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From the Publisher The number-one, best-selling astronomy text, Astronomy Today, is noted for its currency, informal -- but scientific-- writing style, exceptional art program, and innovative media. A new Media Edition is available for January 1997 Classes. The Astronomy Today 2/e 1997 Media Edition is a reprint of the second edition of Astronomy Today 2/e with a CD in the back at no extra charge. The CD is an HTML version of the text with 1) links to updates on developments that have happened since the 2/e was published; 2) links between figures and topics in the text and 27 animations created exclusively for Prentice Hall by the Science Visualization Laboratory at Tufts University; 3) hyperlinks between all the cross-links, glossary terms and learning objectives; 4) and interactive, self-scoring end-of-chapter material. Using the web browser on the CD, students can also link out to our Website for Astronomy at http://www.prenhall.com/~chaisson which has additional exercises and updates images and links for each text chapter on a monthly basis.