'Inferior planets' presentation slideshows

Astronomy 2 Overview of the Universe Winter 2006 2. Lectures on Copernicus to Modern Times.

Astronomy 2 Overview of the Universe Winter 2006 2. Lectures on Copernicus to Modern Times. Joe Miller. Nicholas Copernicus (1473-1543). Proposed heliocentric system. Inferior planets, superior planets, planetary configurations. Seasons. Sidereal, synodic periods.

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Motions of the Night Sky

Motions of the Night Sky. Stars, Sun, Moon, Planets. Motions of the Stars. Like all objects in the sky, the stars rise in the east at an angle of 50 o with the horizon, move across the sky, and set in the west (also at an angle of 50 o with the horizon, here in Lancaster.)

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ASTR 2310: Chapter 2

ASTR 2310: Chapter 2. Emergence of Modern Astronomy Early Greek Astronomy Ptolemaic Astronomy Copernican Astronomy Galileo: The First Modern Scientist Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion Proof of the Earth's Motion. ASTR 2310: Chapter 2. Early Greek Astronomy

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ASTR 1110 General Astronomy: The Solar System

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Planetary Motion from an Earthly Perspective

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