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Announcements

Announcements. HOMEWORK assignment 2 due Feb 16 See masteringastronomy.com Assignment contains two tutorials; eclipses, phases of the moon

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Foundations of Astronomy

Foundations of Astronomy. The Metric System (used by scientists and foreigners). Mass 1 kilogram (kg) = 1000 grams (g) 28 g = 1 ounce If your mass is 220 lbs , it's also 100 kg . We tend to use mass and weight interchangeably, but weight depends on gravity. Distance

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Motions of and Distances to Stars: Chapter 17 and 19

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Geographical Controls of Mountain Meteorological Elements

Geographical Controls of Mountain Meteorological Elements. Latitude Continentality Altitude Topography. Latitude. Determines length of day and angle of incoming sunlight and, thus, amount of solar radiation received

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Universal Gravitation

Celestial. Universal Gravitation. Terrestrial. Sir Isaac Newton 1642-1727 . UNIVERSAL GRAVITATION. +F. -F. For any two masses in the universe:. F = G m 1 m 2 /r 2. G = a constant later evaluated by Cavendish. m 2. m 1. r. CAVENDISH: MEASURED G. Modern value:

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Universal Gravitation

Celestial. Universal Gravitation. Terrestrial. Sir Isaac Newton 1642-1727 . UNIVERSAL GRAVITATION. +F. -F. For any two masses in the universe:. F = G m 1 m 2 /r 2. G = a constant later evaluated by Cavendish. m 2. m 1. r. CAVENDISH: MEASURED G. Modern value:

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