Astronomy 2e Openstax

by Rachel Mastrapa

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De Anza College
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Physics
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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: Introduction to Astronomy
  7. 1.1: Introduction
  8. 1.2: The Nature of Astronomy
  9. 1.3: The Nature of Science
  10. 1.4: The Laws of Nature
  11. 1.5: Numbers in Astronomy
  12. 1.6: Consequences of Light Travel Time
  13. 2: The Universe
  14. 2.1: A Tour of the Universe
  15. 2.2: The Universe on the Large Scale
  16. 2.3: The Universe of the Very Small
  17. 2.4: A Conclusion and a Beginning
  18. 3: Ancient Astronomy
  19. 3.1: The Sky Above
  20. 3.2: Ancient Astronomy
  21. 3.3: Key Terms
  22. 4: Modern Astronomy
  23. 4.1: The Birth of Modern Astronomy
  24. 4.2: The Laws of Planetary Motion
  25. 5: Physics and Gravity
  26. 5.1: Newton’s Great Synthesis
  27. 5.2: Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation
  28. 5.3: Orbits in the Solar System
  29. 5.4: Motions of Satellites and Spacecraft
  30. 5.5: Gravity with More Than Two Bodies
  31. 5.6: Key Terms
  32. 6: Time
  33. 6.1: Earth and Sky
  34. 6.2: The Seasons
  35. 6.3: Keeping Time
  36. 6.4: The Calendar
  37. 7: The Moon
  38. 7.1: Phases and Motions of the Moon
  39. 8: The Moon 2
  40. 8.1: Ocean Tides and the Moon
  41. 8.2: Eclipses of the Sun and Moon
  42. 8.3: Key Terms
  43. 9: Light
  44. 9.1: The Behavior of Light
  45. 9.2: The Electromagnetic Spectrum
  46. 9.3: Spectroscopy in Astronomy
  47. 9.4: The Structure of the Atom
  48. 9.5: Formation of Spectral Lines
  49. 9.6: The Doppler Effect
  50. 9.7: Key Terms
  51. 10: Observing
  52. 10.1: Telescopes
  53. 10.2: Telescopes Today
  54. 10.3: Visible-Light Detectors and Instruments
  55. 10.4: Radio Telescopes
  56. 10.5: Observations outside Earth's Atmosphere
  57. 10.6: The Future of Large Telescopes
  58. 10.7: Key Terms
  59. 11: Solar System
  60. 11.1: Overview of Our Planetary System
  61. 11.2: Compostion and Structure of Planets
  62. 11.3: Dating Planetary Surfaces
  63. 11.4: Origin of the Solar System
  64. 11.5: Summary
  65. 12: Earth
  66. 12.1: The Global Perspective
  67. 12.2: Earth's Crust
  68. 12.3: Earth's Atmosphere
  69. 12.4: Life, Chemical Evolution, and Climate Change
  70. 12.5: Cosmic Influences on the Evolution of Earth
  71. 12.6: Key Terms
  72. 13: The Moon and Mercury
  73. 13.1: General Properties of the Moon
  74. 13.2: The Lunar Surface
  75. 13.3: Impact Craters
  76. 13.4: The Origin of the Moon
  77. 13.5: Mercury
  78. 13.6: Key Terms
  79. 14: Venus
  80. 14.1: The Nearest Planets - An Overview
  81. 14.2: The Geology of Venus
  82. 14.3: The Massive Atmosphere of Venus
  83. 15: Mars
  84. 15.1: The Geology of Mars
  85. 15.2: Water and Life on Mars
  86. 15.3: Divergent Planetary Evolution
  87. 15.4: Key Terms
  88. 16: Giant Planets
  89. 16.1: Exploring the Outer Planets
  90. 16.2: The Giant Planets
  91. 16.3: Atmosphere of the Giant Planets
  92. 16.4: Key Terms
  93. 17: Moons
  94. 17.1: Ring and Moon Systems Introduced
  95. 17.2: The Gailean Moons of Jupiter
  96. 17.3: Titan and Triton
  97. 18: Asteroids and Comets
  98. 18.1: Asteroids
  99. 18.2: Asteroids and Planetary Defense
  100. 18.3: The "Long-Haired" Comets
  101. 18.4: Key Terms
  102. 19: The Sun
  103. 19.1: The Structure and Composition of the Sun
  104. 19.2: The Solar Cycle
  105. 19.3: Solar Activity above the Photosphere
  106. 19.4: Mass, Energy, and the Theory of Relativity
  107. 19.5: The Solar Interior - Theory
  108. 19.6: The Solar Interior - Observations
  109. 19.7: Key Terms
  110. 20: The Stars
  111. 20.1: The Brightness of Stars
  112. 20.2: Colors of Stars
  113. 20.3: The Spectra of Stars (and Brown Dwarfs)
  114. 20.4: Measuring Stellar Masses
  115. 20.5: The H-R Diagram
  116. 21: Exoplanets
  117. 21.1: Planets beyond the Solar System- Search and Discovery
  118. 21.2: Exoplanets Everywhere - What we are Learning
  119. Back Matter
  120. Index
  121. Glossary
  122. Detailed Licensing
  123. Detailed Licensing