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 6 The Earth–Moon System
Chapter 7 A Planetary Overview
Chapter 8 The Terrestrial Planets
Chapter 9 The Jovian Planets
Chapter 10 Dwarf Planets and Solar System Debris
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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