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Volume 1/2; Chapters 1-16. (You will need Volume 2, ISBN: 979-8351910000, to complete this book) Released March 2022. Printed in B&W. Designed to meet the scope and sequence of your course, Astronomy 2e is written in clear non-technical language, with the occasional touch of humor and a wide range of clarifying illustrations. It has many analogies drawn from everyday life to help non-science majors appreciate, on their own terms, what our modern exploration of the universe is revealing. The book can be used for either a one-semester or two-semester introductory course. The second edition has been updated according to new exploration and discoveries. This second edition also includes a significant amount of new art and images. Table of Contents Volume 1: Preface Chapter 1 Science and the Universe: A Brief Tour Chapter 2 Observing the Sky: The Birth of Astronomy Chapter 3. Orbits and Gravity Chapter 4. Earth, Moon, and Sky Chapter 5. Radiation and Spectra Chapter 6. Astronomical Instruments Chapter 7. Other Worlds: An Introduction to the Solar System Chapter 8. Earth as a Planet Chapter 9. Cratered Worlds Chapter 10. Earthlike Planets: Venus and Marks Chapter 11. The Giant Planets Chapter 12. Rings, Moons, and Pluto Chapter 13. Comets and Asteroids: Debris of the Solar System Chapter 14. Cosmic Samples and the Origin of the Solar System Chapter 15. The Sun: A Garden-Variety Star Chapter 16. The Sun: A Nuclear Powerhouse Volume 2: Chapter 17 Analyzing Starlight Chapter 18 The Stars: A Celestial Census Chapter 19 Celestial Distances Chapter 20 Between the Stars: Gas and Dust in Space Chapter 21 The Birth of Stars and the Discovery of Planets outside the Solar System Chapter 22 Stars from Adolescence to Old Age Chapter 23 The Death of Stars Chapter 24 Black Holes and Curved Spacetime Chapter 25 The Milky Way Galaxy Chapter 26 Galaxies Chapter 27 Active Galaxies, Quasars, and Supermassive Black Holes Chapter 28 The Evolution and Distribu