015

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Teach Yourself Planets by David A. Rothery Pdf

This is a guide to the Sun's family of planets and their moons. The book details their internal structures, surface features and weather patterns and explains the processes that have shaped them. It discusses the possibilities of finding life on other planetary bodies, explores asteroids and explains how to see the planets in the sky.

Author : Teach Yourself Publishing
Publisher : Teach Yourself
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Astronomy
ISBN : 0658010093

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Astronomy by Teach Yourself Publishing Pdf

Presents alphabetically arranged, cross-referenced entries on astronomy and space exploration, with quick summary fact boxes, diagrams, charts, and a chronology.

Author : Stacy Palen,Ana Larson
Publisher : W. W. Norton
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 0393419843

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Learning Astronomy by Doing Astronomy, 2nd Edition Workbook by Stacy Palen,Ana Larson Pdf

Research shows that students learn best by doing. This workbook, written by two master teachers, contains 36 field-tested activities, including nine new to the Second Edition, that span the introductory astronomy course and can be used in any size classroom. Each activity is now self-contained with an introduction that provides necessary background material for students. Activities are built around a concept that leads students from basic knowledge to a deeper understanding through guided interactions. The Second Edition is supported by Smartwork5, so instructors can easily assess student understanding.

Author : BAIDYANATH BASU,TANUKA CHATTOPADHYAY,SUDHINDRA NATH BISWAS
Publisher : PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.
Page : 599 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9788120340718

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AN INTRODUCTION TO ASTROPHYSICS by BAIDYANATH BASU,TANUKA CHATTOPADHYAY,SUDHINDRA NATH BISWAS Pdf

This invaluable book, now in its second edition, covers a wide range of topics appropriate for both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in astrophysics. The book conveys a deep and coherent understanding of the stellar phenomena, and basic astrophysics of stars, galaxies, clusters of galaxies and other heavenly bodies of interest. Since the first appearance of the book in 1997, significant progress has been made in different branches of Astronomy and Astrophysics. The second edition takes into account the developments of the subject which have taken place in the last decade. It discusses the latest introduction of L and T dwarfs in the Hertzsprung-Russel diagram (or H-R diagram). Other developments discussed pertain to standard solar model, solar neutrino puzzle, cosmic microwave background radiation, Drake equation, dwarf galaxies, ultra compact dwarf galaxies, compact groups and cluster of galaxies. Problems at the end of each chapter motivate the students to go deeper into the topics. Suggested readings at the end of each chapter have been complemented.

Author : Dinah L. Moché
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 1620459906

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Astronomy by Dinah L. Moché Pdf

For a generation, Astronomy: A Self-Teaching Guide has introduced hundreds of thousands of readers worldwide to the night sky. Now this classic beginner's guide has been completely revised to bring it up to date with the latest discoveries. Updated with the latest, most accurate information, new online resources, and more than 100 new graphics and photos, this Eighth Edition features: ·Website addresses throughout for the best color images and astronomy resources online ·Technical ideas made simple without mathematics ·A beautiful updated full-color, glossy insert with spectacular images ·An interactive format with learning goals, reviews, self-tests, and answers for fast learning

Author : Jim Breithaupt
Publisher : Hodder Education
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Astronomy
ISBN : 0340782145

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Astronomy by Jim Breithaupt Pdf

Author : Carl J. Hansen,Steven D Kawaler
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781468402148

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Stellar Interiors by Carl J. Hansen,Steven D Kawaler Pdf

That trees should have been cut down to provide paper for this book was an ecological afIront. From a book review. - Anthony Blond (in the Spectator, 1983) The first modern text on our subject, Structure and Evolution of the Stars, was published over thirty years ago. In it, Martin Schwarzschild described numerical experiments that successfully reproduced most of the observed properties of the majority of stars seen in the sky. He also set the standard for a lucid description of the physics of stellar interiors. Ten years later, in 1968, John P. Cox's tw~volume monograph Principles of Stellar Structure appeared, as did the more specialized text Principles of Stellar Evolution and Nuc1eosynthesis by Donald D. Clayton-and what a difference ten years had made. The field had matured into the basic form that it remains today. The past twenty-plus years have seen this branch of astrophysics flourish and develop into a fundamental pillar of modern astrophysics that addresses an enormous variety of phenomena. In view of this it might seem foolish to offer another text of finite length and expect it to cover any more than a fraction of what should be discussed to make it a thorough and self-contained reference. Well, it doesn't. Our specific aim is to introduce only the fundamentals of stellar astrophysics. You will find little reference here to black holes, millisecond pulsars, and other "sexy" objects.

Author : David Arnett
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1996-03-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 0691011478

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Supernovae and Nucleosynthesis by David Arnett Pdf

This book investigates the question of how matter has evolved since its origin in the Big Bang, from the cosmological synthesis of hydrogen and helium to the generation of the complex set of nuclei that comprise our world and our selves. A central theme is the evolution of gravitationally contained thermonuclear reactors, otherwise known as stars. Our current understanding is presented systematically and quantitatively, by combining simple analytic models with new state-of-the-art computer simulations. The narrative begins with the clues (primarily the solar system abundance pattern), the constraining physics (primarily nuclear and particle physics), and the thermonuclear burning in the Big Bang itself. It continues with a step-by-step description of how stars evolve by nuclear reactions, a critical investigation of supernova explosion mechanisms and the formation of neutron stars and of black holes, and an analysis of how such explosions appear to astronomers (illustrated by comparison with recent observations). It concludes with a synthesis of these ideas for galactic evolution, with implications for nucleosynthesis in the first generation of stars and for the solar system abundance pattern. Emphasis is given to questions that remain open, and to active research areas that bridge the disciplines of astronomy, cosmochemistry, physics, and planetary and space science. Extensive references are given.

Author : Patrick Moore,Percy Seymour
Publisher : Teach Yourself
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781473608764

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Patrick Moore's Astronomy: A Complete Introduction: Teach Yourself by Patrick Moore,Percy Seymour Pdf

Astronomy: A Complete Introduction will ensure you recognize what you are seeing in the night sky. You will investigate the sun, moon, planets comets and stars and learn how to observe them. This comprehensive guide, complete with star charts, will map out the skies and allow you to impress your friends with your knowledge of the sky at night. Astronomy: A Complete Introduction includes: Chapter 1: Introducing Astronomy Chapter 2: The spinning sky Chapter 3: Sky-watchers Chapter 4: The astronomer's telescope Chapter 5: Into space Chapter 6: The Sun Chapter 7: The Moon Chapter 8: The Sun's family Chapter 9: The inner planets Chapter 10: The outer planets Chapter 11: Minor members of the Solar System Chapter 12: The stars Chapter 13: Pattern of stars Chapter 14: Double and variable stars Chapter 15: The life and times of a star Chapter 16: The Star-clusters and nebulae Chapter 17: The depths of the universe Chapter 18: Into the future - life beyond the Earth

Author : George Ogden Abell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 780 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015038874429

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Exploration of the Universe by George Ogden Abell Pdf