Horizons: Exploring the Universe (with TheSky CD-ROM, AceAstronomy™, and Virtual Astronomy Labs)

by Michael A. Seeds

This newly revised and updated Ninth Edition of HORIZONS shows students their place in the universe - not just their location, but also their role as planet dwellers in an evolving universe. Fascinating and engaging, the book illustrates how science works, and how scientists depend on evidence to test hypotheses. Students will learn to focus on the scientific method through the strong central questioning themes of "What are we?" and "How do we know?" Students are also provided with an assessment tool, AceAstronomy, to help test their knowledge of the concepts through assessment, tutorials, and post-tests.

Genres: Astronomy, Science, Nonfiction, Textbooks, School

Paperback

First published January 1, 1981

Reviews

[Zoë]

Apart from a few paragraphs repeated verbatim, definitely a solid book on the topic. The material was easy to digest (apart from the chapter on cosmology, but that goes without saying), it used lots of metaphors to ground the practical data, and the tone was genuinely delightful throughout. I really enjoyed this.

[Victoria · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the much better texts books I have read and one of the few I've finished in college. The "what are we?" sections are pretty interesting.

[Keri · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the more enjoyable textbooks I've read.

[Isabella Tugman - Audiobook Narrator · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating stuff. Humanity is really so insignificant when you look at the expansive universe...

[Shalyn · Rating 1 out of 5]

I had to read this for an Astronomy class. The teacher sucked. So reading this book was rather hard to follow for me personally. It might by have been good for the subject itself, but it just pissed me off the more I read.

[Tonya Fister · Rating 5 out of 5]

For my astronomy class

[Jess Ketchum · Rating 1 out of 5]

it was for school

[Jamie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my college astronomy text book and I have found it well worth the money I spent on it! I enjoyed all the detail of space exploration in this book! It even covers the history of several astronomers. I homeschool my children and we have often looked in this book!!

[Megan]

Horizons With Infotrac: Exploring the Universe by Michael A. Seeds (2001)

[Tina Redmond · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a textbook for astronomy class. So many interesting things to learn. A good quarter of it was over my head. I don't think I will ever wrap my head around astronomical math.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

As far as textbooks, pretty entertaining and an interesting topic. A few too many typos though for a textbook I had to pay that much for.