TY - BOOK AU - Seeds, Michael. AU - Backman, Dana. TI - Universe : solar systems, stars, and galaxies SN - 9781133954163 U1 - 520/Se324 23 PY - 2014/// CY - Boston, MA : PB - Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning, KW - Astronomy KW - Textbooks. KW - Astrophysics. KW - Textbooks KW - Astronomy. KW - Astrophysics N1 - Includes index; Part 1. The sky. Here and now -- A user's guide to the sky -- Cycles of the Sun and Moon -- The origin of modern astronomy -- Light and telescopes -- Atoms and spectra -- Part 2. The solar system. The Sun -- Origin of the solar system and extrasolar planets -- Earth and Moon : bases for comparative planetology -- Mercury, Venus, and Mars -- The outer solar system -- Meteorites, asteroids, and comets -- The family of stars -- Part 3. The stars. The formation and structure of stars -- The deaths of stars -- Neutron stars and black holes -- Part 4. The universe of galaxies. The Milky Way galaxy -- Galaxies : normal and active -- Modern cosmology -- Part 5. Life. Astrobiology : life on other worlds; HS N2 - The new edition of UNIVERSE means the same proven Seeds/Backman approach and trusted content, fully updated with the latest discoveries and resources to meet the needs of today's diverse students. Available with InfoTrac Student Collections http: //gocengage.com/infotrac ER -