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Astronomy: The Evolving Universe

Hardback book by Michael Zeilik
Second Edition
Harper & Row, Publishers
Copyright © 1979 by Michael Zeilik

Summary of Contents includes:

" PART ONE: Changing Conceptions of the Cosmos
Chapter 1: From Chaos to Cosmos
Chapter 2: The Rise of Cosmological Models
Chapter 3: The New World Order
Chapter 4: The Clockwork Universe
Chapter 5: The Birth of Astrophysics
Chapter 6: Telescopes and Our Vision of the Cosmos
Chapter 7: Einstein and the Unity of the Universe

PART TWO: The Kingdom of the Sun
Chapter 8: The Sun: A Typical Star
Chapter 9: Spaceship Earth: An Inhabited Planet
Chapter 10: The Moon: Earth's Companion Planet
Chapter 11: The Terrestrial Planets: Worlds Like the Earth
Chapter 12: The Jovian Planets: Liquid, Giant Worlds
Chapter 13: The Origin and Evolution of the Solar System

PART THREE: The Universe of Stars and Galaxies
Chapter 14: Surveying the Milky Way
Chapter 15: The Contents of the Milky Way
Chapter 16: Our Spiraling Galaxy
Chapter 17: Beyond the Milky Way
Chapter 18: Extragalactic Cosmic Explosions: Violent Evolution

PART FOUR: Cosmic Evolution
Chapter 19: The Lives of Stars
Chapter 20: Stardeath
Chapter 21: The Universe Unfolding
Chapter 22: Bios and Cosmos

Appendix A. Units
Appendix B. Planetary Data
Appendix C. Physical Constants, Astronomical Data
Appendix D. Stars Within 13 Light Years
Appendix E. The Twenty Brightest Stars
Appendix F. Understanding Contour Maps
Appendix G. Periodic Table of the Elements
Glossary
Index "

It is in good condition with moderate edgewear to the cover.
No torn or ripped pages.
There are several pages with some highlighting and underlining.

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