TEXTBOOK:
Chaisson & McMillan (Sixth Edition)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction: Early Astronomy, Gravity, Matter and Energy
Chapter 3 Radiation: Information from The Cosmos
Chapter 4 Spectroscopy: The Inner Workings of Atoms
Chapter 5 Telescopes: The Tools
of Astronomy
Chapter 16
The Sun: Our Parent Star
Chapter 17
The Stars: Giants, Dwarfs, and the Main Sequence
Chapter 18
The Interstellar Medium: Gas and Dust among the Stars
Chapter 19
Star Formation: A Traumatic Birth
Chapter 20
Stellar Evolution: The Life and Death of a Star
Chapter 21
Stellar Explosions: Novae, Supernovae, and the Formation of the
Elements
Chapter 22
Neutron Stars and Black Holes: Strang States of Matter
Chapter 23
The Milky Way Galaxy: A Spiral in Space
Chapter 25
Galaxies and Dark Matter: The Large-Scale Structure
Chapter 28 Life in the Universe: Are We Alone?
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