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Physics - From Stargazers to Starships

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Physics - From Stargazers to Starships

An introduction to astronomy written with a historical perspective.

Science and TechnologyK-12 Education
Author
CK-12 Foundation
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LibreTexts
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LibreTexts
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CC BY
Language
EN
Category
Basic Sciences
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Contents· 109 sections
  1. 01: Stargazers and Sunwatchers
  2. 1.01: Watchers of the Heavens
  3. 1.02: Elevation of the Sun
  4. 02: The Celestial Sphere
  5. 2.01: The Celestial Sphere
  6. 2.02: Polaris the Pole Star
  7. 2.03: The Mounting of a Telescope
  8. 2.04: Planets and the Zodiac
  9. 2.05: Note on Earth's Rotation
  10. 03: Finding the Pole Star
  11. 3.01: Finding the Pole Star
  12. 3.02: The Big Dipper
  13. 3.03: Cassiopeia
  14. 3.04: Further Exploration
  15. 04: The Ecliptic
  16. 4.01: The Ecliptic
  17. 4.02: Signs of the Zodiac
  18. 4.03: The Ecliptic
  19. 4.04: The Planets and the Moon
  20. 05: Making a Sundial
  21. 5.01: Making a Sundial
  22. 5.02: A Paper Sundial
  23. 5.03: Exploring Further
  24. 06: Seasons of the Year
  25. 6.01: Seasons of the Year
  26. 6.02: Equinox and Solstice
  27. 6.03: Summer and Winter
  28. 6.04: Some Interesting Facts
  29. 07: The Angle of the Sun's Rays
  30. 7.01: The Angle of the Sun's Rays
  31. 08: The Moon - the Distant View
  32. 8.01: The Moon- the Distant View
  33. 8.02: The Month
  34. 8.03: The Face of the Moon
  35. 8.04: The Gravity Gradient
  36. 8.05: Earthshine
  37. 09: The Moon - a Closer Look
  38. 9.01: The View Through the Telescope
  39. 9.02: The Craters
  40. 9.03: the Airless Moon
  41. 9.04: In the Space Age
  42. 9.05: Achievements of Project Apollo
  43. 9.06: Since Apollo
  44. 9.07: Exploring Further
  45. 10: Latitude and Longitude
  46. 10.01: Latitude and Longitude
  47. 10.02: Latitude
  48. 10.03: Longitude
  49. 10.04: About Time- Local and Universal Time
  50. 10.05: Local Time (LT) and Time Zones
  51. 10.06: The Date Line and Universal Time (UT)
  52. 10.07: Right Ascension and Declination
  53. 10.08: Exploring Further
  54. 11: Navigation
  55. 11.01: Navigation
  56. 11.02: Finding Latitude with the Pole Star
  57. 11.03: Finding Latitude with the Noontime Sun
  58. 11.04: Longitude
  59. 11.05: Tales of Navigation 1- Robert Wood
  60. 11.06: Tales of Navigation 2- Nansen
  61. 12: Coordinates
  62. 12.01: Coordinates
  63. 12.02: Coordinates on a Flat Plane
  64. 12.03: Polar Coordinates
  65. 12.04: Azimuth and Elevation
  66. 13: The Cross Staff
  67. 13.01: The Cross Staff
  68. 14: The Calendar
  69. 14.01: The Calendar
  70. 14.02: The Day
  71. 14.03: The Year
  72. 14.04: The Moon
  73. 14.05: The Islamic Calendar
  74. 14.06: The Persian Calendar
  75. 14.07: The Maya Calendar
  76. 14.08: Exploring Further
  77. 15: Precession
  78. 15.01: The Dawning of the Age of Aquarius
  79. 15.02: The Precession of the Earth's Axis
  80. 15.03: Ice Ages
  81. 15.04: The Milankovich Theory
  82. 15.05: Exploring Further
  83. 16: The Round Earth and Columbus
  84. 16.01: Prelude to the Round Earth and Columbus
  85. 16.02: Eratosthenes Posidonius and El Mamun
  86. 16.03: Columbus Again
  87. 17: Distance to the Horizon
  88. 17.01: Distance to the Horizon
  89. 18: Parallax
  90. 18.01: Prelude to Pre-Trigonometry
  91. 18.02: Estimating Distance Outdoors
  92. 18.03: How Far to a Star
  93. 19: Estimating the Distance to the Moon
  94. 19.01: Aristarchus's Method
  95. 19.02: A Few Extra Details
  96. 20: Distance to the Moon II
  97. 20.01: The Eclipse
  98. 20.02: The Distance to the Moon
  99. 20.03: A More Accurate Calculation
  100. 20.04: Final Comments
  101. 21: Does the Earth Revolve Around the Sun
  102. 21.01: Does the Earth Revolve Around the Sun
  103. 22: The Earth's Shadow
  104. 22.01: The Earth's Shadow
  105. 23: The Planets
  106. 23.01: Venus and Mercury
  107. 23.02: Mars and Jupiter
  108. 23.03: Components of the Solar System
  109. 23.04: Early History False Leads