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An attractive introductory textbook for nonscience majors which strives to make entry-level astronomy much more than just an undergraduate degree hurdle (incidentally, this may be the first such book to compare Saturn's moon Mimas to the Death Star from Star Wars). The authors have numerous tricks for getting readers' attention, including colorful diagrams and eye-catching subject and sidebar headings which elevate even the most trod-over subjects (like Newton's laws) into the realm of "cool" (Newton's third law: whatever is pushed, pushes back). Coverage includes Earth's motions, gravity and orbits, light, the solar system, stars and stellar evolution, and galaxies, the universe, and cosmology.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book Description
With its "How Science Works" theme, 21st Century Astronomy emphasizes the process of scientific thinking and the relevance of scientific observations. The authors showcase the excitement of contemporary astronomy and encourage readers to consider both the methods and the goals of scientific research.

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With its "How Science Works" theme, 21st Century Astronomy emphasizes the process of scientific thinking and the relevance of scientific observations. The authors showcase the excitement of contemporary astronomy and encourage readers to consider both the methods and the goals of scientific research.

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