Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Introducing steps to astronomy
- 1 The sky
- 2 The origins of astronomy
- 3 Newton's laws: gravity and orbits
- 4 Light
- 5 The astronomers’ tools: telescopes and space probes
- Part II The Solar System
- Part III Introducing stars
- Part IV Introducing galaxies and the Universe
- Epilog
- Appendix I The small-angle formula
- Appendix II Exponential notation
- Appendix III The Solar System
- Appendix IV The closest and brightest stars
- Appendix V Physical and astronomical constants
- Appendix VI Conversion factors
- Appendix VII Constellation maps
- Glossary
- Figure Credits
- Index
- Plate section
5 - The astronomers’ tools: telescopes and space probes
from Part I - Introducing steps to astronomy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 February 2013
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Introducing steps to astronomy
- 1 The sky
- 2 The origins of astronomy
- 3 Newton's laws: gravity and orbits
- 4 Light
- 5 The astronomers’ tools: telescopes and space probes
- Part II The Solar System
- Part III Introducing stars
- Part IV Introducing galaxies and the Universe
- Epilog
- Appendix I The small-angle formula
- Appendix II Exponential notation
- Appendix III The Solar System
- Appendix IV The closest and brightest stars
- Appendix V Physical and astronomical constants
- Appendix VI Conversion factors
- Appendix VII Constellation maps
- Glossary
- Figure Credits
- Index
- Plate section
Summary
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- Chapter
- Information
- Understanding the UniverseAn Inquiry Approach to Astronomy and the Nature of Scientific Research, pp. 116 - 158Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2013