General Astronomy 29:61
Lecture Notes
Fall 2004
August 23, Initial Pleasantries, Space and the Earth's Atmosphere
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August 25, Overview of the Solar System
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August 30, Astronomical Coordinate Systems
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September 8, Time and the Seasons
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September 13, The Calendar, Motion of the Moon
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September 15, Eclipses --
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September 17, Eclipse Cycles and Precession --
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September 27, Vector Cross Products, Newton's Laws, Gravitational Force--
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October 22, Planetary Atmospheres --
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October 29, Magnetospheres, Solar Wind, and Greenhouse Effect
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November 8, Magnetism, Blackbody Radiation
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November 12, Jupiter and Saturn
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December 1, Roche Limit and Resonant Perturbations
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