제1장 고대문명의 시작 / 1
1.1 점성술과 천문학 ··················································································· 1
1. 점성술 ······························································································ 1
2. 천문학 ······························································································ 2
1.2 주요 4대 문명의 특성 ·········································································· 3
1. 이집트 문명 ····················································································· 3
2. 메소포타미아 문명 ·········································································· 6
3. 인더스 문명 ····················································································· 7
4. 황하 문명 ························································································ 7
1.3 고대 그리스의 발견들 ·········································································· 8
1. 탈레스의 발견 ············································································· 10
2. 아낙시만드로스의 발견 ································································ 12
3. 피타고라스의 발견 ······································································ 13
4. 아낙사고라스의 발견 ··································································· 15
5. 아리스토텔레스의 발견 ································································ 16
6. 유클리드의 발견 ·········································································· 20
7. 아리스타르코스의 발견 ································································ 21
8. 아르키메데스의 발견 ··································································· 24
9. 에라토스테네스의 발견 ································································ 28
10. 히파르코스의 발견 ······································································ 30
11. 프톨레마이오스의 발견 ································································ 34
1.4 지구 중심설에서 태양 중심설로 ························································ 37
1. 코페르니쿠스의 발견 ····································································· 37
2. 티코 브라헤 ··················································································· 40
3. 갈릴레이의 발견 ············································································ 46
4. 케플러 ···························································································· 52
1.5 중력의 세계로 ···················································································· 55
1. 뉴턴 ······························································································· 55
2. 뉴턴과 관련된 학자들 ··································································· 62

제2장 천구의 회전 / 70
2.1 지구의 운동 ························································································ 70
1. 천구 ······························································································· 70
2. 지구의 자전과 공전 ······································································ 73
2.2 달의 운동 ··························································································· 77
2.3 행성의 운동 ························································································ 83
1. 행성 ······························································································· 83
2. 행성의 시운동 ··············································································· 85

제3장 지구의 탄생 / 87
3.1 지구의 탄생 ························································································ 87
1. 지구의 탄생과 진화 ······································································ 87
2. 지구의 원소 분포와 지구 내부의 구조 ········································· 88
3.2 지구의 원소 ························································································ 91
1. 원소 주기율 ··················································································· 91
2. 원자모형 ························································································ 95
3.3 지구의 위성 ······················································································ 100
1. 달의 기원 ···················································································· 100
2. 달이 지구에 미치는 영향 ···························································· 106
3.4 달 여행 ····························································································· 110
1. 세계 최초의 인공위성 ································································· 110
2. 스푸트니크의 쇼크 그 이후 아폴로 ············································ 114
3. 최초의 여성 우주인 ····································································· 119

제4장 태양계 / 122
4.1 행성 ·································································································· 122
1. 수성 ····························································································· 123
2. 금성 ····························································································· 128
3. 화성 ····························································································· 131
4. 목성 ····························································································· 135
5. 토성 ····························································································· 140
6. 천왕성 ·························································································· 145
7. 해왕성 ·························································································· 152
4.2 왜소행성 ··························································································· 161
1. 134340 플루토 ············································································ 161
2. 왜소행성의 정의 ·········································································· 164
4.3 소행성 ······························································································· 166
1. 티티우스-보데의 법칙 ·································································· 167
2. 소행성의 궤도 ············································································· 168
3. 위성이 있는 소행성 ······································································171
4. 소행성의 구성물질 ······································································ 172
4.4 헤성과 유성 ······················································································ 173
1. 혜성의 구조 ················································································· 173
2. 혜성의 궤도주기와 기원 ······························································ 176
3. 슈메이커-레비9 혜성 ··································································· 179
4. 혜성과의 충돌 ············································································· 180
5. 유성과 운석 ················································································· 182

제5장 태양의 세계 / 186
5.1 태양의 빛 ························································································· 186
1. 빛의 성질 ···················································································· 187
2. 빛의 이중성 ················································································· 191
3. 빛의 스펙트럼 ············································································· 191
5.2 태양에너지의 원리 ··········································································· 195
1. 태양의 나이 ················································································· 196
2. 태양에너지의 원리 ······································································ 197
5.3 태양의 구조 ······················································································ 201
1. 태양의 내부 구조 ········································································ 202
2. 태양의 외부 구조 ········································································ 204

제6장 별의 세계 / 210
6.1 별의 분류 ························································································· 210
1. 스펙트럼에 의한 별의 분류 ························································ 210
2. 헤르츠스프룽-러셀도 ···································································· 212
6.2 별의 일생 ························································································· 214
1. 별의 탄생 ···················································································· 215
2. 별의 진화 ···················································································· 217
3. 별의 최후 ···················································································· 218
4. 별의 모양 ···················································································· 221
6.3 별빛의 원리 ······················································································ 224
1. 열역학법칙 ··················································································· 224
2. 별빛의 원리 ················································································· 227
6.4 블랙홀과 은하 ·················································································· 231
1. 블랙홀 ·························································································· 231
2. 은하 ····························································································· 236

제7장 우주의 세계 / 242
7.1 우주의 나이 ······················································································ 242
1. 빅뱅 이론 이전에, 어셔 ······························································ 242
2. 동적인 우주론의 태동, 르메트르 ················································ 243
3. 팽창하는 우주, 에드윈 허블 ······················································· 247
4. 우주의 나이, 발터 바데 ······························································ 249
5. 팽창하는 우주의 단서, 가모프 ···················································· 250
6. 팽창하지 않는 우주, 프레드 호일 ·············································· 252
7. 빅뱅 이론의 증거, 펜지어스와 윌슨 ··········································· 254
7.2 우주 생명체 ······················································································ 256
1. 외계인의 존재 ············································································· 257
2. 프랭크 드레이크 방정식 ······························································ 258
7.3 아인슈타인과 암흑에너지 ································································· 263
1. 알버트 아인슈타인 ······································································ 263
2. 아인슈타인의 업적 ······································································ 266
3. 맨하탄 프로젝트 ·········································································· 271
4. 암흑에너지와 암흑물질 ································································ 272
7.4 우주의 미래 ······················································································ 276
7.5 대통일이론 ························································································ 279
1. 자연계의 네가지 힘 ····································································· 279
2. 전약력 ·························································································· 282
3. 네가지 힘의 공통점 ····································································· 282

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