How Do We Know?
- Chapter 1 |Here and Now
- 1-1 WHERE ARE YOU?
- 1-2 WHEN IS NOW?
- 1-3 WHY STUDY ASTRONOMY?
- Chapter 2 |The Sky
- 2-1 THE STARS
- 2-2 THE SKY AND ITS MOTION
- 2-3 THE CYCLES OF THE SUN
- 2-4 ASTRONOMICAL INFLUENCES ON EARTH’S CLIMATE
- Chapter 3 |Cycles of the Moon
- 3-1 THE CHANGEABLE MOON
- 3-2 LUNAR ECLIPSES
- 3-3 SOLAR ECLIPSES
- 3-4 PREDICTING ECLIPSES
- Chapter 4 |The Origin of Modern Astronomy
- 4-1 THE ROOTS OF ASTRONOMY
- 4-2 THE COPERNICAN REVOLUTION
- 4-3 PLANETARY MOTION
- 4-4 GALILEO GALILEI
- 4-5 MODERN ASTRONOMY
- Chapter 5 |Gravity
- 5-1 GALILEO AND NEWTON
- 5-2 ORBITAL MOTION AND TIDES
- 5-3 EINSTEIN AND RELATIVITY
- Chapter 6 |Light and Telescopes
- 6-1 RADIATION: INFORMATION FROM SPACE
- 6-2 OPTICAL TELESCOPES
- 6-3 SPECIAL INSTRUMENTS
- 6-4 RADIO TELESCOPES
- 6-5 ASTRONOMY FROM SPACE
- 1-1 The So-Called Scientifi c Method How Do We Know?
- 2-1 Scientifi c Models
- 2-2 Pseudoscience
- 2-3 Evidence as the Foundation of Science
- 2-4 Scientifi c Arguments
- 3-1 Scientifi c Imagination
- 4-1 Scientifi c Revolutions
- 4-2 Hypothesis, Theory, and Law
- 5-1 Cause and Effect
- 5-2 Testing a Hypothesis by Prediction
- 6-1 Resolution and Precision
- The Sky Around You 18– Concept Art Portfolios
- The Cycle of the Seasons 22–
- The Phases of the Moon 34–
- The Ancient Universe 56–
- Orbiting Earth 84–
- Modern Astronomical Telescopes 110–
- Focus on Fundamentals 1 | Mass
- Focus on Fundamentals 2 | Energy
- Chapter 7 |Atoms and Starlight Part 2: The Stars
- 7-1 ATOMS
- 7-2 THE INTERACTION OF LIGHT AND MATTER
- 7-3 STELLAR SPECTRA
- Chapter 8 |The Sun
- 8-1 THE SOLAR ATMOSPHERE
- 8-2 NUCLEAR FUSION IN THE SUN
- 8-3 SOLAR ACTIVITY
- Perspective | Origins
- P-1 THE BIRTH OF STARS
- P-2 THE DEATHS OF STARS
- P-3 OUR HOME GALAXY
- P-4 THE UNIVERSE OF GALAXIES
- P-5 THE ORIGIN OF THE UNIVERSE
- P-6 THE STORY OF MATTER
- 7-1 Quantum Mechanics How Do We Know?
- 8-1 Scientifi c Confi dence
- 8-2 Confi rmation and Consolidation
- P-1 Mathematical Models
- P-2 Science: A System of Knowledge
- P-3 Theories and Proof
- Atomic Spectra 132– Concept Art Portfolios
- Sunspots and the Sunspot Cycle 156–
- Magnetic Solar Phenomena 162–
- Star Formation in the Orion Nebula 170–
- The Formation of Planetary Nebulae 174–
- Galaxy Classifi cation 178–
- Thermal Energy Focus on Fundamentals 3 |Temperature, Heat, and
- Focus on Fundamentals 4 | Density
- Celestial Profi le 1 | The Sun
- Chapter 19 |The Origin of the Solar System Part 4: The Solar System
- 19-1 THE GREAT CHAIN OF ORIGINS
- 19-2 A SURVEY OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
- 19-3 THE STORY OF PLANET BUILDING
- 19-4 PLANETS ORBITING OTHER STARS
- Planetology Chapter 20 |Earth: The Standard of Comparative
- 20-1 A TRAVEL GUIDE TO THE TERRESTRIAL PLANETS
- 20-2 EARTH AS A PLANET
- 20-3 THE SOLID EARTH
- 20-4 EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE
- Airless Worlds Chapter 21 |The Moon and Mercury: Comparing
- 21-1 THE MOON
- 21-2 MERCURY
- and Mars Chapter 22 |Comparative Planetology of Venus
- 22-1 VENUS
- 22-2 MARS
- 22-3 THE MOONS OF MARS
- and Saturn Chapter 23 |Comparative Planetology of Jupiter
- 23-1 A TRAVEL GUIDE TO THE OUTER PLANETS
- 23-2 JUPITER
- 23-3 JUPITER’S FAMILY OF MOONS
- 23-4 SATURN
- 23-5 SATURN’S MOONS
- Planets Chapter 24 |Uranus, Neptune, and the Dwarf
- 24-1 URANUS
- 24-2 NEPTUNE
- 24-3 THE DWARF PLANETS
- Comets Chapter 25 |Meteorites, Asteroids, and
- 25-1 METEOROIDS, METEORS, AND METEORITES
- 25-2 ASTEROIDS
- 25-3 COMETS
- 25-4 ASTEROID AND COMET IMPACTS
- and Evolutionary 19-1Two Kinds of Theories: Catastrophic
- 19-2Scientists: Courteous Skeptics
- 20-1Understanding Planets: Follow the Energy
- 20-2Studying an Unseen World
- the Details 21-1How Hypotheses and Theories Unify
- 22-1Data Manipulation
- 23-1Who Pays for Science?
- 24-1Scientifi c Discoveries
- 25-1Selection Effects
- Terrestrial and Jovian Planets 402– Concept Art Portfolios
- The Active Earth 434–
- Impact Cratering 446–
- Volcanoes 472–
- Jupiter’s Atmosphere 500–
- The Ice Rings of Saturn 514–
- The Rings of Uranus and Neptune 534–
- Observations of Asteroids 560–
- Observations of Comets 568–
- Celestial Profi le 2 | Earth
- Celestial Profi le 3 | The Moon
- Celestial Profi le 4 | Mercury
- Celestial Profi le 5 | Venus
- Celestial Profi le 6 | Mars
- Celestial Profi le 7 | Jupiter
- Celestial Profi le 8 | Saturn
- Celestial Profi le 9 | Uranus
- Celestial Profi le 10 | Neptune