Chapter 1 The Quest Ahead
Chapter 2 From an Earth-Centered to a Sun-Centered System
Chapter 3 Gravity and the Rise of Modern Astronomy
Chapter 4 Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
Chapter 5 Telescopes: Windows to the Universe
Chapter 11 The Sun
Chapter 12 Measuring the Properties of Stars
Chapter 13 Interstellar Matter and Star Formation
Chapter 14 The Lives and Deaths of Low-Mass Stars
Chapter 15 The Deaths of Massive Stars
Chapter 16 The Milky Way Galaxy
Chapter 17 A Diversity of Galaxies
Chapter 18 Cosmology: The Nature of the Universe
Chapter 19 The Quest for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Appendix A Units and Constants
Appendix B Solar Data
Appendix C Planetary Data
Appendix D Planetary Satellites
Appendix E The Brightest Stars
Appendix F The Nearest Stars
Appendix G The Constellations
Appendix H Answers to Selected Questions, Calculations, and Try One Yourself Exercises
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