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ASTRONOMY ASTRONOMY A Self-Teaching Guide Seventh Edition Dinah L. Moché, Ph.D. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. This book is printed on acid-free paper.• Copyright © 1978, 1981, 1987, 1993, 2000, 2004, 2009 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey Published simultaneously in Canada. No part of this publication may be reproduced, ...

ASTRONOMY A Self-Teaching Guide Seventh Edition Dinah L. Moché, Ph.D. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. This book is printed on acid-free paper.• Copyright © 1978, 1981, 1987, 1993, 2000, 2004, 2009 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey Published simultaneously in Canada. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retriev...

ASTRONOMY ASTRONOMY A Self-Teaching Guide Seventh Edition Dinah L. Moché, Ph.D. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. This book is printed on acid-free paper.• Copyright © 1978, 1981, 1987, 1993, 2000, 2004, 2009 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey Published simultaneously in Canada. No part of this publication may be reproduced, st...

What is the speed of light? Correct answer- Light can travel enormous distances under short periods of time. It is faster than any other phenomenon. It takes about 8 minutes for light to travel from the Sun to Earth. The speed of light in a vacuum is c=3x10^8 m/s. Why is light such an important tool for astronomers? Correct answer- Because light is how we learn about distant objects without travelling there. It is also a measuring took of astronomy. Light is a wave and a particle. How are ...

What is the speed of light? Correct answer- Light can travel enormous distances under short periods of time. It is faster than any other phenomenon. It takes about 8 minutes for light to travel from the Sun to Earth. The speed of light in a vacuum is c=3x10^8 m/s. Why is light such an important tool for astronomers? Correct answer- Because light is how we learn about distant objects without travelling there. It is also a measuring took of astronomy. Light is a wave and a particle. How are ...

ASTRONOMY ASTRONOMY A Self-Teaching Guide Seventh Edition Dinah L. Moché, Ph.D. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. This book is printed on acid-free paper.• Copyright © 1978, 1981, 1987, 1993, 2000, 2004, 2009 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey Published simultaneously in Canada. No part of this publication may be reproduc...

A concise summary of Astrophysics in an easy-to-read format