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Astronomy 161 - Autumn Quarter 2009
An Introduction to Solar System Astronomy

Prof. Scott Gaudi - MTWRF 9:30-10:18am - 0100 Mendenhall Laboratory

Unit 3: Rise of Modern Astronomy [October 9, 12, 13, 14, 15]

Lecture 13: Greek Astronomy [Oct 9]
Lecture 14: The Revolutions of Nicolaus Copernicus [Oct 12]
Lecture 15: Tycho Brahe & Johannes Kepler [Oct 13]
Lecture 16: Galileo Galilei & The Telescope [Oct 14]
Lecture 17: Isaac Newton & The Laws of Motion [Oct 15]
Related Readings in 21st Century Astronomy
Chapter 3

The links to the lectures provide outlines of the material covered in each class. In some cases they have additional text and links covering supplemental material or graphics. I will attempt to make the online lecture notes are made available starting the week in which the lectures occur, but some notes may not be accessible until later in the week for various reasons.

Please feel free to print out copies of these lecture outlines in advance of class, so you can follow along with the lecture. Many students find this helps them listen without the pressure of taking down detailed notes of their own, but while still making additional notes in the margins to highlight particularly emphasized points.

See A Note about Graphics to learn why some of the graphics shown in the lectures are not reproduced with these notes.

Students looking to explore these topics further using the Internet might want to look at Prof. Richard Pogge's Selected Astronomical Internet Links for this unit.

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