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Jastrow/Thompson's Astronomy:
Fundamentals and Frontiers, 2nd Edition
has everything that made the 1st edition
so appealing to professors of liberal arts courses...
The same exciting coverage of central themes in 20th
century astronomy (with emphasis on their philosoph-
ical and humanistic implications) . . . the same clear,
easy-to-read style . . . and the same unique approach to
astronomy which begins with the stars, galaxies, and
cosmology. To complete the package there's a Student Study Guide.
Not to mention findings about the sun, including the It's a self-paced companion book that helps students
latest solar eclipse . . . an appendix, Methods of Mea- learn interactively from the text and assists you in
surement, that shows students how to quantitatively ana- courses built around student-paced or personalized
lyze the stars and planets . . . and completely rewritten instruction modes. And like the Instructor's Resource
chapters on the Moon and the planets—all new in the Book, it's paperbound for easy handling and available
2nd edition! for fall classes!
As if the text weren't enough, now there's an Instructor's
Resource Book that contains additional in-depth mate- Jastrow/Thompson's text, Instructor's Resource
rial on topics of special interest—such as new research
results on the mathematical aspects of astrophysics and Book, and Student Study Guide—Put them all together
Cosmology—plus teaching suggestions for each chapter and that's some deal!
. . . and nearly 1000 examination questions with answers.
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