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Apr 24, 2024
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2015-2016 HillBook (Class of 2019) [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]
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PHY 192 - Astronomy in the Scientific RevolutionThree Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
The development and establishment of heliocentric theory. Topics include celestial observations, the geocentric universe, Copernicus’ rejection of geocentrism, Kepler’s and Galileo’s contributions to heliocentrism, 17th-centuryobservations, and the gradual acceptance of heliocentrism. The course stresses exercises, observation, establishment of data, preparation of tables, and construction of mathematical models.
Fulfills the Natural Scientific Inquiry requirement.
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