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Author | Michael A. Seeds |
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Original title | Ice Volcanoes on a Frozen Moon |
Cover artist | Irene Morris (designer) Precision Graphics: |
Language | English |
Subject | Astronomy |
Genre | Non-fiction, textbook |
Publisher | Brooks Cole/ Cengage Learning |
Publication date | 1993 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Paperback) |
Pages | 516 |
ISBN | 0-495-11963-6 |
OCLC | 226106230 |
Horizons: Exploring the Universe is an astronomy textbook that was written by Michael A. Seeds and Dana E. Backman. It is in its 14th edition (as of 2019[update]), and is used in some colleges as a guide book for introductory astronomy classes. It covers all major ideas in astronomy, from the apparent magnitude scale, to the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation, to gamma ray bursts.