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Understanding the universe: an introduction to astronomy
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Teaching Co
Publication Date
2007.
Edition
2nd ed.
Language
English
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From the DVD - 2nd ed.
Part 1. Lecture 1. A grand tour of the cosmos -- lecture 2. The rainbow connection -- lecture 3. Sunrise, sunset -- lecture 4. Bright objects in the night sky -- lecture 5. Fainter phenomena in the night sky -- lecture 6. Our sky through binoculars and telescopes -- lecture 7. The celestial sphere -- lecture 8. The reason for the seasons -- lecture 9. Lunar phases and eerie lunar eclipses -- lecture 10. Glorious total solar eclipses -- lecture 11. More eclipse tales -- lecture 12. Early studies of the solar system --
Part 2. Lecture 13. The geocentric universe -- lecture 14. Galileo and the Copernican revolution -- lecture 15. Refinements to the heliocentric model -- lecture 16. On the shoulders of giants -- lecture 17. Surveying space and time -- lecture 18. Scale models of the universe -- lecture 19. Light: the supreme informant -- lecture 20. The wave-particle duality of light -- lecture 21. The colors of stars -- lecture 22. The fingerprints of atoms -- lecture 23. Modern telescopes -- lecture 24. A better set of eyes --
Part 3. Lecture 25. Our sun, the nearest star -- lecture 26. The Earth, third rock from the sun -- lecture 27. Our moon, Earth's nearest neighbor -- lecture 28. Mercury and Venus -- lecture 29. Of Mars and martians -- lecture 30. Jupiter and its amazing moons -- lecture 31. Magnificent Saturn -- lecture 32. Uranus and Neptune, the small giants -- lecture 33. Pluto and its cousins -- lecture 34. Asteroids and dwarf planets -- lecture 35. Comets--gorgeous primordial snowballs -- lecture 36. Catastrophic collisions --
Part 4: Lecture 37. The formation of planetary systems -- lecture 38. The quest for other planetary systems -- lecture 39. Extra-solar planets galore -- lecture 40. Life beyond the Earth -- lecture 41. The search for extraterrestrials -- lecture 42. Special relativity and interstellar travel -- lecture 43. Stars: distant suns -- lecture 44. The intrinsic brightnesses of stars -- lecture 45. The diverse sizes of stars -- lecture 46. Binary stars and stellar masses -- lecture 47. Star clusters, ages, and remote distances -- lecture 48. How stars shine: nature's nuclear reactors --
Part 5. Lecture 49. Solar neutrinos: probes of the sun's core -- lecture 50. Brown dwarfs and free-floating planets -- lecture 51. Our sun's briliant future -- lecture 52. White dwarfs and nova eruptions -- lecture 53. Exploding stars: celestial fireworks -- lecture 54. White dwarf supernovae: stealing to explode -- lecture 55. Core-collapse supernovae: gravity wins -- lecture 56. The brightest supernova in nearly 400 years -- lecture 57. The corpses of massive stars -- lecture 58. Einstein's general theory of relativity -- lecture 59. Warping of space and time -- lecture 60. Black holes: abandon hope, ye who enter --
Part 6. Lecture 61. The quest for black holes -- lecture 62. Imagining the journey to a black hole -- lecture 63. Wormholes: gateways to other universes? -- lecture 64. Quantum physics and black-hole evaporation -- lecture 65. Enigmatic gamma-ray bursts -- lecture 66. Birth cries of black holes -- lecture 67. Our home: the Milky Way Galaxy -- lecture 68. Structure of the Milky Way Galaxy -- lecture 69. Other galaxies: "Island universes" -- lecture 70. The dark side of matter -- lecture 71. Cosmology: the really big picture -- lecture 72. Expansion of the universe and the big bang --
Part 7: Lecture 73. Searching for distant galaxies -- lecture 74. The evolution of galaxies -- lecture 75. Active galaxies and quasars -- lecture 76. Cosmic powerhouses of the distant past -- lecture 77. Supermassive black holes -- lecture 78. Feeding the monster -- lecture 79. The paradox of the dark night sky -- lecture 80. The age of the universe -- lecture 81. When geometry is destiny -- lecture 82. The mass density of the universe -- lecture 83. Einstein's biggest blunder? -- lecture 84. The afterglow of the big bang --
Part 8: Lecture 85. Ripples in the cosmic background radiation
lecture 86. The stuff of the cosmos
lecture 87. Dark energy: quantum fluctuations?
