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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Addison-Wesley
Publication date December 17, 2009
Binding Paperback
Edition 6 pck pap/
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780321642684
ISBN-10 0321642686
Dimensions 0.75 by 8.25 by 10.50 in.
Weight 2.85 lbs.
Availability§ Out of Print
Original list price $117.27
§As reported by publisher
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Building on a long tradition of effective pedagogy and comprehensive coverage, The Cosmic Perspective: Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology , Sixth Edition provides the most engaging and up-to-date introduction to astronomy for non-science majors. The text provides a wealth of features to help enhance student skill building, including new Visual Skills Check end-of-chapter questions that provide an opportunity for students to test their visual interpretation skills, new Cosmic Context Figures that help students synthesize key concepts and processes, and a new comprehensive visual overview of scale to help students explore the scale of time and space. The Sixth Edition has also been fully updated to include the latest astronomical observations, research, and theoretical developments. The text is supported by the most robust package of instructor ancillaries, and MasteringAstronomy ™ , the market-leading online tutorial and homework system, has been updated to include a wealth of new content to help students learn and review more efficiently outside of class.

 

This Volume includes Chapters 1-6,  S2-S4, and 14-24 of the main text. This split volume does not include all of the chapters of the main text. If you would like the entire text, please order ISBN 0321620909.



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With Nicholas Schneider, Jeffrey Bennett, Megan Donahue | 7 edition from Addison-Wesley (December 31, 2012); titled "The Cosmic Perspective: Stars, Galaxies, & Cosmology"
9780321841070 | details & prices | 721 pages | 8.50 × 11.00 × 1.00 in. | 2.78 lbs | List price $123.60
About: Building on a long tradition of effective pedagogy and comprehensive coverage, The Cosmic Perspective; Stars and Galaxies, Seventh Edition provides a thoroughly engaging and up-to-date introduction to astronomy for non-science majors.
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With Jeffrey Bennett, Nicholas Schneider, Megan Donahue | 6 pck pap/ edition from Addison-Wesley (December 17, 2009); titled "The Cosmic Perspective: Stars, Galaxies & Cosmology"
9780321642684 | details & prices | 8.25 × 10.50 × 0.75 in. | 2.85 lbs | List price $117.27
About: Building on a long tradition of effective pedagogy and comprehensive coverage, The Cosmic Perspective: Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology , Sixth Edition provides the most engaging and up-to-date introduction to astronomy for non-science majors.
With Jeffrey Bennett, Nicholas Schneider, Megan Donahue | 6 edition from Addison-Wesley (December 16, 2009); titled "The Cosmic Perspective: Stars, Galaxies & Cosmology"
9780321642707 | details & prices | 725 pages | 8.25 × 10.50 × 1.00 in. | 2.65 lbs | List price $110.60

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