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Index
Understanding the Universe
Title page
Copyright page
Dedication
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I Introducing steps to astronomy
1 The sky
2 The origins of astronomy
3 Newton's laws: gravity and orbits
4 Light
5 The astronomers' tools: telescopes and space probes
Part II The Solar System
6 Introducing the Solar System
7 The inner Solar System
8 The outer Solar System
9 Smaller bodies in the Solar System
10 Planets beyond the Solar System
Part III Introducing stars
11 Our Sun
12 A census of stars
13 The formation of stars and planets
14 Stellar structure
15 Stellar evolution and death
Part IV Introducing galaxies and the Universe
16 The Milky Way Galaxy
17 Galaxies
18 Cosmology
19 Life in the Universe
Epilog
Appendix I The small-angle formula
Appendix II Exponential notation
Appendix III The Solar System
Appendix IV The closest and brightest stars
Appendix V Physical and astronomical constants
Appendix VI Conversion factors
Appendix VII Constellation maps
Glossary
Figure credits
Index
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