Astronomy - Stars & Galaxies - Spring 2021 (ASTR 1303-24255)

Instructor: Hannah Lange

An introduction to the present cosmological theories about the structure and evolution of the universe. A comparison with previous models since antiquity. A study of the celestial sphere, the constellations, and the motions in the sky. A study of gravity, light, radiation, optics, telescopes and spacecraft. A survey of the stars, clusters, galaxies, superclusters, their properties, structure and evolution.

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