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Cosmic Perspective, The (5th Edition)

By Jeffrey O. BennettMegan DonahueNicholas SchneiderMark Voit ( Benjamin Cummings )

Release Date: 2007-12-15
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Building on a long tradition of strong pedagogy and comprehensive presentation, The Cosmic Perspective, Fifth Edition includes an enhanced art program. This student-friendly book is now even more accessible through robust visual pedagogy via new Cosmic Context two-page figures, which walk readers through key processes and summarize the major points of each Part, and via updated zoom-in figures which provide students with a sense of orientation, scale, and relation between images. Renowned for its up-to-date, expert coverage and strong pedagogical support for student learning, the Fifth Edition retains and builds on all the features and supplements from previous editions that have helped to make it the #1 most adopted astronomy book.

Our Place in the Universe, Discovering the Universe for Yourself, The Science of Astronomy,

Making Sense of the Universe: Understanding Motion, Energy, and Gravity, Light and Matter: Reading Messages from the Cosmos, Telescopes: Portals of Discovery, Our Solar System, Formation of the Solar System, Planetary Geology: Earth and the Other Terrestrial Worlds, Planetary Atmospheres: Earth and the Other Terrestrial Worlds, Jovian Planet Systems, Remnants of Rock and Ice:Other Planetary Systems, Our Star, Surveying the Stars, Star Birth, Star Stuff, The Bizarre Stellar Graveyard, Our Galaxy, A Universe of Galaxies, Galaxy Evolution, Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Fate of the Universe, The Beginning of Time, Life in the Universe.

For all readers interested in learning the basics of Astronomy.

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Product Reviews:

Superby written ( boblaw )
There could not be a more well written book covering every aspect of basic astronomy. No detail has been overlooked and the language is precisely clear. As one progresses through the text, it unwinds like a well written novel, with the only difference being that it is all actual fact and not fiction. Well done!

Physics in the Universe Student ( l_b_p )
So far I have been very pleased with this book. It is easy to read and understand and, as far as textbooks go, fairly enjoyable (it also has helpful graphics and colorful pictures which, admit it, we all like). It does not get too far into the mathematics of astronomy but that's not necessarily a bad thing and the math examples ("Mathematical Insights") are also very helpful and easy to understand. I have never read any other astronomy textbooks but this one seems to be very good and has given me nothing to make me unhappy so far.

very displeased
After eagerly waiting for this book for a couple weeks (needed for a college class), I received notice that for some reason the sender couldn't ship to my area (I've never had that problem before). Seems sketchy & was simply a waste of time. I did get the full refund.

cosmic perspective ( katie_nichole )
i found this book to be very helpful for my intro to astronomy class..the pictures were very helpful

Great Textbook, easy to read and enjoyable to learn.
As stated in the title, bought this book for a college course and found it to be a good read and a pleasure to learn from. Lots of great color pictures other artwork.