This textbook we are using as a guideline for
topics to be covered in Astronomy was published in 1910 but is surprisingly up
to date on what we understand about the basic concepts of Astronomy. Topics
covered includes: Different Kinds of Measurement, The Stars and Their Diurnal
Motions, Fixed and Wandering Stars, Celestial Mechanics, The Earth as A Planet,
The Measurement of Time, Eclipses, Instruments and Their Use, The Moon, The Sun,
The Planets, Comets and Meteors, The Fixed Stars, Astronomy and Nuclear
Physics.
This note provides a quantitative introduction to the physics of
the solar system, stars, the interstellar medium, the galaxy, and the universe,
as determined from a variety of astronomical observations and models.
This note describes the
following topics: Astronomy History and science, Ancient Mesopotamian Astronomy,
Greek Astronomy, Islamic Astronomy, The Copernican Revolution, The Universe of
the 20th Century.
This book covers the following
topics: Orbits and Light, Spectroscopy, Telescopes, Solar System, Planetary System Formation,
The Sun, Properties of Stars, Interstellar Medium, Star Formation, Stellar
Evolution.
This note demonstrate
the extraordinary images flowing from the Hubble Space Telescope, this series
builds a picture of each stage in the life cycle of a star. An evening of star
viewing in the Blue Mountains is included.