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"The story of modern astronomy and the new perspective that astronomy gives us of ourselves and our planet: the cosmic perspective"--Provided by publisher. able of Contents PART I DEVELOPING PERSPECTIVE 1 Our Place in the Universe 1 2 Discovering the Universe for Yourself 27 3 The Science of Astronomy 58 S1 Celestial Timekeeping and Navigation 92 PART II KEY CONCEPTS FOR ASTRONOMY 4 Making Sense of the Universe: Understanding Motion, Energy, and Gravity 120 5 Light and Matter: Reading Messages from the Cosmos 149 6 Telescopes: Portals of Discovery 180 PART III LEARNING FROM OTHER WORLDS 7 Our Planetary System 208 8 Formation of the Solar System 234 9 Planetary Geology: Earth and Other Terrestrial Worlds 255 10 Planetary Atmospheres: Earth and Other Terrestrial Worlds 295 11 Jovian Planet Systems 338 12 Asteroids, Comets, and Dwarf Planets: Their Nature, Orbits, and Impacts 370 13 Other Planetary Systems: The New Science of Other Worlds 396 PART IV A DEEPER LOOK AT NATURE S2 Space and Time 426 S3 Spacetime and Gravity 450 S4 Building Blocks of the Universe 474 PART V STELLAR ALCHEMY 14 Our Star 496 15 Surveying the Stars 520 16 Star Birth 000 17 Star Stuff 000 18 The Bizarre Stellar Graveyard 000 PART VI GALAXIES AND BEYOND 19 Our Galaxy 000 20 Galaxies 000 21 Galaxy Evolution 000 22 Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Fate of the Universe 000 23 The Beginning of Time 000 PART V11 LIFE ON EARTH AND BEYOND 24 Life in the Universe 000 Appendixes A-1 Glossary G-1 Credits and Acknowledgments C-1 Index I-1