Astronomy : a beginner's guide to the universe

1. The copernican revolution: the birth of modern science -- 2. Light and matter: the inner workings of the cosmos -- 3. Telescopes: the tools of astronomy -- 4. The solar system: interplanetary matter and the birth of the planets -- 5. Earth and its moon: our cosmic backyard -- 6. The terrestrial planets: a study in contrasts -- 7. The Jovian planets: giants of the solar system -- 8. Moons, rings, and Pluto: small worlds among giants -- 9. The sun: our parent star -- 10. Measuring the stars: giants, drarfs, and the main sequence -- 11. The interstellar medium: birthplace of stars -- 12. Stellar evolution: the lives and deaths of stars -- 13. Neutron stars and black holes: strange states of matter -- 14. The Milky Way Galaxy: a grand design -- 15. Normal galaxies: the large-scale structure of the universe -- 16. Active galaxies and quasars: limits of the observable universe -- 17. Cosmology: the big bang and the fate of the universe -- 18. Life in the universe: are we alone?

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