Astronomy Today
| By: | Eric Chaisson;Steve McMillan |
| Publisher: | Pearson Education (US) |
| eText ISBN: | 9780134873794 |
| Edition: | 9 |
| Copyright: | 2018 |
| Format: | Online Resource |
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For courses in introductory astronomy.
Connects introductory astronomy to a broad understanding of the universe
With Astronomy Today, authors Eric Chaisson and Steve McMillan communicate their excitement about astronomy, combining up-to-date science with insightful pedagogy. The text emphasizes visualization and focuses on the process of scientific discovery in order to teach students “how we know what we know.”
The 9th Edition reflects current research and discoveries in the field of astronomy including the Horizon mission on Pluto, the Mars Maven mission on Mars, and the discovery of a potentially habitable planet around Proxima Centauri.