Universe 8th Edition by Roger Freedman

Universe 8th Edition by Roger Freedmanby Roger Freedman; William J. Kaufmann; (Author) ISBN-13: 9780716785842 ISBN-10: 0716785846Astronomy is one of the most dynamic and exciting areas of modern science.Recent discoveries have shown us previously unseen worlds in the frigid outerdepths of our solar system, given us insight into the dramatic ways in which themost massive stars can collapse into black holes, and allowed us to see the universeas it was more than thirteen billion years ago. But studying astronomy is much morethan just learning a collection of amazing facts: It is also discovering the nature ofthe scientific way of knowing and understanding how scientists work and think.Bill Kaufmann wrote the first four editions of Universe withthe goal of giving students real insight into the nature of science.Since taking over stewardship of Universe in 1996, I?ve continuedBill?s program and added an additional goal of helping studentsdevelop problem-solving skills. With these goals in mind,I?ve introduced some new features to this Eighth Edition whilestrengthening well-received features from earlier editions.