
Nguồn ngoài
AST101_GC_OER
- Tác giả
- Ryan Johnson
- Nhà xuất bản
- Gettysburg College
- Nguồn
- LibreTexts
- Ngôn ngữ
- EN
- Danh mục
- Khoa học cơ bản
Mục lục· 221 mục
- 01: Sampling the Void
- 1.01: Introduction
- 1.02: The Nature of Astronomy
- 1.03: The Nature of Science
- 1.04: The Laws of Nature
- 1.05: Numbers in Astronomy
- 1.06: The Universe of the Very Small
- 1.07: A Tour of the Universe
- 1.08: The Universe on the Large Scale
- 1.09: Consequences of Light Travel Time
- 1.10: A Conclusion and a Beginning
- 1.11: For Further Exploration
- 02: Celestial Sphere - Motions Coordinates
- 2.01: Thinking Ahead
- 2.02: Celestial Sphere Motions Ecliptic
- 2.03: The Seasons
- 2.04: The Calendar
- 2.05: Keeping Time
- 2.06: Ancient Astronomy
- 2.07: Astrology and Astronomy
- 2.08: The Birth of Modern Astronomy
- 2.09: Celestial Coordinates
- 2.10: Key Terms
- 2.11: Summary
- 2.12: For Further Exploration
- 2.13: Exercises
- 2.13.01: Review Questions
- 2.13.02: Thought Questions
- 2.13.03: Figuring for Yourself
- 03: The Importance of Our Moon
- 3.01: The Sun and the Moon
- 3.02: Eclipses of the Sun and Moon
- 3.03: Phases and Motions of the Moon
- 3.04: Ocean Tides and the Moon
- 3.05: Key Terms
- 3.06: Summary
- 3.07: Exercises
- 3.7.01: Review Questions
- 3.7.02: Thought Questions
- 3.7.03: Figuring for Yourself
- 04: Orbits and Gravity
- 4.01: Thinking Ahead
- 4.02: The Laws of Planetary Motion
- 4.03: Newtons Great Synthesis
- 4.04: Newtons Universal Law of Gravitation
- 4.05: Orbits in the Solar System
- 4.06: Motions of Satellites and Spacecraft
- 4.07: Gravity with More Than Two Bodies
- 4.08: Key Terms
- 4.09: Summary
- 4.10: For Further Exploration
- 4.11: Exercises
- 4.11.01: Review Questions
- 4.11.02: Thought Questions
- 4.11.03: Figuring for Yourself
- 05: Light
- 5.01: The Behavior of Light
- 5.02: The Electromagnetic Spectrum
- 5.03: Color and Color Vision
- 5.04: Spectroscopy in Astronomy
- 5.05: The Structure of the Atom
- 5.06: Formation of Spectral Lines
- 5.07: The Doppler Effect
- 5.08: Key Terms
- 5.09: Summary
- 5.10: Exercises
- 5.10.01: Review Questions
- 5.10.02: Thought Questions
- 5.10.03: Figuring for Yourself
- 06: Astronomical Instruments - Telescopes and Space Probes
- 6.01: NEW Add bit on Galileo and first telescope
- 6.01: Thinking Ahead
- 6.02: Telescopes
- 6.03: Telescopes Today
- 6.04: Visible-Light Detectors and Instruments
- 6.05: Radio Telescopes
- 6.06: Observations outside Earth's Atmosphere
- 6.07: The Future of Large Telescopes
- 6.08: Key Terms
- 6.09: Needs Edit to include space probe missions
- 6.09: Summary
- 6.10: For Further Exploration
- 6.11: Exercises
- 6.11.01: Review Questions
- 6.11.02: Thought Questions
- 6.11.03: Figuring for Yourself
- 07: Other Worlds - An Introduction to the Solar System
- 7.01: Thinking Ahead
- 7.02: Overview of Our Planetary System
- 7.03: Compostion and Structure of Planets
- 7.04: Dating Planetary Surfaces
- 7.05: Origin of the Solar System
- 7.06: Key Terms
- 7.07: Summary
- 7.08: For Further Exploration
- 7.09: Exercises
- 7.9.01: Review Questions
- 7.9.02: Thought Questions
- 7.9.03: Figuring for Yourself
- 08: The Sun- A Garden-Variety Star
- 8.01: Thinking Ahead
- 8.02: The Structure and Composition of the Sun
- 8.03: The Solar Cycle
- 8.04: Solar Activity above the Photosphere
- 8.05: Space Weather
