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Acknowledgements
About this Book
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1.0 Learning Objectives
1.1 An Invitation to Inquiry
1.2 The Nature of Astronomy
1.3 The Nature of Science
1.4 Understanding Science
1.5 Goals of Science
1.6 Science Denial and Evaluating Sources
1.7 Key Terms
2.0 Learning Objectives
2.1 The Laws of Nature
2.2 Expressing Numbers
2.3 Multiplication and Division
2.4 Units Used in Science
2.5 Average Speed
2.6 Useful Measurements in Astronomy
2.7 Consequences of the Finite Speed of Light
2.8 Ratios
2.9 Geometry
2.10 Key Terms
3.0 Learning Objectives
3.1 A Tour of the Universe
3.2 The Universe on the Large Scale
3.3 The Universe of the Very Small
3.4 A Conclusion and a Beginning
3.5 Key Terms
4.0 Learning Objectives
4.1 Introduction
4.2 History of Telescopes
4.3 How Telescopes Work
4.4 Refraction vs. Reflection
4.5 Modern Observatories
4.6 Canadian Telescopes of Historical Importance
4.7 The Resolution of a Telescope
4.8 Optical Detectors and Adaptive Optics
4.9 Radio Telescopes and Interferometry
4.10 Space Telescopes
4.11 The Future of Large Telescopes
4.12 Key Terms
5.0 Learning Objectives
5.1 An Inventory of the Solar System
5.2 The Scale of the Solar System
5.3 Formation of the Solar System
5.4 Key Terms
6.0 Learning Objectives
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Earth
6.3 The Moon: Surface, Interior, and Origin
6.4 Mars
6.5 Venus
6.6 Mercury
6.7 Key Terms
7.0 Learning Objectives
7.1 Exploring the Outer Planets
7.2 The Giant Planets
7.3 Atmospheres of the Giant Planets
7.4 Key Terms
8.0 Learning Objectives
8.1 The Galilean Moons of Jupiter
8.2 The Large Moons of Saturn and Neptune
8.3 Planetary Rings
8.4 Pluto and Charon
8.5 Trans-Neptunian Objects, the Kuiper Belt, and the Oort Cloud
8.6 Dwarf Planets
8.7 Asteroids and Meteoroids
8.8 Comets
8.9 Key Terms
9.0 Learning Objectives
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Parallax and the Parsec
9.3 The Solar Neighbourhood
9.4 Luminosity and Apparent Brightness
9.5 Planets of Other Suns
9.6 Brown Dwarfs
9.7 Key Terms
10.0 Learning Objectives
10.1 Introduction
10.2 What Powers the Sun
10.3 Anatomy of the Sun
10.4 The Active Sun
10.5 The Solar Interior
10.6 Key Terms
11.0 Learning Objectives
11.1 Classification by Colour
11.2 Classification by Spectra
11.3 Classification by Mass and Size
11.4 The Hertzsprung-Russell (H-R) Diagram
11.5 The Death of a Sun-like Star
11.6 White Dwarfs
11.7 Variable Stars and Novae
11.8 Type Ia Supernovae
11.9 The Death of a High-Mass Star
11.10 Type II Supernovae
11.11 Supernova Observations
11.12 Neutron Stars and Pulsars
11.13 Black Holes
11.14 Key Terms
12.0 Learning Objectives
12.1 The Milky Way Galaxy
12.2 The Distribution of Galaxies in Space
12.3 The Classification of Galaxies
12.4 The Formation of the Milky Way
12.5 Key Terms
13.0 Learning Objectives
13.1 Introduction
13.2 The Cosmic Time Machine
13.3 Collisions and Mergers
13.4 The Galactic Center
13.5 Quasars
13.6 Supermassive Black Holes
13.7 Evolution of the Universe in its Early Stages
13.8 Key Terms
14.0 Learning Objectives
14.1 Introduction
14.2 The Cosmological Principle
14.3 Superclusters and Voids
14.4 The Challenge of Dark Matter
14.5 The Formation and Evolution of Galaxies and Structure in the Universe
14.6 Key Terms
15.0 Learning Objectives
15.1 The Expanding Universe
15.2 The Age of the Universe
15.3 A Model of the Universe
15.4 The Cosmic Microwave Background
15.5 The Composition of the Universe
15.6 Key Terms
16.0 Learning Objectives
16.1 Introduction
16.2 The Cosmic Context of Life
16.3 Astrobiology
16.4 The Search for Extraterrestrial Life
16.5 The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
16.6 Key Terms
Appendix A: How to Study for an Introductory Astronomy Class
Appendix B: Astronomy Websites, Images, and Apps
Appendix C: Physical and Orbital Data for the Planets
Appendix D: Selected Moons of the Planets
Appendix E: Future Total Eclipses
Appendix F: The Brightest Twenty Stars
Appendix G: The Chemical Elements
Appendix H: Star Chart and Sky Event Resources
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