PPT-General Astronomy

Pseudosciences Why is this in Astronomy This course has a very wide range of students It covers Freshman to Seniors Art History to Health Science to Physics to Undecided For many of you this is your only hardcore physical science. and Astronomy. Historically Speaking.... Without astronomy we would not have timekeeping. . and calendars! . Without astronomy we would not be aware of the worlds, including a whole universe of. planets and stars and galaxies,. in . Sri Lanka. (. plus how I ended up here in Campos, RJ, . Brasil. ). Prasanna. . Deshapriya. President. Mathematical & Astronomical Society. University of Colombo. Sri Lanka. http://iya2009sl.blogspot.com. Formerly. “. Arabian astronomy” –. too . limiting . geographically. . Used to be. slighted . coverage –. “. caretakers” for Greek works, esp. . Almagest. Now. . called. . “Islamic astronomy” – lands where Islam was dominant. Astro1010-lee.com. twlee2016@gmail.com. Chapter 6. Chapter 6. Our Living Earth. Our Living Earth. Survey of Astronomy. Astro1010-lee.com. twlee2016@gmail.com. Chapter 6. The interior of the Earth has been determined by studying the transmittal and reflection of Seismic Waves within the Earth. The Golden Anniversary of the 1960’s:. The Golden Years of Radio Astronomy. HRA - IAU GA Hawaii. 5. Aug 2015. Ron . Ekers. CSIRO. Australia. Overview. The discovery process. Specialized . . general purpose. AY 17. 10/19/2011. Outline. What is Multi-messenger astronomy?. Photons. Cosmic Rays. Neutrinos. Gravity-Waves. Sample-Return. Outline. What is Multi-messenger astronomy?. Photons. Cosmic Rays. Neutrinos. Astro1010-lee.com. twlee2016@gmail.com. Chapter 13. Uranus & Neptune. Survey of Astronomy. Astro1010-lee.com. twlee2016@gmail.com. Chapter 13. Uranus was Discovered in 1781 by William Herschel; first planet to be discovered in recorded history.. Astrophysics. A/Prof. Michael Murphy. Centre for Astrophysics. and . Supercomputing. Swinburne University of Technology. Our mission. To inspire a fascination in the Universe through research and education. A new kind of project…. https://. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rZ5Ga70bP8&list=PLh-d4Qi_GoVGJg4FEIhNQmjXWo5q7Tx5l&index=1. We won’t do once a week, or an hour a day, but rather every class for several weeks…. OUR PLACE IN SPACE. Earth is not special. We do not have any unique place in the Universe. We live on an ordinary rocky planet called Earth, one of nine known planets orbiting an average star called Sun. We are near the edge of a huge collection of stars called the Milky Way Galaxy, which is one galaxy among countless billions of other galaxies spread throughout the observable universe.. Astronomy. , derived from the Greek words for . star law. , is the scientific study of all objects beyond our world. . Astronomy is not a “stand-alone” science. . It combines areas from a number of other fields, including mathematics, chemistry, geology, biology and physics. . Astronomy Literacy Concepts. The . Earth . Understand that we live on . a planet and it is called Earth. Associate Earth with its . colours. . seen from space (oceans & continents). Distinguish Earth from other planets. 1. Ancient Astronomy. Many ancient cultures took a keen interest in the changing nighttime sky. The records and artifacts that have survived until the present make that abundantly clear. . 2. Ancient Astronomy. Tasso Tzioumis, May 2020. Spectrum Management in Radio Astronomy. Why have I been going to Geneva so often?. 1.13 . radio astronomy. :.   . Astronomy based on the reception of. . radio waves. of cosmic origin..