Astronomy
by Andrew Fraknoi, David Morrison, Sidney C. Wolff
Publisher: Unglue.it 2016
Number of pages: 1200
Description:
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.
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