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Astronomy 1st Edition, Kindle Edition

by Andrew Fraknoi (Author), David Morrison (Author), Sidney C. Wolff Wolff (Author), Format: Kindle Edition
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Astronomy is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of one- or two-semester introductory astronomy courses. The book begins with relevant scientific fundamentals and progresses through an exploration of the solar system, stars, galaxies, and cosmology. The Astronomy textbook builds student understanding through the use of relevant analogies, clear and non-technical explanations, and rich illustrations. Mathematics is included in a flexible manner to meet the needs of individual instructors.
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    9781947172241
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  6. Publication date
    21 June 2012
  7. Language
    English
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ABOUT OPENSTAX: OpenStax is a nonprofit educational initiative based at Rice University, whose mission is to give every student the tools they need to be successful in the classroom. OpenStax publishes high-quality, peer-reviewed, openly licensed college textbooks that are absolutely free online and low cost in print. Through partnerships with philanthropic foundations and alliances with other educational resource companies, OpenStax strives to break down the most common barriers to learning as they believe that a well-educated society profits us all.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B075FG4KTK
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ OpenStax; 1st edition (21 June 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 240953 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 1204 pages
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Through partnerships with philanthropic foundations and alliances with other educational resource companies, OpenStax strives to break down the most common barriers to learning as they believe that a well-educated society profits us all.

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Book Gnome
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding University Level Astronomy Text
Reviewed in the United States on 3 December 2023
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Tip: Read the “Tips for Students” FIRST, which for some reason are squirreled away back at the end of the book — where they show up too late to do any good!

This is an absolutely solid introduction to astronomy at a university-class level, even more-so for a completely free e-book. I’ll state right up front that most likely only the most serious of amateur astronomers or those with some university science coursework already under their belt will enjoy this book. Even serious readers will be excused for skipping some of the later chapters that delve into the chemistry and physics of the universe (but DON’T skip “The Big Bang” chapter which is right at the finish line!). More casual readers might benefit from the first introductory chapters and possibly selected chapters of specific interest, but this is definitely not a “first book” for the beginning stargazer. It took me about two years to work through this 1,200-plus-page book during my breakfast reading. My only occasional complaint with this text is that the authors beg, borrow, and steal (well — probably not actually the latter!) the illustrations from other sources, and as a result the illustrations and their labeling don’t always quite match up with the text. Also, a couple topics I’ve seen better explained elsewhere, but overwhelmingly this is a very clearly written and explained book with many good illustrative examples to elucidate difficult subjects. The authors try to regularly inject a dry humor into the text, and it succeeds in adding some levity to weighty topics while not being overdone. Overall, this is a great text for the very serious student of the heavens. For the more typical astronomer probably reading this review, search instead for one of the well-rated introductory books available, but don’t hesitate to grab this free book for a possible deep-dive into a specific subject of interest.
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Dr. A. B. Thomas
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent textbook
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 December 2023
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A great book, comprehensive, well illustrated and written with clarity. Great work by City of Tree Textbook too. Thanks.
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Mair23
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Tool for my Astronomy Course
Reviewed in Canada on 4 February 2021
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I had access through my university course for this book online but I'm old fashioned and still like hard copies. This book has been an excellent resource. It was shipped quickly and arrived in excellent condition. Due to the size of it, there are actually two volumes. For anyone doing an astronomy course, t
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r. rob
5.0 out of 5 stars molto buono
Reviewed in Italy on 15 December 2022
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Molto buono, l'argomento è affascinante e in questo testo viene presentato in modo molto didattico e con un linguaggio semplice e chiaro che ne consente una facile lettura anche a chi vuole accostarsi alla materia in via generale.
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5.0 out of 5 stars OPENSTAX
Reviewed in Brazil on 20 September 2019
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Livro pertence à coleção do OPENSTAX (https://openstax.org/), que disponibiliza vários livros em PDF de forma gratuita e com Ótima qualidade a todos. Iniciativa fantástica, que possui esse livro como um dos melhores, em minha opinião. Recomendo ainda a entrada no site, para verificação de outros livros da coleção, em especial os de Química e Física (Infelizmente, todos em inglês), que são bem didáticos.
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