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Sky Observing Project 
  
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This guide describes a novel project structure for sky observations commonly assigned in introductory level astronomy students at either the high school or undergraduate level. The…
http://wp.towson.edu/jescott/observingprojectguide/
Magnetism before Gilbert - Discovery of the Magnetic Compass 
  
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First of several linked files, telling the early history of the compass (discovered in China) and how Robert Norman in 1581 showed the magnetic force was not horizontal but slanted…
http://www.phy6.org/earthmag/upto1600.htm
Substorms - Magnetic Storms and Space Weather 
  
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This web page describes magnetic substorms and storms, their properties, and their relations to charged particle flow and auroras. It includes descriptions of the magnetic field…
http://www.phy6.org/Education/wsubstrm.html
A One Credit Hour Eclipse Course for 2024: Description and Offer to the Community 
  
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This github repository provides materials for a turn-key, general-education level, interdisciplinary eclipse course. It is designed to help prepare for the Apr 8, 2024 total…
https://github.com/gwilliger/Eclipsecourse_2024
Astronomy Lecture Notes From the University of Hong Kong 
  
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This is a traditional course website for teaching the universe in two semesters to college students who are non-science majors. It contains lectures which have imbedded…
https://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Space/archive/EducationResource/Univer...
Two Revolutions: The Beginning of Scientific Astronomy 
  
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This study guide discusses Greek astronomy. It progresses through the dark ages and the Renaissance highlighting Copernicus's contributions to astronomy. There is also animations…
https://rwoconne.github.io/rwoclass/astr1210/guide06.html
The Discovery of Gravity 
  
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These lecture notes cover the contributions that Tycho, Galileo, Kepler, and Newton made leading up to the discovery of gravity.
https://rwoconne.github.io/rwoclass/astr1210/guide07.html
Gravitational Orbits and Space Flight 
  
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These lecture notes discuss Newton's theories of dynamics and gravity. The various kinds of possible orbits are described in this lecture. The evolution of space technology such as…
https://rwoconne.github.io/rwoclass/astr1210/guide08.html
Science, Technology, and Society 
  
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These lecture notes cover the effects of science and technology on society and how our understanding of the basic structure and operating principles of the universe has affected…
https://rwoconne.github.io/rwoclass/astr1210/guide09.html
Structure of Matter, Forces, EM Waves, Spectroscopy, Doppler Effect 
  
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These supplemental class notes cover the basic properties of matter, the nature of forces, the electromagnetic spectrum, and how astronomers exploit the properties of the EM spectrum…
https://rwoconne.github.io/rwoclass/astr1210/guide10.html
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