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Contents
Nansen | |
References | |
Coordinates | |
Polar Coordinates | |
Azimuth and Elevation | |
References | |
The Cross Staff | |
References | |
Finding the Pole Star | |
Cassiopeia | |
Further Exploration | |
The Ecliptic | |
The Ecliptic | |
References | |
Making a Sundial | |
A Paper Sundial | |
Exploring Further | |
References | |
Seasons of the Year | |
Equinox and Solstice | |
Summer and Winter | |
Some Interesting Facts | |
The Angle of the Suns Rays | |
References | |
the Distant View | |
The Month | |
The Face of the Moon | |
The Gravity Gradient | |
Earthshine | |
References | |
a Closer Look | |
The Craters | |
The Airless Moon | |
In the Space Age | |
Achievements of Project Apollo | |
Since Apollo | |
Exploring Further | |
References | |
Latitude and Longitude | |
Latitude | |
Longitude | |
Local and Universal | |
Local Time LT and Time Zones | |
The Date Line and Universal Time UT | |
Right Ascension and Declination | |
Exploring Further | |
Navigation | |
Finding latitude with the Pole Star | |
Finding latitude with the noontime Sun | |
Longtitude | |
Robert Wood | |
The Calendar | |
The Year | |
The Moon | |
The Islamic Calendar | |
The Persian Calendar | |
The Maya Calendar | |
Exploring Further | |
Precession | |
The Dawning of the Age of Aquarius | |
The Precession of the Earths Axis | |
Ice Ages | |
The Milankovich Theory | |
Exploring Further | |
References | |
The Round Earth and Columbus | |
Eratosthenes Posidonius and El Mamun | |
Columbus Again | |
References | |
Distance to the Horizon | |
References | |
Parallax | |
Estimating Distance Outdoors | |
How far to a Star? | |
References | |
Estimating the Distance to the Moon | |
A Few Extra Details | |
References | |
Distance to the Moon Part 2 | |
The Eclipse | |
The Distance to the Moon | |
Final comments | |
References | |
Does the Earth Revolve Around the Sun | |
References | |
The Earths Shadow | |
References | |
The Planets | |
Mars and Jupiter | |
Components of the Solar System | |
Early History False Leads | |
References | |
Common terms and phrases
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Physics - From Stargazers to Starships |
| Author | David P. Stern |
| Editor | Alex - Zaliznyak |
| Publisher | CK-12 Foundation, 2012 |
| ISBN | 1935983725, 9781935983729 |
| Subjects | › Science / General |
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