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1. INTRODUCTION
GenS 4003
Cosmology
Lecture notes
A/Prof. Michael Ashley
1. INTRODUCTION
2. PREHISTORIC COSMOLOGY
2.1 Sun (and its diurnal motion)
2.2 Moon
2.3 Solar & Lunar Eclipses
2.4 Planets
2.5 Stars
2.6 The Babylonians: A case-study of prehistoric astronomy/cosmology (1600BC)
3. THE CLASSICAL PERIOD (500BC - 1400AD)
3.1 Shape of the Earth
3.2 The size of the Earth
3.3 Distance and size of the Sun & Moon
3.4 Motion of the planets
3.5 Contributions by other civilizations in this period
3.6 Closing note on the Classical Period
4. RENAISSANCE PERIOD (1400-1650)
4.1 Copernicus (1473-1543)
4.2 Tycho Brahe (1546-1601)
4.3 Kepler (1571-1630)
4.4 Galileo (1564-1642)
5. MODERN PERIOD (1650-present)
5.1 Newton (1642-1727)
5.2 Going beyond our own Galaxy
5.3 Advancement in technology/new technologies
5.3.1 Bigger telescopes
5.3.2 Detectors
5.3.3 Computers
5.3.4 Space technology
Note: There are no illustrations in this document. They may be provided in future.
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