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Physics - From Stargazers to Starships
An introduction to astronomy written with a historical perspective.
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- CK-12 Foundation
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Mục lục· 109 mục
- 01: Stargazers and Sunwatchers
- 1.01: Watchers of the Heavens
- 1.02: Elevation of the Sun
- 02: The Celestial Sphere
- 2.01: The Celestial Sphere
- 2.02: Polaris the Pole Star
- 2.03: The Mounting of a Telescope
- 2.04: Planets and the Zodiac
- 2.05: Note on Earth's Rotation
- 03: Finding the Pole Star
- 3.01: Finding the Pole Star
- 3.02: The Big Dipper
- 3.03: Cassiopeia
- 3.04: Further Exploration
- 04: The Ecliptic
- 4.01: The Ecliptic
- 4.02: Signs of the Zodiac
- 4.03: The Ecliptic
- 4.04: The Planets and the Moon
- 05: Making a Sundial
- 5.01: Making a Sundial
- 5.02: A Paper Sundial
- 5.03: Exploring Further
- 06: Seasons of the Year
- 6.01: Seasons of the Year
- 6.02: Equinox and Solstice
- 6.03: Summer and Winter
- 6.04: Some Interesting Facts
- 07: The Angle of the Sun's Rays
- 7.01: The Angle of the Sun's Rays
- 08: The Moon - the Distant View
- 8.01: The Moon- the Distant View
- 8.02: The Month
- 8.03: The Face of the Moon
- 8.04: The Gravity Gradient
- 8.05: Earthshine
- 09: The Moon - a Closer Look
- 9.01: The View Through the Telescope
- 9.02: The Craters
- 9.03: the Airless Moon
- 9.04: In the Space Age
- 9.05: Achievements of Project Apollo
- 9.06: Since Apollo
- 9.07: Exploring Further
- 10: Latitude and Longitude
- 10.01: Latitude and Longitude
- 10.02: Latitude
- 10.03: Longitude
- 10.04: About Time- Local and Universal Time
- 10.05: Local Time (LT) and Time Zones
- 10.06: The Date Line and Universal Time (UT)
- 10.07: Right Ascension and Declination
- 10.08: Exploring Further
- 11: Navigation
- 11.01: Navigation
- 11.02: Finding Latitude with the Pole Star
- 11.03: Finding Latitude with the Noontime Sun
- 11.04: Longitude
- 11.05: Tales of Navigation 1- Robert Wood
- 11.06: Tales of Navigation 2- Nansen
- 12: Coordinates
- 12.01: Coordinates
- 12.02: Coordinates on a Flat Plane
- 12.03: Polar Coordinates
- 12.04: Azimuth and Elevation
- 13: The Cross Staff
- 13.01: The Cross Staff
- 14: The Calendar
- 14.01: The Calendar
- 14.02: The Day
- 14.03: The Year
- 14.04: The Moon
- 14.05: The Islamic Calendar
- 14.06: The Persian Calendar
- 14.07: The Maya Calendar
- 14.08: Exploring Further
- 15: Precession
- 15.01: The Dawning of the Age of Aquarius
- 15.02: The Precession of the Earth's Axis
- 15.03: Ice Ages
- 15.04: The Milankovich Theory
- 15.05: Exploring Further
- 16: The Round Earth and Columbus
- 16.01: Prelude to the Round Earth and Columbus
- 16.02: Eratosthenes Posidonius and El Mamun
- 16.03: Columbus Again
- 17: Distance to the Horizon
- 17.01: Distance to the Horizon
- 18: Parallax
- 18.01: Prelude to Pre-Trigonometry
- 18.02: Estimating Distance Outdoors
- 18.03: How Far to a Star
- 19: Estimating the Distance to the Moon
- 19.01: Aristarchus's Method
- 19.02: A Few Extra Details
- 20: Distance to the Moon II
- 20.01: The Eclipse
- 20.02: The Distance to the Moon
- 20.03: A More Accurate Calculation
- 20.04: Final Comments
- 21: Does the Earth Revolve Around the Sun
- 21.01: Does the Earth Revolve Around the Sun
- 22: The Earth's Shadow
- 22.01: The Earth's Shadow
- 23: The Planets
- 23.01: Venus and Mercury
- 23.02: Mars and Jupiter
- 23.03: Components of the Solar System
- 23.04: Early History False Leads