Using keen insight and highly readable prose, the author of Cosmic Dawn takes a thrilling look inside the Hubble telescope debate, probing the polit ics and economics of astronomy and of NASA, and explains the many surprising discoveries that the Hubble has made possible. 120 photos.

The Hubble Wars: Astrophysics Meets Astropolitics in the Two-Billion-Dollar Struggle over the Hubble Space Telescope

Science & Math

Chaisson, Eric

Chaisson, Eric J.

Astronomy & Space Science

Perennial

I'm not sure there is a better resource book on the subject available on this planet...one so in depth and articulate, yet written so well a child could understand. They truly did put the cookies on the lower shelf so that us 'common' folk can enjoy them too. REVIEW

Astronomy Today

PRENTICE/HALL

Chaisson/McMillan's writing style and pedagogically driven art program are recognized as being scientifically accurate yet accessible to non-science majors. The integrated media program contains the market's only E-book. It provides readers with innovative and interactive tools to learn and test their understanding of astronomy concepts. Topics covered include Astronomy and the Universe, Our Planetay System, Stars and Stellar Evolution, Galaxies and Cosmology, and more. For one or two-semester introductory astronomy course.

McMillan, Steve

Pearson College Div

Astronomy: A Beginners Guide to the Universe, 2000 Media Update Edition 2nd edition by Chaisson, Eric; McMillan, Steve published by Prentice Hall College Div Paperback

Astronomy: A Beginners Guide to the Universe, 2000 Media Update Edition

Presents a broad view of astronomy, straightforwardly descriptive and without complex mathematics. DLC: Astronomy.

Astronomy Today, 2000 Media Update Edition

Physics

This introductory textbook by Chaisson (Tufts U.) and McMillan (Drexel U.) has some of the best explanations of light and matter I've seen in a textbook for non-science majors particularly good are the sections on spectral analysis. The third edition incorporates new information about recent discoveries: e.g., the reported detection of neutrino oscillations and its relevance to the solar neutrino problem; new H-R diagram based on Hipparcos data on nearby stars; and discussion of recent spacecraft missions to Mars and the NEAR mission to asteroid Eros. Chapters follow the earth-out approach: from the Earth and its moon to galaxies and cosmology. The CD-ROM includes an electronic version of the text and 56 videos with voiceovers. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Astronomy: A Beginner's Guide to the Universe (3rd Edition)

Astronomy Today (4th Edition)

Chaisson/McMillan's writing style and pedagogically driven art program are recognized as being scientifically accurate yet accessible to non-science majors. The integrated media program contains the market's only E-book. It provides readers with innovative and interactive tools to learn and test their understanding of astronomy concepts. Topics covered include Astronomy and the Universe, Our Planetay System, and more. For one or two-semester introductory astronomy course.

Astronomy Today: Solar System, Vol. I (4th Edition)

Astronomy Today: Stars and Galaxies, Vol. II (4th Edition)

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Books by Chaisson, Eric

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The Hubble Wars: Astrophysics Meets Astropolitics in the Two-Billion-Dollar Struggle over the Hubble Space Telescope

Astronomy Today

Astronomy Today

Astronomy Today

Astronomy: A Beginners Guide to the Universe, 2000 Media Update Edition

Astronomy Today, 2000 Media Update Edition

Astronomy: A Beginner's Guide to the Universe (3rd Edition)

Astronomy Today (4th Edition)

Astronomy Today: Solar System, Vol. I (4th Edition)

Astronomy Today: Stars and Galaxies, Vol. II (4th Edition)