'Planetary distances' presentation slideshows

The Beginnings of Modern Astronomy

The Beginnings of Modern Astronomy. Copernicus to Kepler. This logo denotes A102 appropriate. Trouble in Vatican City. The calendar was still a mess Three ways to describe a year: Julian calendar year = 365.25 days Civil time Sidereal year = 365.256366 days

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Renaissance Astronomy

Renaissance Astronomy. Nicholas Copernicus 1473 - 1543. (Niklas Koppernigk). Developed a mathematical model for a Heliocentric solar system. Nicholas Copernicus. Synodic Period The orbital period of a planet as measured by a moving observer Sidereal Period

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Environmental Science/Physics 141: Astronomy

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Astronomy 103

Lecturer : Prof. Alex Lazarian Office Location: 6289 Chamberlin Hall Email: lazarian@astro.wisc.edu Website: http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~lazarian/Spring2012 Office Hours: Mon. 11am-1pm, Wed. 11am-1pm. Meetings at a different time can also be arranged.

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