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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher W H Freeman & Co
Publication date January 4, 2012
Pages 412
Binding Paperback
Edition 5th
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9781429255196
ISBN-10 1429255196
Dimensions 0.50 by 9.50 by 11 in.
Weight 2.15 lbs.
Availability§ Out of Print
Original list price $119.30
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description:

Freeman’s briefest, least expensive introductory astronomy text.

Discovering the Essential Universe, Fifth Edition is one of the briefest texts available for the introductory astronomy course, while still providing the wide range of factual topics that are the hallmark of the text and are consistent with most course needs. Discovering the Essential Universe provides up-to-date explanations of core concepts in a flexible and student-friendly text, supported by an impressive collection of multimedia resources developed by astronomy education researchers. It is also up to date, reflecting how our knowledge about the universe is expanding at a phenomenal rate.



Editions
Hardcover
Book cover for 9780716787266 Book cover for 9781464181719
 
6 lslf edition from W H Freeman & Co (December 22, 2014)
9781464181719 | details & prices | 448 pages | 9.13 × 10.87 × 0.71 in. | List price $93.05
About: Neil Comins’ Discovering the Universe confronts the challenges of the one-term astronomy course by heightening student curiosities about the cosmos, by using the context of astronomy to teach the process of science, and by highlighting common misconceptions and showing students how to think their way past them.
5 lslf/psc edition from W H Freeman & Co (August 28, 2012)
9781464146145 | details & prices | List price $75.30
Hardcover with CD edition from W H Freeman & Co (September 29, 2003)
9780716787266 | details & prices | List price $70.15
Paperback
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6 edition from W H Freeman & Co (December 22, 2014)
9781464181702 | details & prices | 448 pages | 9.25 × 10.75 × 0.75 in. | 2.35 lbs | List price $124.25
5 pap/psc edition from W H Freeman & Co (August 28, 2012)
9781464146152 | details & prices | List price $111.50
5 unbnd edition from W H Freeman & Co (February 1, 2012)
9781464115820 | details & prices | 412 pages | List price $89.50
The price comparison is for this edition
5th edition from W H Freeman & Co (January 4, 2012)
9781429255196 | details & prices | 412 pages | 9.50 × 11.00 × 0.50 in. | 2.15 lbs | List price $119.30
About: Freeman’s briefest, least expensive introductory astronomy text.
4th edition from W H Freeman & Co (April 15, 2009)
9781429239523 | details & prices | 9.00 × 11.00 × 0.60 in. | 2.50 lbs | List price $63.70
4 pck pap/ edition from W H Freeman & Co (March 15, 2009)
9781429230643 | details & prices | 439 pages | 9.00 × 10.50 × 0.75 in. | 2.55 lbs | List price $98.00
4 pap/cdr edition from W H Freeman & Co (December 15, 2008)
9781429230384 | details & prices | 439 pages | 9.00 × 10.75 × 0.75 in. | 2.55 lbs | List price $102.95
With Scientific American, William J. Kaufmann | 3 pck edition from W H Freeman & Co (April 4, 2006)
9780716771838 | details & prices | 8.75 × 10.50 × 1.50 in. | 4.68 lbs | List price $66.35
3 edition from W H Freeman & Co (January 13, 2006)
9780716745952 | details & prices | 356 pages | 9.00 × 10.50 × 0.25 in. | 2.05 lbs | List price $85.50
from W H Freeman & Co (January 13, 2006)
9789990153033 | details & prices | 9.00 × 11.00 × 0.25 in. | 2.05 lbs | List price $0.02
2 edition from W H Freeman & Co (April 1, 2003)
9780716758044 | details & prices | 9.00 × 10.50 × 0.50 in. | 1.70 lbs | List price $85.35
2 edition from W H Freeman & Co (April 1, 2003)
9789990036688 | details & prices | List price $0.02
from W H Freeman & Co (January 1, 2001)
9780716744382 | details & prices | 8.50 × 10.75 × 0.50 in. | 1.60 lbs | List price $57.10

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