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You have found the home of Astronomy! A Brief Edition by James B. Kaler published by Addison Wesley Longman. This site is designed to be a supplement to the material contained in the text. Each chapter has its own page that contains links to sites around the internet that are relevant to and expand on the information given in the chapter. In addition, each chapter also has a "What's New" section so that educators and students can receive up to the minute updates on its content. We hope you enjoy your stay!

This site is divided up by chapters that correspond to the chapters in the book.

Chapter 1: From Earth To Universe

Chapter 2: Earth, Sun, Sky

Chapter 3: The Face of the Sky

Chapter 4: Earth, Moon, and Planets

Chapter 5: Gravity

Chapter 6: Atoms, Light, and Telescopes

Chapter 7: Home: The Double World

Chapter 8: Rocky Worlds

Chapter 9: Great Worlds

Chapter 10: Outer Worlds

Chapter 11: Creation and Its Debris

Chapter 12: The Sun

Chapter 13: The Stars

Chapter 14: Star Formation

Chapter 15: The Life and Death of Stars

Chapter 16: The Galaxy

Chapter 17: Galaxies

Chapter 18: The Expansion and Structure of the Universe

Chapter 19: The Universe

Welcome Visitor:

If you have any questions, or links of interest that are not contained here, please feel free to contact the author via e-mail at: kaler@astro.uiuc.edu

| Chapter 1 |
| Chapter 2 |
| Chapter 3 |
| Chapter 4 |
| Chapter 5 |
| Chapter 6 |
| Chapter 7 |
| Chapter 8 |
| Chapter 9 |
| Chapter 10 |
| Chapter 11 |
| Chapter 12 |
| Chapter 13 |
| Chapter 14 |
| Chapter 15 |
| Chapter 16 |
| Chapter 17 |
| Chapter 18 |
| Chapter 19 |
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