lecture 88. Dark energy: quintessence?
lecture 89. Grand unification & theories of everything
lecture 90. Searching for hidden dimensions
lecture 91. The shape, size, and fate of the universe
lecture 92. In the beginning
lecture 93. The inflationary universe
lecture 94. The ultimate free lunch?
lecture 95. A universe of universes
lecture 96. Reflections on life and the cosmos.
From the DVD - 2nd ed.
pt. 1. Observing the heavens: Celestial sights for everyone. ; Disc 1. A grand tour of the cosmos. (ca. 32 min.) ; Rainbow connection. (ca. 30 min.) ; Sunrise, sunset. (ca. 32 min.) ; Bright objects in the night sky. (ca. 31 min.) ; Fainter phenomena in the night sky. (ca. 31 min.) ; Our sky through binoculars and telescopes. (ca. 30 min.) --
Disc 2. Celestial sphere. (ca. 33 min.) ; Reason for the seasons. (ca. 31 min.) ; Lunar phases and eerie lunar eclipses. (ca. 31 min.) ; Glorious total solar eclipses. (ca. 31 min.) ; More eclipse tales. (ca. 31 min.) ; Early studies of the solar system. (ca. 29 min.).
pt. 2. Disc 3. Geocentric universe. (ca. 30 min.) ; Galileo and the Copernican revolution. (ca. 31 min.) ; Refinements to the heliocentric model. (ca. 31 min.) ; On the shoulders of giants. (ca. 32 min.) ; Surveying space and time. (ca. 31 min.) ; Scale models of the universe. (ca. 31 min.) --
Disc 4. Observing the heavens : Basic concepts and tools. Light: the supreme informant. (ca. 31 min.) ; Wave-particle duality of light. (ca. 30 min.) ; Colors of stars. (ca. 31 min.) ; Fingerprints of atoms. (ca. 31 min.) ; Modern telescopes. (ca. 31 min.) ; A better set of eyes. (ca. 31 min.).
pt. 3. Contents of the Universe : Our solar system. Disc 5. Our sun, the nearest star. (ca. 30 min.) ; Earth, third rock from the sun. (ca. 32 min.) ; Our moon, Earth's nearest neighbor. (ca. 31 min.) ; Mercury and Venus. (ca. 33 min.) ; Of Mars and martians. (ca. 31 min.) ; Jupiter and its amazing moons. (ca. 31 min.) --
Disc 6. Magnificent Saturn. (ca. 30 min.) ; Uranus and Neptune, the small giants. (ca. 30 min.) ; Pluto and its cousins. (ca. 30 min.) ; Asteroids and dwarf planets. (ca. 33 min.) ; Comets: gorgeous pimordial snowballs. (ca. 31 min.) ; Catastrophic collisons. (ca. 31 min.).
pt. 4. Disc 7. Formation of planetary systems. (ca. 32 min.) ; Contents of the universe : Other planetary systems. Quest for other planetary systems. (ca. 31 min.) ; Extra-solar planets galore! (ca. 31 min.) ; Life beyond the Earth. (ca. 31 min.) ; Search for extraterrestrials. (ca. 31 min.) ; Special relativity and interstellar travel. (ca. 31 min.) --
Disc 8. Contents of the universe : Stars and their lives. Stars: distant suns. (ca. 32 min.) ; Intrinsic brightnesses of stars. (ca. 30 min.) ; Diverse sizes of stars. (ca. 31 min.) ; Binary stars and stellar masses. (ca. 31 min.) ; Star clusters, ages, and remote distances. (ca. 31 min.) ; How stars shine: nature's nuclear reactors. (ca. 30 min.).
