
Nguồn ngoài
An Introduction to Astronomy
- Tác giả
- Neeharika Thakur
- Nhà xuất bản
- Prince George's Community College
- Nguồn
- LibreTexts
- Giấy phép
- CC BY
- Ngôn ngữ
- EN
- Danh mục
- Khoa học cơ bản
Mục lục· 120 mục
- 1.01: Science and the Universe - A Brief Tour
- 1.1.01: Introduction
- 1.1.02: The Nature of Astronomy
- 1.1.03: The Nature of Science
- 1.1.04: The Laws of Nature
- 1.1.05: Numbers in Astronomy
- 1.1.06: Consequences of Light Travel Time
- 1.1.07: A Tour of the Universe
- 1.1.08: The Universe on the Large Scale
- 1.1.09: The Universe of the Very Small
- 1.1.10: A Conclusion and a Beginning
- 1.1.11: For Further Exploration
- 1.02: Earth Moon and Sky
- 1.2.01: Thinking Ahead
- 1.2.02: Earth and Sky
- 1.2.03: The Seasons
- 1.2.04: Keeping Time
- 1.2.05: The Calendar
- 1.2.06: Phases and Motions of the Moon
- 1.2.07: Ocean Tides and the Moon
- 1.2.08: Eclipses of the Sun and Moon
- 1.2.09: Key Terms
- 1.2.10: Summary
- 1.2.11: For Further Exploration
- 1.2.12: Collaborative Group Activities
- 1.2.13: Exercises
- 1.2.13.01: Review Questions
- 1.2.13.02: Thought Questions
- 1.2.13.03: Figuring for Yourself
- 1.03: Observing the Sky - The Birth of Astronomy
- 1.3.01: Thinking Ahead
- 1.3.02: The Sky Above
- 1.3.03: Ancient Astronomy
- 1.3.04: Astrology and Astronomy
- 1.3.05: The Birth of Modern Astronomy
- 1.3.06: Key Terms
- 1.3.07: Summary
- 1.3.08: For Further Exploration
- 1.3.09: Collaborative Group Activities
- 1.3.10: Exercises
- 1.3.10.01: Review Questions
- 1.3.10.02: Thought Questions
- 1.3.10.03: Figuring for Yourself
- 1.04: Orbits and Gravity
- 1.4.01: Thinking Ahead
- 1.4.02: The Laws of Planetary Motion
- 1.4.03: Newtons Great Synthesis
- 1.4.04: Newtons Universal Law of Gravitation
- 1.4.05: Orbits in the Solar System
- 1.4.06: Motions of Satellites and Spacecraft
- 1.4.07: Gravity with More Than Two Bodies
- 1.4.08: Key Terms
- 1.4.09: Summary
- 1.4.10: For Further Exploration
- 1.4.11: Collaborative Group Activities
- 1.4.12: Exercises
- 1.4.12.01: Review Questions
- 1.4.12.02: Thought Questions
- 1.4.12.03: Figuring for Yourself
- 1.05: Radiation and Spectra
- 1.5.01: Thinking Ahead
- 1.5.02: The Behavior of Light
- 1.5.03: The Electromagnetic Spectrum
- 1.5.04: Spectroscopy in Astronomy
- 1.5.05: The Structure of the Atom
- 1.5.06: Formation of Spectral Lines
- 1.5.07: The Doppler Effect
- 1.5.08: Key Terms
- 1.5.09: Summary
- 1.5.10: For Further Exploration
- 1.5.11: Collaborative Group Activities
- 1.5.12: Exercises
- 1.5.12.01: Review Questions
- 1.5.12.02: Thought Questions
- 1.5.12.03: Figuring for Yourself
- 1.06: Astronomical Instruments
- 1.6.01: Thinking Ahead
- 1.6.02: Telescopes
- 1.6.03: Telescopes Today
- 1.6.04: Visible-Light Detectors and Instruments
- 1.6.05: Radio Telescopes
- 1.6.06: Observations outside Earth's Atmosphere
- 1.6.07: The Future of Large Telescopes
- 1.6.08: Key Terms
- 1.6.09: Summary
- 1.6.10: For Further Exploration
- 1.6.11: Collaborative Group Activities
- 1.6.12: Exercises
- 1.6.12.01: Review Questions
- 1.6.12.02: Thought Questions
- 1.6.12.03: Figuring for Yourself
- 1.07: Earth as a Planet
- 1.7.01: Thinking Ahead
- 1.7.02: The Global Perspective
- 1.7.03: Earth's Crust
- 1.7.04: Earth's Atmosphere
- 1.7.05: Life Chemical Evolution and Climate Change
- 1.7.06: Cosmic Influences on the Evolution of Earth
- 1.7.07: Key Terms
- 1.7.08: Summary
- 1.7.09: For Further Exploration
- 1.7.10: Collaborative Group Activities
- 1.7.11: Exercises
- 1.7.11.01: Review Questions
- 1.7.11.02: Thought Questions
- 1.7.11.03: Figuring for Yourself
- 1.08: The Moon
- 1.8.01: Thinking Ahead
- 1.8.02: General Properties of the Moon
- 1.8.03: The Lunar Surface
- 1.8.04: Impact Craters
- 1.8.05: The Origin of the Moon
- 1.8.06: Key Terms
- 1.8.07: Summary
- 1.8.08: For Further Exploration
- 1.8.09: Collaborative Group Activities
- 1.8.10: Exercises
- 1.8.10.01: Review Questions
- 1.8.10.02: Thought Questions
- 1.8.10.03: Figuring for Yourself