Conceptual astronomy: a journey of ideas
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| ISBN: | 0471509965 |
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Contents
Part 1 Concepts of the Solar System
Chapter 1 Motions in the Soiar System 5
1.1 The Visible Stars 6
1.2 The Motions of the Planets 8
1.3 The Motions of the Sun 10
1.4 The Motions of the Moon 13
1.5 Eclipses of the Sun and Moon 14
Conceptual Activity 1 Observing the Sun's Motions
19
Chapter 2 Models of the Solar System
2.1 Scientific Models 22
2.2 A Model of Motions in the Solar System 23
2.3 Building an Alternative Model 29
2.4 Models of the Solar System: A Historical
Perspective 33
2.5 A Heliocentric Model Reborn 36
Conceptual Activity 2 Retrograde Motion of Mars 42
Chapter 3 Gravitation and the Solar System 43
3.1 The Physics of Motion 44
3.2 Motion and Forces 47
3.3 Motion and Gravitation 50
3.4 Cosmic Consequences of Universal Laws 53
Conceptual Activity 3 The Inverse-Square Law 59
Chapter 4 The Earth: A Model Planet 60
4.1 Planetary Evolution and Energy 61
4.2 The Earth's Mass, Density, and Interior 62
4.3 The Evolution of the Crust and the Earth's Age
4.4 The Earth's Atmosphere and Oceans 67
4.5 The Earth's Magnetic Field 71
4.6 An Overview of the Earth's Evolution 75
Conceptual Activity 4 Half-Life SO
Chapter 5 Venus and Mars: Earthlike Worlds 82
5.1 Venus: Orbital and Physical Properties 83
5.2 The Atmosphere of Venus 87
5.3 The Active Surface of Venus 88
5.4 Mars: General Characteristics 93
5.5 The Martian Surface 95
5.6 The Moons of Mars 99
Conceptual Activity 5 The Doppler Shift and Planetary
Rotation 103
Chapter 6 The Moon and Mercury: Fossil Worlds
105
6.1 The Moon's Orbit, Rotation, Size, and Mass 106
6.2 The Moon's Surface Environment 108
6.3 The Moon's Surface: pre-Apollo 109
6.4 Apollo Mission Results 112
6.5 Angular Momentum and the Earth-Moon System
116
6.6 The Origin of the Moon 117
6.7 Mercury: Orbital and Physical Characteristics 119
6.8 The Evolution of the Moon and Mercury
Compared 121
Conceptual Activity 6 The Solar Day on Mercury 126
Chapter 7 The Jovian Planets and Moons 127
7.1 Jupiter 128
7.2 The Moons and Rings of Jupiter 131
7.3 Saturn 135
7.4 The Moons and Rings of Saturn 137
7.5 Uranus 140
7.6 Neptune 143
7.7 Pluto and Charon 146
Chapter 8 Solar System Debris and Origin 152
8.1 Asteroids 153
8.2 Comets 155
8.3 Meteors and Meteorites 159
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8.4 Nebular Models of the Formation of the Solar
System 162
8.5 The Formation of the Planets 165
Conceptual Activity 8 The Orbit of Hallev's Comet
170
The View from Miranda, Moon of Uranus 172
Part 2 Concepts of the Stellar Evolution
175
Chapter 9 Celestial Light 177
9.1 Sunlight and Spectroscopy 178
9.2 Analyzing Sunlight 181
9.3 Spectra and Atoms 184
9.4 Spectra from Atoms 189
9.5 The Doppler Shift Revisited 192
Conceptual Activity 9 Using a Spectroscope 197
Chapter 10 Our Sun: A .Model Star 199
10.1 The Sun's Physical Properties 200
10.2 Ordinary Gases 200
10.3 The Sun's Spectrum 201
10.4 Energy Flow in the Sun 206
10.5 Energy Production in the Solar Interior 209
10.6 The Active Sun 212
10.7 Solar Eclipses and Relativity 216
Conceptual Activity 10 The Size of the Sun 222
