Part 1    The Journey Begins
Chapter 1    Journey's Start
Chapter 2    Patterns in the Sky
Chapter 3    Ancient Astronomy
Chapter 4    Renaissance Astronomy
Chapter 5    Gravity and Motion
Chapter 6    Light and Telescopes

Part 2    Journey Through the Solar System
Chapter 7    Overview of the Solar System
Chapter 8    The Earth
Chapter 9    The Moon
Chapter 10   Mercury and Venus
Chapter 11   Mars
Chapter 12   Jupiter and Saturn
Chapter 13   The Outer Planets
Chapter 14   Satellites
Chapter 15   Solar System Debris

Part 3    Journey to the Stars
Chapter 16   Basic Properties of Stars
Chapter 17   The Sun
Chapter 18   The Formation of Stars and Planets
Chapter 19   The Evolution of Stars
Chapter 20   White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars, and Black Holes
Chapter 21   Binary Star Systems

Part 4    Journey to the Cosmic Frontier
Chapter 22   The Milky Way
Chapter 23   Galaxies
Chapter 24   Quasars and Other Active Galaxies
Chapter 25   Galaxy Clusters and the Structure of the Universe
Chapter 26   Cosmology

Part 5    The Journey in Search of Life
Chapter 27   Life in the Universe

Appendixes
1     Mathematical and Physical Constants
2     Astronomical Constants
3     Conversion Factors
4     Orbital Properties of the Planets
5     Physical Properties of the Planets
6     Properties of the Satellites of the Planets
7     Orbital Properties of Selected Asteroids
8     Orbital Properties of Selected Comets
9     Properties of Selected Meteor Showers
10   The Constellations
11   Stars Nearer Than Four Parsecs
12    The Brightest Stars
13    Known and Suspected Members of the Local Group of Galaxies
14    The Brightest Galaxies Beyond the Local Group
15    Properties of Selected Clusters of Galaxies
16    Logarithmic Graphs
17    Answers to Odd-Numbered Questions