Thread: Astronomy - Notes

Basically just the CD-ROM from my astronomy book. The CD-ROM provides images and summary's of chapters. It is a great starting point for those interested in astronomy and a useful reference.

Discovering the Universe 6th ed.(CD-ROM)

Chapter 1: Discovering the Night Sky
Chapter 2: Gravitation and the Waltz of the Planets
Chapter 3: Light and Telescopes
Chapter 4: The Origin and Nature of Light
Chapter 5: Earth and Moon
Chapter 6: The Other Terrestrial Planets
Chapter 7: The Outer Terrestrial Planets
Chapter 8: Vagabonds of the Solar System
Chapter 9: Our Star, The Sun
Chapter 10: The Nature of Stars
Chapter 11: The Life Cycles of Stars
Chapter 12: The Death of Stars
Chapter 13: Black Holes
Chapter 14: The Milky Way Galaxy
Chapter 15: Galaxies
Chapter 16: Quasars and Active Galaxies
Chapter 17: Cosmology
Chapter 18: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life