Chapter 11 The Stars as Suns 224
11.1 Messages of Starlight 225
11.2 Stellar Distances: Parallaxes 228
11.3 Stellar Colors, Temperatures, and Sizes 230
11.4 Spectra] Classification of Stars 231
11.5 The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram 234
11.6 Weighing and Sizing Stars: Binary Systems 238
11.7 Stellar Activity 243
Conceptual Activity 11 Classifying Stars 247
Chapter 12 Starbirth and interstellar Matter 250
12.1 Interstellar Gas 251
12.2 Interstellar Dust 256
12.3 Starbirth: Basic Concepts 260
12.4 Starbirth: Observations 263
Chapter 13 Star Lives 272
13.1 Stellar Evolution and the Hertzsprung-Russell
Diagram 273
13.2 Stellar Anatomy 275
13.3 Star Models 276
13.4 Energy Generation and Chemical Compositions
277
13.5 Theoretical Evolution of a One-Solar-Mass Star
278
13.6 Theoretical Evolution of a Five-Solar-Mass Star
282
13.7 Observational Evidence for Stellar Evolution 283
13.8 The Synthesis of Elements in Stars 288
Chapter 14 Stardeaths 292
14.1 White and Brown Dwarf Stars 293
14.2 Neutron Stars 294
14.3 Novas 295
14.4 Supernovas 297
14.5 The Manufacture of Heavy Elements 303
14.6 Pulsars 305
14.7 Black Holes 308
14.8 Observing Black Holes 309
The View from Alpha Centauri, Nearest Star
to the Sun 316
Part 3 Concepts of Cosmology 319
Chapter 15 The Milky Way Home Giiaxy 321
15.1 Overview of the Galaxy's Structure 322
15.2 Galactic Rotation 324
15.3 Galactic Structure 327
15.4 The Evolution of Spiral Structure 331
15.5 The Center of the Galaxy 332
15.6 The Halo of the Galaxy 336
15.7 Evolution of the Galaxy 337
Conceptual Activity 15 The Period—Luminosity
Relation for Cepheids 342
Chapter 16 Normal Galaxies 343
16.1 The Discover) of Galaxies 344
16.2 Types of Normal Galaxies 345
16.3 Surveying Galaxies 348
16.4 Hubble's Law and Distances 351
16.5 General Properties of Galaxies 353
16.6 Clusters and Superclusters of Galaxies .156
16.7 Intergalactic Medium and Dark Matter 365
Conceptual Activity 16 Hubble's Law 369
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Chapter 17 Active Galaxies and Quasars 371
17.1 Violent Activity and Active Galaxies 372
17.2 Seyfert Galaxies and BL Lacertae Objects 376
17.3 Quasars 378
17.4 Double Quasars and Gravitational Lenses 381
17.5 Troubles with Quasars 383
Chapter 18 The Cosmos: Past and Present 392
18.1 Cosmological Assumptions and Observations 393
18.2 The Big Bang Model 396
18.3 The Cosmic Background Radiation 397
18.4 The Standard Big Bang Model 398
18.5 Elementary Particles and the Cosmos 403
18.6 The Inflationary Universe 407
Chapter 19 Life in the Cosmos 413
19.1 The Nature of Life on the Earth 414
19.2 The Genesis of Life on the Earth 415
19.3 Life in the Solar System 419
19.4 Mass Extinctions on the Earth? 421
19.5 Life in the Milky Way Galaxy 422
19.6 Neighboring Solar Systems? 423
19.7 Where Are They? 424
The View from Your Imagination 428
Appendix A Units A-l
Appendix B Planetary Data A-5
Appendix C Physical Constants, Astronomical Data
A-10
Appendix D Nearby Stars A-11
Appendix E The Brightest Stars A-13
Appendix F Periodic Table of the Elements A-15
Appendix G Understanding Flux Maps A-16
Appendix H Telescopes A-18
Appendix I Seasonal Sky Charts A-23
Glossary G-l
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