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Fascinating, engaging and extremely visual, FOUNDATIONS OF ASTRONOMY, 14th Edition, is renowned for its current coverage, reader-friendly presentation and detailed--yet clear--explanations. The authors' goals are to help you use Astronomy to understand science, and use science... Read Full Overview

Fascinating, engaging, and extremely visual, FOUNDATIONS OF ASTRONOMY, Enhanced Thirteenth Edition, is renowned for its current coverage, reader-friendly presentation, and detailed, yet clear explanations. The authors' goals are to help you use astronomy to understand science--and... Read Full Overview

What is our place in the universe? Mike Seeds takes students on the journey to learning how we know what we know about the universe. Seeds enables the student to gain perspective on our planet in relation to the rest of the universe and to understand how a small set of natural... Read Full Overview

This year's edition has been thoroughly updated and includes the most recent and accurate information in astronomy research, including the Neptune flyby.

What is our place in the universe? Mike Seeds takes students on the journey to learning how we know what we know about the universe. Seeds enables the student to gain perspective on our planet in relation to the rest of the universe and to understand how a small set of natural... Read Full Overview

FOUNDATIONS OF ASTRONOMY emphasizes understanding rather than just knowing the facts. Seeds reverses the material from the more traditional order into a contemporary approach which considers stars, galaxies, cosmology, and the solar system in that order. The student first understands... Read Full Overview

Organizationally, the text takes a stars-first approach. Mike Seeds teaches astronomy not just by presenting facts, but by building a conceptual framework and then letting the facts fit into that framework. Seeds uses astronomy to show how science works and how physics prescribes... Read Full Overview

Foundations of Astronomy emphasizes understanding, rather than just knowing the facts. By considering stars, galazies, cosmology, and the solar system, in that order, Seeds simplifies many of the arguments and intuitive concepts so important to understanding astronomy.