pt. 5. Disc 9. Solar neutrinos: probes of the sun's core. (ca. 31 min.) ; Brown dwarfs and free-floating planets. (ca. 31 min.) ; Our sun's briliant future. (ca. 31 min.) ; White dwarfs and nova eruptions. (ca. 31 min.) ; Exploding stars: celestial fireworks. (ca. 31 min.) ; White dwarf supernovae: stealing to explode. (ca. 31 min.) --
Disc 10. Contents of the universe: Stellar explosions and black holes. Core-collapse supernovae: gravity wins. (ca. 31 min.) ; Brightest supernova in nearly 400 years. (ca. 31 min.) ; Corpses of massive stars. (ca. 31 min.) ; Einstein's general theory of relativity. (ca. 32 min.) ; Warping of space and time. (ca. 31 min.) ; Black holes: abandon hope, ye who enter. (ca. 32 min.).
pt. 6. Disc 11. Quest for black holes. (ca. 31 min.) ; Imagining the journey to a black hole. (ca. 31 min.) ; Wormholes: gateways to other universes? (ca. 32 min.) ; Quantum physics and black-hole evaporation. (ca. 31 min.) ; Enigmatic gamma-ray bursts. (ca. 31 min.) ; Birth cries of black holes. (ca. 31 min.) --
Disc 12. Contents of the universe : The Milky Way and other galaxies. Our home: the Milky Way Galaxy. (ca. 30 min.) ; Structure of the Milky Way Galaxy. (ca. 30 min.) ; Other galaxies: "Island universes". (ca. 30 min.) ; Dark side of matter. (ca. 31 min.) ; Cosmology: The universe as a whole. Cosmic expansion and distant galaxies. Cosmology: the really big picture. (ca. 32 min.) ; Expansion of the universe and the big bang. (ca. 32 min.).
pt. 7. Disc 13. Searching for distant galaxies. (ca. 31 min.) ; Evolution of galaxies. (ca. 31 min.) ; Active galaxies and quasars. (ca. 32 min.) ; Cosmic powerhouses of the distant past. (ca. 31; min.) ; Supermassive black holes. (ca. 32 min.) ; Feeding the monster. (ca. 32 min.) --
Disc 14. Cosmology: The universe as a whole. Structure and evolution of the universe. Paradox of the dark night sky. (ca. 32 min.) ; Age of the universe. (ca. 31 min.) ; When geometry is destiny. (ca. 31 min.) ; Mass density of the universe. (ca. 32 min.) ; Einstein's biggest blunder? (ca. 31 min.) ; Afterglow of the big bang. (ca. 31 min.).
pt. 8. Disc 15. Ripples in the cosmic background radiation. (ca. 31 min.) ; Stuff of the cosmos. (ca. 32 min.) ; Dark energy: quantum fluctuations? (ca. 31 min.) ; Dark energy: quintessence? (ca. 32 min.) ; Grand unification & theories of everything. (ca. 32 min.) ; Searching for hidden dimensions. (ca. 32 min.) --
Disc 16. Cosmology: The universe as a whole. Birth of the cosmos, and other frontiers. Shape, size, and fate of the universe. (ca. 32 min.) ; In the beginning. (ca. 32 min.) ; Inflationary universe. (ca. 32 min.) ; Ultimate free lunch? (ca. 32 min.) ; A universe of universes. (ca. 32 min.) ; Reflections on life and the cosmos. (ca. 30 min.).
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Subjects
Astronomy
Astronomy -- Study and teaching -- United States
Black holes (Astronomy)
Cosmology
Educational films
Expanding universe
Extrasolar planets
Filmed lectures
Galaxies
Giant stars
Gravitational collapse
Inflationary universe
Instructional films
Milky Way
Moon
Planets
Science films
Solar system
Stars, New
Stars with planets
Study and teaching
Sun
Universe
Video recordings
Astronomy -- Study and teaching -- United States
Black holes (Astronomy)
Cosmology
Educational films
Expanding universe
Extrasolar planets
Filmed lectures
Galaxies
Giant stars
Gravitational collapse
Inflationary universe
Instructional films
Milky Way
Moon
Planets
Science films
Solar system
Stars, New
Stars with planets
Study and teaching
Sun
Universe
Video recordings
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9781598032741
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