商品簡介
Seeds (physics and astronomy, Franklin and Marshall College, Pennsylvania) and Backman (astronomy, astrobiology, and cosmology; Stanford U.) update their introductory astronomy textbook for undergraduate students every two years or so to keep up with theory, experiment, observation, and expedition. It covers exploring the sky, the stars, the universe of galaxies, the solar system, and life. Among more specific topics are the origin of modern astronomy, the formation and structure of stars, the Milky Way galaxy, the earth and moon as bases for comparative planetology, and life on other worlds. The presentation is very colorful, and a plethora of supplemental teaching and learning aids are available. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
