The Cosmic Perspective: The Solar System (6th Edition)

Building on a long tradition of effective pedagogy and comprehensive coverage, The Cosmic Perspective: The Solar System,  Sixth Edition provides the most engaging and up-to-date introduction to astronomy for non-science majors. The text provides a wealth of features to help enhance student skill building, including new Visual Skills Check end-of-chapter questions that provide an opportunity for students to test their visual interpretation skills, new Cosmic Context Figures that help students synthesize key concepts and processes, and a new comprehensive visual overview of scale to help students explore the scale of time and space. The Sixth Edition has also been fully updated to include the latest astronomical observations, research, and theoretical developments. The text is supported by the most robust package of instructor ancillaries.   This Volume  The Cosmic Perspective: The Solar System, Sixth Edition includes Chapters 1-13, 14, and 24 of the main text.   Note: If you want the Main Text order ISBN 0321633660   9780321633668  Cosmic Perspective, The, 6/e