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Horizons: Exploring the Universe
File:Pluto: Planet No More
Hypernovae, Gamma Rays and Black Holes
AuthorMichael A. Seeds
Original titleIce Volcanoes on a Frozen Moon
IllustratorPrecision Graphics
LanguageEnglish
SubjectAstronomy
GenreNon-fiction, textbook
PublisherBrooks Cole/ Cengage Learning
Publication date
1993
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages516
ISBN0495119636
OCLC226106230

Horizons: Exploring the Universe is an astronomy textbook that was written by Michael A. Seeds and Dana E. Backman. It is currently in its 12th edition, and is used in some colleges as a guide book for astronomy introduction classes. It covers all major ideas in astronomy, from the apparent magnitude scale, to the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation, to gamma ray bursts.

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