Introduction to Stars and Planets: An activities-based exploration
暫譯: 恆星與行星入門：基於活動的探索
Hirshfeld, Alan
- 出版商: IOP Publishing Ltd
- 出版日期: 2020-12-21
- 售價: $4,170
- 貴賓價: 9.5 折 $3,962
- 語言: 英文
- 頁數: 200
- 裝訂: Hardcover - also called cloth, retail trade, or trade
- ISBN: 0750336897
- ISBN-13: 9780750336895
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商品描述
How do astronomers know what they know about the stars and planets? That is the question behind today's rapid pace of cosmic discovery, for every new finding rests upon a centuries-long foundation of astronomical practice. Introduction to Stars and Planets: An activities-based exploration reveals the methods by which Earthbound observers have deduced the physical attributes of celestial bodies, whether situated within our solar neighborhood or at the far ends of the galaxy. The book's 28 mildly mathematical activities invite readers to carry out the essential work of the astronomer by utilizing real observational data sets and high-quality celestial photographs to establish the innate properties of a range of cosmic systems. Taken in sequence, these activities illustrate the epic advancement of stellar and planetary astronomy over the past century, up to the present day.
Key Features
- Wide-ranging topical coverage of both historical and up-to-the-minute aspects of astronomical discovery
- Uses a learning-by-doing approach
- Structured, goal-oriented framework centered on the methods and physical principles by which astronomers study the universe
- Provides real-time educational feedback to students
- Introduces elementary mathematics for students to gain a truer sense of the work astronomers do
商品描述(中文翻譯)
如何天文學家知道他們所知道的有關星星和行星的知識？這是當今快速宇宙發現背後的問題，因為每一項新發現都建立在幾個世紀的天文實踐基礎之上。《星星與行星導論：基於活動的探索》揭示了地球觀測者如何推斷天體的物理特徵，無論這些天體位於我們的太陽系鄰近區域還是銀河系的遙遠邊緣。這本書的28個輕度數學活動邀請讀者利用真實的觀測數據集和高品質的天體照片，進行天文學家的基本工作，以確定各種宇宙系統的固有特性。這些活動按順序進行，展示了過去一個世紀以來，恆星和行星天文學的史詩般進展，直到今天。
主要特點
- 廣泛涵蓋天文發現的歷史和最新方面
- 採用實踐學習的方法
- 結構化、以目標為導向的框架，集中於天文學家研究宇宙的方法和物理原則
- 為學生提供即時的教育反饋
- 引入基礎數學，讓學生更真切地理解天文學家的工作
作者簡介
Alan Hirshfeld, Professor of physics at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, is Chair of the American Astronomical Society's Historical Astronomy Division and a longtime Associate of the Harvard College Observatory. He is the author of Parallax: The Race to Measure the Cosmos; The Electric Life of Michael Faraday; Eureka Man: The Life and Legacy of Archimedes; Astronomy Activity and Laboratory Manual; and Starlight Detectives: How Astronomers, Inventors, and Eccentrics Discovered the Modern Universe. He is a regular book reviewer for The Wall Street Journal and writes and lectures frequently on science history and discovery. Visit the author's website at www.alanhirshfeld.com.
作者簡介(中文翻譯)
艾倫·赫希費爾德（Alan Hirshfeld）是麻薩諸塞州達特茅斯大學的物理學教授，擔任美國天文學會歷史天文學部的主席，並且是哈佛大學天文台的長期合夥人。他是《視差：測量宇宙的競賽》（Parallax: The Race to Measure the Cosmos）、《邁克爾·法拉第的電氣生活》（The Electric Life of Michael Faraday）、《尤里卡人：阿基米德的生活與遺產》（Eureka Man: The Life and Legacy of Archimedes）、《天文活動與實驗室手冊》（Astronomy Activity and Laboratory Manual）以及《星光偵探：天文學家、發明家與怪人如何發現現代宇宙》（Starlight Detectives: How Astronomers, Inventors, and Eccentrics Discovered the Modern Universe）的作者。他是《華爾街日報》的定期書評人，並經常撰寫和講授科學歷史與發現。欲了解更多，請訪問作者的網站 www.alanhirshfeld.com。
