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Astronomy A Beginners Guide To The
Universe 8th Edition Chaisson Chapters 1 -
18, Complete

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0.gChartinggthegHeavens:gThegFoundationsgofgAstronomy

1.gThegCopernicangRevolution:gThegBirthgofgModerngScience

2.gLightgandgMatter:gThegInnergWorkingsgofgthegCosmos

3.gTelescopes:gThegToolsgofgAstronomy

4.gThegSolargSystem:gInterplanetarygMattergandgthegBirthgofgthegPlanets

5.gEarthgandgItsgMoon:gOurgCosmicgBackyard

6.gThegTerrestrialgPlanets:gAgStudygingContrasts

7.gThegJoviangPlanets:gGiantsgofgthegSolargSystem

8.gMoons,gRings,gandgPlutoids:gSmallgWorldsgAmonggGiants

9.gThegSun:gOurgParentgStar

10.gMeasuringgthegStars:gGiants,gDwarfs,gandgthegMaingSequence

11.gThegInterstellargMedium:gStargFormationgingthegMilkygWay

12.gStellargEvolution:gThegLivesgandgDeathsgofgStars

13.gNeutrongStarsgandgBlackgHoles:gStrangegStatesgofgMatter

14.gThegMilkygWaygGalaxy:gAgSpiralgingSpace

15.gNormalgandgActivegGalaxies:gBuildinggBlocksgofgthegUniverse

16.gHubble’sgLawgandgDarkgMatter:gThegLarge-ScalegStructuregofgthegCosmos

17.gCosmology:gThegBiggBanggandgthegFategofgthegUniverse

18.gLifegingthegUniverse:gAregWegAlone?

,Chapterg0g g ChartinggthegHeavens:gThegFoundationsgofgAstronomy

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3) Thegcelestialgspheregisgdividedgintog88gmoderngconstellatio
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4) Ingthegsky,gdeclinationgisgmeasuredgingdegreesgnorthgorgsouthgofgthegcelestialgequ
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5) Thegsouthgcelestialgpolegisglocatedgatgagdeclinationgofg-
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6) Inggeneral,gthegbrightestgstargingaggivengconstellationgisgdesignatedgasgalp
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7) Constellationsgaregclosegclustersgofgstars,gallgatgaboutgthegsamegdistancegfromgthegS
un.gANSWER:g FALSE
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