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Astrophysics --- 521.03 --- Theoretical astronomy. Celestial mechanics--?.03 --- Formulae. --- 521.03 Theoretical astronomy. Celestial mechanics--?.03 --- Formulae

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Essential Astrophysics is a book to learn or teach from, as well as a fundamental reference volume for anyone interested in astronomy and astrophysics. It presents astrophysics from basic principles without requiring any previous study of astronomy or astrophysics. It serves as a comprehensive introductory text, which takes the student through the field of astrophysics in lecture-sized chapters of basic physical principles applied to the cosmos. This one-semester overview will be enjoyed by undergraduate students with an interest in the physical sciences, such as astronomy, chemistry, engineering or physics, as well as by any curious student interested in learning about our celestial science. The mathematics required for understanding the text is on the level of simple algebra, for that is all that is needed to describe the fundamental principles. The text is of sufficient breadth and depth to prepare the interested student for more advanced specialized courses in the future. Astronomical examples are provided throughout the text, to reinforce the basic concepts and physics, and to demonstrate the use of the relevant formulae. In this way, the student learns to apply the fundamental equations and principles to cosmic objects and situations. All of the examples are solved with the rough accuracy needed to portray the basic result. Astronomical and physical constants and units as well as the most fundamental equations can be found in the appendix. Essential Astrophysics goes beyond the typical textbook by including references to the seminal papers in the field, with further reference to recent applications, results, or specialized literature. There are fifty set-aside focus elements that enhance and augment the discussion with fascinating details. They include the intriguing historical development of particular topics and provide further astrophysics equations or equations for other topics. Kenneth Lang is a world-renowned author on astrophysics. His books for professional astrophysicists as well as for students and the interested layman are highly acclaimed. .

Astronomy & Astrophysics --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Astrophysics --- Physics. --- Astrophysics. --- Space sciences. --- Astrobiology. --- Astrophysics and Astroparticles. --- Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences. --- Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics). --- Astrobiology --- Biology --- Habitable planets --- Life --- Astronomical physics --- Astronomy --- Cosmic physics --- Physics --- Origin --- Science and space --- Space research --- Cosmology --- Science

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This volume is a comprehensive, up-to-date account of solar astrophysics and how our perception and knowledge of this star have evolved as mankind has elucidated ever more of its mysteries. The emphasis of this second edition of The Sun from Space is on the last decade, which includes the findings of the SOHO, Ulysses, and Yohkoh solar spacecraft missions over an entire 11-year cycle of solar activity, the results of the RHESSI solar spacecraft launched during this interval, the early findings of the recently launched Hinode and STEREO solar spacecraft, and the ACE and Wind spacecraft that extend our investigations of the Sun to its varying input to Earth over the past ten years.

Austronautics in astronomy. --- Sun. --- Earth sciences. --- Geophysics. --- Planetology. --- Observations, Astronomical. --- Astronomy --- Astrophysics. --- Space sciences. --- Astronomy. --- Earth Sciences. --- Astronomy, Observations and Techniques. --- Astrophysics and Astroparticles. --- Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences. --- Geophysics/Geodesy. --- Popular Science in Astronomy. --- Observations. --- Solar system --- Physical geography. --- Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics). --- Geography --- Astronomical physics --- Cosmic physics --- Physics --- Planetary sciences --- Planetology --- Astronautics in astronomy. --- Astronomy—Observations. --- Geological physics --- Terrestrial physics --- Earth sciences --- Science and space --- Space research --- Cosmology --- Science --- Astronomical observations --- Observations, Astronomical

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Richly illustrated with full-color images, this book is a comprehensive, up-to-date description of the planets, their moons, and recent exoplanet discoveries. This second edition of a now classic reference is brought up to date with fascinating new discoveries from 12 recent Solar System missions. Examples include water on the Moon, volcanism on Mercury's previously unseen half, vast buried glaciers on Mars, geysers on Saturn's moon Enceladus, lakes of hydrocarbons on Titan, encounter with asteroid Itokawa, and sample return from comet Wild 2. The book is further enhanced by hundreds of striking new images of the planets and moons. Written at an introductory level appropriate for undergraduate and high-school students, it provides fresh insights that appeal to anyone with an interest in planetary science. A website hosted by the author contains all the images in the book with an overview of their importance. A link to this can be found at www.cambridge.org/solarsystem.

Solar system. --- Solar system --- Milky Way