Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in Amazon's fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. Learn more about the program. The content is clear and easy to follow, moving from the earth through the solar system, stars, galaxies, black holes, quasars, and finally issues of cosmology. The book is excellent but the delivery was tarnished by the fact they did not protect the book at all. Unable to add item to List. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. It is easy to understand and learn the material presented. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. This is a great introductory Astronomy text. The Fifth Edition of The Cosmos: Astronomy in the New Millennium provides you with the fundamentals of astronomical knowledge that have been built up over decades, with an expanded discussion of the incredible advances that … He is also co-editor of Teaching and Learning Astronomy (Cambridge, 2005) and Innovation in Astronomy Education (Cambridge, 2008). The Fifth Edition of The Cosmos: Astronomy in the New Millennium provides you with the fundamentals of astronomical knowledge that have been built up over decades, with an expanded discussion of the incredible advances that are now taking place in this fast-paced field, such as New Horizons’ flyby of Pluto, exoplanets, “dark matter,” and the direct detection of gravitational waves by LIGO. There are magnificent photos and easy to understand illustrations for those who are visual learners. Visit Cambridge Core for academic content. Explains the fundamentals of astronomy together with the hottest current topics in this field, such as exoplanets and gravitational waves. The 5th edition of the Explore cosmos initiative was successfully organized and held on the 26th day of September 2020, this event had in attendance over 30 people. The website is regularly updated to include the latest discoveries, movies, and images in the field. The fifth edition of The Cosmos: Astronomy in the New Millennium provides you with the fundamentals of astronomical knowledge that have been built up over decades, with an expanded discussion of the incredible advances that are now taking place in this fast-paced field, such as New Horizons' flyby of Pluto, exoplanets, 'dark matter', and the direct detection of gravitational waves by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO). Written in a clear and easily understandable style, this textbook has been thoroughly revised to include updated data and figures, new images from recent space missions and telescopes, the latest discoveries on supernovae, and new observations of the region around the four-million-solar-mass black hole at the center of our Milky Way Galaxy. The science is not difficult if you take the time to understand it, and the great story told is better than most novels. Each chapter concludes with a concept review and questions for reflection. has been added to your Cart. This is a five-star book! Para quem tem algum conhecimento mais básico e quer se aprofundar mais no assunto, um material super didático, abordando praticamente todos os assuntos da Astronomia, sem ficar recorrendo a muitas fórmulas matemáticas! The Cosmos Astronomy in the New Millennium 5th Edition by Jay M. Pasachoff; Alex Filippenko and Publisher Cambridge University Press. The print version of this textbook is ISBN: 9781108431385, 1108431380. Thomas Hockey, University of Northern Iowa. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. He received the American Astronomical Society's Education Prize (2003); the Janssen Prize from the Société Astronomique de France (2012), and the Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award, American Association of Physics Teachers (2017). In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Harvard and was then at Caltech, where he has also had recent sabbatical leaves. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. The instructor will use all of this book. Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2006. Thank you AZ_Fulfillment for saving me from a life of penny-pinching mediocrity. The Cosmos: Astronomy in the New Millennium, Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2002.