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Spacetime 101 provides basic background covering how mathematical models of space and time have evolved since ancient times, from the Pythagorean Rule to Newtonian mechanics, Special…
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Editor: A. Fraknoi; Publisher: Astronomical Society of the Pacific
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This guide provides resources (written and on the web) about the contributions of women to astronomy. It includes sections on over 30 specific women of the past and present, and also…
  
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This website provides an overview of X-ray Astronomy and X-ray sources: from black holes to galaxy clusters. It covers the history of X-ray astronomy, what X-rays are, how they are…
  
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Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History
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This website tells the story of astronomers in pursuit of understanding and observing transits of Venus from 1631 to present day. Much of the content comes from rare books and…
  
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Publisher: Scientific and Technical Information Branch National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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This online textbook teaches the user about how a science project is conceived, funded, and managed. They do this by telling a story about how NASA's High Energy Astronomy…
Leavitt's Cepheid Variables  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The Leavitt's Cepheid Variables Model allows the user to explore the relationship between period and apparent magnitude for Cepheid variables in the Magellanic Clouds, first…
  
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This tutorial talks about how the distance to the stars was determined. It begins with the first attempt made by Aristarchus and the subsequent wrong answers until final…
  
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This article informs amateur astronomers about ten common mistakes people make when buying and using a telescope. It is part of Brian Tung's The Astronomy Corner.
  
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The site discusses the eraly theories that attempted to explain why the sun shines. By the end of the article the author discusses the process of nuclear fusion in the sun and other…
Falling Body On Rotating Earth 2D  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The EJS Falling Body On Rotating Earth 2D model illustrates the trajectory of an object dropped from rest (relative to the rotating Earth) from a point above Earth's equator. The…
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