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The Cosmic Perspective With MasteringAstronomy (2009)

by Jeffrey O. Bennett(Favorite Author)

3.95 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0321620909 (ISBN13: 9780321620903)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Benjamin Cummings

review 1: Probably the first textbook I ever sat down and read from cover to cover, and I was not even in the class!This book will open your mind to space and the universe. It became an obsession of mine after reading this book. A wide range of topics are discussed that provide a strong base of scientific knowledge in general.It was only upon finishing this book that the profundity of the title dawned on me; after reading the cosmic perspective, my perspective was truly cosmic.This book gave me great pleasure in simply observing the world and universe around me. For the rest of your life, you can spend time just sitting and thinking yourself into a stupefied state of wonder and astonishment at the universe around you with the information that this book will place in your ... moremind.
review 2: One of THE best textbooks I have ever encountered across a wide range of subjects! Used it for an undergrad Intro to Astronomy course. One of the few textbooks I have actually read more than half of, and enjoyed! Extremely interesting content presented in a straight-forward and entertaining way. The structure of book and the way things are explained made it very easy to understand. Also, great pictures, diagrams, summaries, interesting facts, and practice problems. I could not have asked for a better primer to astronomy! less

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