How long does it take to read Foundations of Astronomy?
Foundations of Astronomy by Michael A. Seeds takes about 12 hours 6 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 12 hours 6 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1984. 660 pages, about 181,500 words.
25 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 20 hours 10 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 12 hours 6 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 34 minutes |
The page count is the median across 18 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
With this newly revised Eleventh Edition of FOUNDATIONS OF ASTRONOMY, INTERNATIONAL EDITION, the authors' goals are to help you use astronomy to understand science -- and use science to understand what we are. Fascinating, engaging, and visually vibrant, this text will help you answer two fundamental questions: What are we? And how do we know? This edition addresses the newest developments and latest discoveries in the exciting study of astronomy, including information to emphasize observations over the entire electromagnetic spectrum; new data on star formation and stellar structure; new insight on global warming and ozone depletion; updated information on the Kuiper belt and dwarf planets; and much more.
Subjects: Astronomie, Astronomy, COSMOLOGY, SOLAR SYSTEM, STARS, UNIVERSE
