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02800aam a2200409Ii 4500 001 B3DD4A72CF3111EB9A1890BA3BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210617010040 008 180731s2019 nyua 001 0 eng d 020 $a 0393675548 020 $a 9780393675542 020 $a 9780393675603 020 $a 0393675602 035 $a (OCoLC)1046108992 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d OCLCQ $d STI $d OCLCF $d NUI $d SILO 050 4 $a QB45.2 $b .A14 2019 100 1 $a Kay, Laura, $e author. 245 10 $a 21st century astronomy : $b stars and galaxies / $c Laura Kay (Barnard College), Stacy Palen (Weber State University), George Blumenthal (University of California, Santa Cruz). 246 3 $a Twenty-first century astronomy, stars and galaxies 246 3 $a Stars and galaxies 250 $a Sixth edition [condensed] 264 1 $a New York : $b W.W. Norton & Company, $c [2019] 300 $a xxxii, 195 pages, pages 352-685, pages A1-A26, G1-G15, pages SA1-SA8, pages C1-C3, pages I1-I23 : $b illustrations (some color) ; $c 28 cm 500 $a Chapters 8-12 of 21st Century Astronomy (6th ed.) not included in this condensed edition. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Part I: Introduction to astronomy. Thinking like an astronomer ; Patterns in the sky : motions of Earth and the Moon ; Motion of astronomical bodies ; Gravity and orbits ; Light ; The tools of the astronomer -- Part II: The solar system. The formation of planetary systems -- Part III: Stars and stellar evolution. Taking the measure of stars ; Our star : the sun ; The interstellar medium and star formation ; Evolution of low-mass stars ; Evolution of high-mass stars ; Relativity and black holes -- Part IV: Galaxies, the universe, and cosmology. Galaxies ; The Milky Way: a normal spiral galaxy ; The expanding universe ; Cosmology ; Large-scale structure in the universe ; Life -- Appendix. Appendix 1: Mathematical tools ; Appendix 2: Physical constants and units ; Appendix 3: Periodic table of the elements ; Appendix 4: Properties of planets, dwarf planets, and moons ; Appendix 5: Space missions ; Appendix 6: Brightest stars ; Appendix 7: Observing the sky ; Appendix 8: Uniform circular motion and circular orbits -- Glossary -- Selected answers -- Credits -- Index. 650 0 $a Astronomy $v Textbooks. 650 7 $a Astronomy. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00819673 651 0 $a Solar system $v Textbooks. 651 7 $a Solar system. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01244288 655 7 $a Textbooks. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423863 655 7 $a Textbooks. $2 lcgft 700 1 $a Palen, Stacy, $e author. 700 1 $a Blumenthal, George $q (George Ray), $e author. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20220317030837.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B3DD4A72CF3111EB9A1890BA3BECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search