Elementary Astronomy by Dr. James N Pierce-Minnesota State University
File Type :PDF Number of Pages :134
Description The book
presents a simplified view of astronomy. Equations have been minimized, numbers
have been rounded, and the black-and-white diagrams can be easily reproduced on
a chalkboard – which is where most of them originated. (Nice color images of
planets, moons, and such do not appear here, as they can easily be found on the
web.) Terms are explained in the chapters, as needed, and also collected in the
glossary at the end of the book. This note covers the following topics:
introduction, earth, moon, and sun, gravity and orbits, earth motions and
seasons, moon motions and phases, eclipses, the solar system, planet properties,
motions of the night sky, constellations and star charts and conclusion.
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