Horizons exploring the universe - Seeds, Michael A. (Belmont, California Wadsworth Pub. Co., 1993)
Table of Contents: Unit 1. Exploring the Sky: Chapter 1. The Scale of the Cosmos -- Chapter 2. The Sky -- Chapter 3. Cycles of the Sky -- Chapter 4. The Origin of Modern Astronomy -- Chapter 5. Astronomical Tools -- Unit 2. The Stars: Chapter 6. Atoms and Starlight -- Chapter 7. The Sun -- Chapter 8. The Properties of Stars -- Chapter 9. The Formation and Structure of Stars -- Chapter 10. The Deaths of Stars -- Chapter 11. Neutron Stars and Black Holes -- Unit 3. The Universe of Galaxies: Chapter 12. The Milky Way -- Chapter 13. Galaxies -- Chapter 14. Galaxies with Active Nuclei -- Chapter 15. Cosmology -- Unit 4. Planets in Perspective: Chapter 16. The Origin of the Solar System -- Chapter 17. The Earthlike Planets -- Chapter 18. Worlds of the Outer Solar System -- Chapter 19. Meteorites, Asteroids, and Comets -- Unit 5. Life: Chapter 20. Life on Other Worlds -- Chapter 21. Afterword. -- Appendixes. Glossary. Answers to Even-Numbered Problems. Index. Star Charts. Boxes. Observational Activities.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Astronomy