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Understanding the universe, an introduction to astronomy, Part 2, Discs 3-4

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Understanding the universe, an introduction to astronomy, Part 2, Discs 3-4

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Understanding the universe

Series statement

Great courses DVD. Math, science, & economics

Sub title

an introduction to astronomy

Summary

Lectures designed to provide a non-technical description of modern astronomy, including the structure and evolution of planets, stars, galaxies, and the universe as a whole. The new discoveries reported in the 2003 course are integrated and recent findings (through mid-2006) are included

Table Of Contents

Part 2 of 8, Discs 3-4, lectures 13-24. Disc 3: 13. The geocentric Universe -- 14. Galileo and the Copernican Revolution -- 15. Refinements to the heliocentric model -- 16. On the shoulders of giants -- 17. Surveying space and time -- 18. Scale models of the universeDisc 4: 19. Light-the supreme informant -- 20. The wave particle duality of light -- 21. The color of stars -- 22. The fingerprints of atoms -- 23. Modern telescopes -- 24. A better set of eyes

Technique

live action

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