KEY MESSAGE: Building on a long tradition of strong pedagogy and streamlined presentation,The Cosmic Perspective, Fourth Edition Media Update now includes an enhanced media package that features the most advanced astronomy tutorial, assessment, and self-study system ever built.

The Fourth Edition Media Update includes MasteringAstronomyâ„¢, Voyager SkyGazer planetarium software, an updated Astronomy Media Workbook, and an e-book CD-ROM with embedded animations – a convenient additional study resource for readers on the go – all designed to seamlessly incorporate media into lectures and at-home study.

The Fourth Edition Media Update is a reader-friendly text that focuses on central ideas and unifying themes to provide a cosmic context.

Developing Perspective: Our Place in the Universe, Discovering the Universe for Yourself, The Science of Astronomy, Celestial Timekeeping and Navigation.

Key Concepts for Astronomy: Making Sense of the Universe: Understanding Motion, Energy, and Gravity, Light and Matter: Reading Messages from the Cosmos, Telescopes: Portals of Discovery.

Learning from Other Worlds: Our Planetary System, Formation of the Solar System, Planetary Geology: Earth and the Other Terrestrial Worlds, Planetary Atmospheres: Earth and the Other Terrestrial Worlds, Jovian Planet Systems, Remnants of Rock and Ice: Asteroids, Comets, and the Kuiper Belt , Other Planetary Systems: The New Science of Distant Worlds.

A Deeper Look at Nature: Space and Time, Spacetime and Gravity, Building Blocks of the Universe.

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Authors: Jeffrey O. Bennett, Megan Donahue, Nicholas Schneider, Mark Voit

Publisher: Benjamin Cummings

Date: Dec. 11, 2006

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