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An algebra-based overview of elementary and pre-telescope astronomy. Topics covered include sundials, seasons, calendars, precession, shape and rotation of Earth, Greek astronomy, the path to heliocentric theory and extensive sections on Kepler's laws.  It also has sections on the Moon and how its distance was found.  Many historical details, stories, and applications are included.  This is part of a wider site "From Stargazers to Starships" which has related lesson plans, glossary, timeline, problems, and Spanish and French translations.
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Astronomy
- Fundamentals
= Celestial Mechanics
Classical Mechanics
- Gravity
= Kepler's Laws
- High School
- Lower Undergraduate
- Middle School
- Instructional Material
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= Curriculum
- Reference Material
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- Physical Science
- Physics First
- Conceptual Physics
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Greek, Kepler, calendar, history, moon, precession, seasons, sun, sundials
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Metadata instance created May 5, 2004 by David Stern
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