Astronomy 104 Chapter 3 1. Scientific thinking is our ability to use our prior knowledge and use the knowledge in finding answers to new knowledge. This differs from our everyday thinking because we probably wouldn’t be trying to acquire new information which scientific thinking we always are. 2. In early history astronomy was heavily tied to religion and so usually the priest were astronomers using the star patterns to interpret what the god were saying. Also they based the star patterns of there
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Astronomy: The discovery of Uranus What was the motivation that led to the discovery? The motivation that led to this discovery was simply that the Universe was so big. Herschel knew that there had to be more out there than what has already been discovered. He made the effort to study the universe and came across what he thought was a comet‚ but ended up being planet Uranus. What questions were asked? There weren’t as many questions asked as a normal scientific discovery since it is claimed that
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Telescopes in Astronomy Once upon a time‚ we believed the Earth was at the center of our universe. We were seriously mistaken. We have come to find that at the center of most galaxies is a giant black hole that keeps everything together. With the use of telescopes‚ we have made it possible to see the “impossible”. We are able to see the geographic landscape of distant planets and moons. Telescopes have made it possible to measure the speed of light‚ understand gravity‚ and grasp other laws of physics
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Astronomy Outline April Guzman SCI/151 February 25‚ 2013 Jorge Espinosa Astronomy Outline 1. Our place in the universe a. The modem view of the universe 1) What is our Sun and what is its role in the solar system? 2) What is the Milky Way galaxy and the sun’s position in it? 3) What is the Big Bang and what does it say about the age of the universe? 4) What is meant by the phase “looking out in the universe is looking back in time? b. Where are we in the universe
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Humans have always been wildly fascinated about the possibility that extraterrestrial life could‚ does currently‚ or has existed elsewhere in the universe. This is a subject that has been questioned by humankind for at least 2000 years. Lucretius‚ a Roman poet from the first century B.C.‚ had suggested that “just as life originated by spontaneous chemical interactions on Earth‚ ‘we must acknowledge that such combinations of other atoms happen elsewhere in the universe to make worlds such as this
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and more humid regions. Overall‚ I think its offensive that the media has taken skin tone and weight and made them such superficial and dividing elements of physique. It doesn’t matter your weight or color‚ it’s the inside that is important and astronomy has helped me keep sight of that. In a greater sense it has also taught me
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University of Phoenix Material Basics of Astronomy Worksheet Complete the table based on the readings for this week: Ch. 1–4 of The Essential Cosmic Perspective. Term or concept Definition and explanation The Universe 1. What is Earth’s Sun‚ and what is its role in the solar system? 2. What is the Milky Way galaxy and the sun’s position in it? 3. What is the Big Bang‚ and what does it say about the age of the universe? 4. What is meant by the phase “looking out in the universe
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with only a few clouds in the sky‚ the smell of spring was in the air and with the end of second semester right around the corner‚ the quad was packed with people eager to catch some much desired sun rays. Unfortunately for me though I was stuck in astronomy. That day’s topic was our very own planet earth. Dr. Bozyan was lecturing about how planet Earth was actually very wet‚ that nearly 71% of earths surfaced is covered with water. I learned that while other worlds of the solar system have atmospheres
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1. The parallax of the star 75 Leo is 0.10 and its apparent visual magnitude is +5.18. The absolute visual magnitude of 75 Leo is +5.14. 2. A G2 I star is larger in diameter and more luminous than the sun. 3. spectroscopic parallax can be used to determine the distance to a star when the spectrum of the star can be used to determine its spectral type and luminosity class. 4. Luminosity class IV objects are known as sub giants. 5. For stars
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Sizes of Things Math Review The Constellations Constellation List Star Maps Star Songs How Earth and Sky Work- Effects of Latitude How Earth and Sky Work -The Effect of Time Positions of the Sun‚ Moon‚ and Planets Eclipse Tables and Map History of Astronomy -Ancient Times through Galileo History Timeline Calendars and Time The Start of Modern Physics Using Equations and Formulae Illuminating Light Solar System Overview Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Earth‚ Our Point of Reference History
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