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Designed to provide readers with an enriched sense of the astronomical world, this edition continues to explain how astronomers think about the cosmos and describes the full range of the astronomical universe. Retaining the structure of previous editions, it is divided into four... Read Full Overview

Designed to provide readers with an enriched sense of the astronomical world, this edition continues to explain how astronomers think about the cosmos and describes the full range of the astronomical universe. Retaining the structure of previous editions, it is divided into four... Read Full Overview

Maintaining the rigor and excellence of previous editions, this updated version visits the entire realm of astrophysical research including historical perspective, planets, the solar system, formation of galaxies, interstellar medium, spectra and electromagnetic radiation. New... Read Full Overview