An Introduction to Basic Astronomy Concepts (with Space Photos)
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Also available in paperback (full-color ISBN 978-1478169383, black and white ISBN 978-1478169727).
This eBook provides a highly visual and colorful introduction to a variety of basic astronomy concepts:
Overview of the Solar SystemUnderstanding the Lunar PhasesUnderstanding Solar and Lunar EclipsesUnderstanding the SeasonsEvidence that the Earth is RoundModels of Our Solar SystemLaws of Motion in AstronomyBeyond Our Solar SystemThis eBook features numerous NASA space photos. (NASA did not participate in the writing or publication of this eBook.) Many diagrams, like the heliocentric and geocentric models or explaining the phases of the moon, were constructed by combining together NASA space photos instead of simply drawing circles.
The content is suitable for a general interest audience, as well as those who may be learning astronomy and are looking for some supplemental instruction that is highly visual and focused on a variety of fundamental concepts.
There are about 17,000 words in this eBook and over 100 color images. (The paperback edition of this eBook has 186 pages.)
Tips: A few of the photos can look much larger if you simply rotate your eReader 90 degrees, switching between portrait and landscape mode. (Some popular eReaders also allow you to zoom in on an individual picture, though the zoom option is not always easy to find.) Remember that you can change the font size on your eReader to make the text larger or smaller (but, unfortunately, this may not affect the size of the equations, but, fortunately, there are only a few equations in this eBook).
The author, Chris McMullen, is a physics and astronomy instructor at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. He earned his Ph.D. in physics at Oklahoma State University in phenomenological high-energy physics (particle physics). His doctoral dissertation was on the collider phenomenology of superstring-inspired large extra dimensions, a field in which he has coauthored several papers.
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An Introduction to Basic Astronomy Concepts by Chris McMullen, Ph.D.
Includes several photos and custom illustrations.Read an accessible introduction to essential astronomy concepts.Topics include the solar system, lunar phases, solar eclipses, lunar eclipses, what causes earth’s seasons, evidence that the earth is round, the heliocentric model, the geocentric model, stellar parallax, Kepler’s laws, angular momentum, tides, the stars, and galaxies.Written by Chris McMullen, Ph.D., who has over 20 years of experience teaching university students.
The heliocentric model
The heliocentric and geocentric models were the two main models of the solar system. Kepler actually revised one of these models. Which one, and how?
The geocentric model
Galileo observed a feature of Venus that is only possible in one of the two pre-Kepler models of the solar system. What could Galileo have observed that would be possible in one model, but not the other?
Kepler’s second law
One way to think of conservation of angular momentum is the “sweeping out” of equal areas in equal times. The same concept of conservation of angular momentum that explains the motion of a body in an elliptical orbit also explains the motion of a spinning ice skater.
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ISBN/ASIN
B008G4OR1U 1478169729 1478169389 1469925923 B008G4OR1U 1512044288
Pages
186 186 186 40 168 172
Description
The eBook edition has color photos (provided that you use a reader that has a color display). The eBook edition has orange bars on the side of the cover. The black and white paperback edition has black and white photos. This edition says “black and white” on the cover. The premium paperback edition has color photos. This edition says “space photos” instead of “black and white” on the cover. Fully illustrated in color on 8.5″ by 11″ paper. At 40 pages, this is much shorter than the author’s other astronomy book (designed for younger kids). Understand basic concepts of chemistry without all of the math. Solve a variety of pattern recognition puzzles.
ASIN : B008G4OR1U
Publisher : Astro Nutz
Accessibility : Learn more
Publication date : June 27, 2012
Edition : 3rd
Language : English
File size : 21.6 MB
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 186 pages
Page Flip : Enabled
Grade level : 10 – 12
Reading age : 15 – 18 years
Best Sellers Rank: #122,819 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store) #2 in Teen & Young Adult Astronomy eBooks #12 in Astronomy for Teens & Young Adults #27 in Astronomy (Kindle Store)
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