Astronomy Today (9 ed)

Connects introductory astronomy to a broad understanding of the universe With Astronomy Today, authors Eric Chaisson and Steve McMillan communicate their excitement about astronomy, combining up-to-date science with insightful pedagogy.

The text emphasizes visualization and focuses on the process of scientific discovery in order to teach students "how we know what we know." The 9th Edition reflects current research and discoveries in the field of astronomy including the Horizon mission on Pluto, the Mars Maven mission on Mars, and the discovery of a potentially habitable planet around Proxima Centauri.  For courses in Introductory Astronomy. Pearson eText is an easy-to-use digital textbook that you can purchase on your own or instructors can assign for their course.

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