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Dana (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) Backman

Stars and Galaxies

Cengage Technology Edition


This Cengage Technology Edition is the result of an innovative and collaborative development process. The textbook retains the hallmark approach of this respected text, whilst presenting the content in a print and digital hybrid that has been tailored to meet the rapidly developing demands of today¿s lecturers and students. This blended solution offers a streamlined textbook for greater accessibility and convenience, complemented by a bolstered online presence, for a truly multi-faceted learning experience.Now in its eighth edition, Stars and Galaxies is renowned for its up-to-date coverage, reader-friendly presentation, and detailed yet clea… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: SETI Institute & NASA Ames Research Center) / Seeds, Michael (Franklin and Marshall College)
  • ISBN: 978-1-4737-0475-6
  • EAN: 9781473704756
  • Produktnummer: 15741952
  • Verlag: Cengage Learning EMEA
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
  • Seitenangabe: 416 S.
  • Masse: H27.7 cm x B22.8 cm x D1.0 cm 704 g
  • Auflage: 8 ed
  • Gewicht: 704
  • Sonstiges: Tertiary Education (US: College)

Über den Autor


Dana Backman taught in the physics and astronomy department at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, from 1991 until 2003. He invented and taught a course titled Life in the Universe in F&M's interdisciplinaryFoundations program. Dana now teaches introductory Solar System astronomy at Santa Clara University and introductory astronomy, astrobiology, and cosmology courses in Stanford University's Continuing Studies Program. His research interests focus on infrared observations of planet formation, models of debris disks around nearby stars, and evolution of the solar system's Kuiper belt. Dana is employed by the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California, as director of education and public outreach for SOFIA (the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy) at NASA'sAmes Research Center. Dana is coauthor with Mike Seeds of Horizons: Exploring the Universe, 14th edition (2018); Universe: Solar Systems, Stars, and Galaxies, 7th edition (2012); Stars and Galaxies, 8th edition (2013); The Solar System, 8th edition (2013); and ASTRO, 2nd edition (2013), all published by Cengage.Michael A. Seeds has been Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, since 1970. In 1989, he received F&M College's Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching. Seeds' love for the history of astronomy led him to create upper-level courses on Archaeoastronomy and Changing Concepts of the Universe. His research interests focus on variable stars and the automation of astronomical telescopes. Mike is coauthor with Dana Backman and Michele Montgomery of HORIZONS HYBRID: EXPLORING THE UNIVERSE, Thirteenth Edition, and UNIVERSE HYBRID: SOLAR SYSTEM, STARS AND GALAXIES, Eighth Edition, both published by Cengage. He was Senior Consultant in the creation of the twenty-six-episode telecourse accompanying the book HORIZONS: EXPLORING THE UNIVERSE, Twelfth Edition.

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