- 8.06: Key Terms
- 8.07: Summary
- 8.08: For Further Exploration
- 8.09: Exercises
- 8.9.01: Review Questions
- 8.9.02: Thought Questions
- 8.9.03: Figuring for Yourself
- 09: Earth as a Planet
- 9.01: Thinking Ahead
- 9.02: The Global Perspective
- 9.03: Earth's Crust
- 9.04: Earth's Atmosphere
- 9.05: Life Chemical Evolution and Climate Change
- 9.06: Cosmic Influences on the Evolution of Earth
- 9.07: Key Terms
- 9.08: Summary
- 9.09: For Further Exploration
- 9.10: Exercises
- 9.10.01: Review Questions
- 9.10.02: Thought Questions
- 9.10.03: Figuring for Yourself
- 10: Cratered Worlds
- 10.01: Thinking Ahead
- 10.02: General Properties of the Moon
- 10.03: The Lunar Surface
- 10.04: Impact Craters
- 10.05: The Origin of the Moon
- 10.06: Mercury
- 10.07: Key Terms
- 10.08: Summary
- 10.09: For Further Exploration
- 10.10: Exercises
- 10.10.01: Review Questions
- 10.10.02: Thought Questions
- 10.10.03: Figuring for Yourself
- 11: Earthlike Planets - Venus and Mars
- 11.01: Thinking Ahead
- 11.02: The Nearest Planets - An Overview
- 11.03: The Geology of Venus
- 11.04: The Massive Atmosphere of Venus
- 11.05: The Geology of Mars
- 11.06: Water and Life on Mars
- 11.07: Divergent Planetary Evolution
- 11.08: Key Terms
- 11.09: Summary
- 11.10: For Further Exploration
- 11.11: Exercises
- 11.11.01: Review Questions
- 11.11.02: Thought Questions
- 11.11.03: Figuring for Yourself
- 12: The Giant Planets
- 12.01: Thinking Ahead
- 12.02: Exploring the Outer Planets
- 12.03: The Giant Planets
- 12.04: Atmosphere of the Giant Planets
- 12.05: Key Terms
- 12.06: Summary
- 12.07: For Further Exploration
- 12.08: Exercises
- 12.8.01: Review Questions
- 12.8.02: Thought Questions
- 12.8.03: Figuring for Yourself
- 13: Rings Moons and Pluto
- 13.01: Thinking Ahead
- 13.02: Ring and Moon Systems Introduced
- 13.03: The Gailean Moons of Jupiter
- 13.04: Titan and Triton
- 13.05: Pluto and Charon
- 13.06: Planetary Rings
- 13.07: Key Terms
- 13.08: Summary
- 13.09: For Further Exploration
- 13.10: Exercises
- 13.10.01: Review Questions
- 13.10.02: Thought Questions
- 13.10.03: Figuring for Yourself
- 14: Comets and Asteroids - Debris of the Solar System
- 14.01: Thinking Ahead
- 14.02: Asteroids
- 14.03: Asteroids and Planetary Defense
- 14.04: The Long-Haired Comets
- 14.05: The Origin and Fate of Comets and Related Objects
- 14.06: Key Terms
- 14.07: Summary
- 14.08: For Further Exploration
- 14.09: Exercises
- 14.9.01: Review Questions
- 14.9.02: Thought Questions
- 14.9.03: Figuring for Yourself
- 15: Cosmic Samples and the Origin of the Solar System
- 15.01: Thinking Ahead
- 15.02: Meteors
- 15.03: Meteorites - Stones from Heaven
- 15.04: Formation of the Solar System
- 15.05: Comparison with Other Planetary Systems
- 15.06: Planetary Evolution
- 15.07: Key Terms
- 15.08: Summary
- 15.09: For Further Exploration
- 15.10: Exercises
- 15.10.01: Review Questions
- 15.10.02: Thought Questions
- 15.10.03: Figuring for Yourself
- 16: Life in the Universe
- 16.01: Thinking Ahead
- 16.02: The Cosmic Context for Life
- 16.03: Astrobiology
- 16.04: Searching for Life beyond Earth
- 16.05: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
- 16.06: Key Terms
- 16.07: Summary
- 16.08: For Further Exploration
- 16.09: Exercises
- 16.9.01: Review Questions
- 16.9.02: Thought Questions
- 16.9.03: Figuring for Yourself