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- star go supernova to test our models. In addition, the data obtained in astronomy is often what is called noise in other fields - be it the annoying cosmic...10 KB (1,449 words) - 07:50, 16 July 2018
- their latitude by measuring the position of Polaris. Like many things in astronomy, the celestial sphere can be very difficult to visualize because of its...792 bytes (11,762 words) - 20:52, 17 June 2017
- 101 - Derivation of a mass model from the kinematic of the gas," 1979, Astronomy & Astrophysics, 72, 73-81 ([2]) A. Sandage, J. Bedke (1994). Carnegie...7 KB (819 words) - 22:08, 21 May 2017
- Medicine Wheel in Sheridan, Wyoming. Sidereal time is widely used in astronomy because it can be used to tell which stars will be up. At a given sidereal...11 KB (2,025 words) - 14:27, 28 February 2019
- Grammar · Questions, conjunctions, lui and leur Vocabulary · Science, astronomy, scientists , elements Review · Exercises · Test School · L'école Grammar...927 bytes (870 words) - 19:32, 4 September 2017
- M. Slipher (1915). "Spectrographic Observations of Nebulae". Popular Astronomy. 23: 21–24. G. J. Bendo, B. A. Buckalew, D. A. Dale, B. T. Draine, R....22 KB (2,667 words) - 21:28, 16 August 2017
- has its own sorts of questions which it tries to answer. A question in astronomy, for example, might be "Why does the sun sometimes have spots on it?"...5 KB (858 words) - 11:37, 3 December 2015
- century, is a Chinese historical text regarding the geopolitics of southwest China, particularly Nanzhao. It is an important historical source for the period...29 KB (351 words) - 01:00, 23 January 2024
- Notation The Scientific Method What People do in Astronomy Current Unsolved Mysteries Observational Astronomy The Celestial Sphere Coordinate Systems Phases...12 KB (87,697 words) - 12:44, 22 March 2021
- history of mankind, human views of the stars have differed greatly. Historically, the stars have existed as major figments in the mythological canon of...4 KB (624 words) - 20:53, 17 June 2017
- Saylor.org's Ancient Civilizations of the World/The Fall of Sumer and the Rise of the Babylonian Empire (section Astronomy)predecessor of much of ancient Greek mathematics and astronomy, which in turn is the historical predecessor of the European (Western) scientific revolution...39 KB (6,256 words) - 21:22, 9 September 2016
- perception: arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, music, and (eventually) dialectic. With a few subjects, including astronomy and music, Plato is careful to insist...13 KB (2,049 words) - 18:19, 24 August 2015
- including: The Handbook of Pulsar Astronomy (Lorimer & Kramer) (2004) Pulsars, Manchester & Taylor (1977) Pulsar Astronomy, Lyne & Graham-Smith (2006) Physics...8 KB (521 words) - 01:54, 2 November 2015
- in a fragmented and incoherent manner through departments of physics, astronomy, chemistry, biology, anthropology, sociology, philosophy, engineering...5 KB (605 words) - 21:49, 12 September 2018
- Model of the Universe, though evolved to incorporate physics, maths and astronomy. The practice of studying the cosmos originated in earlier societies;...12 KB (1,639 words) - 14:43, 13 November 2020
- Chemical Sciences: A Manual for CSIR-UGC National Eligibility Test for Lectureship and JRF/Balmer series (section Role in astronomy)= 10,973,731.57 meter−1. The Balmer series is particularly useful in astronomy because the Balmer lines appear in numerous stellar objects due to the...9 KB (1,189 words) - 20:17, 13 July 2021
- the sky, it is a popular target for both w:amateur astronomy observations and professional astronomy study. M87 is estimated to have a mass, within 32...1 KB (16,157 words) - 06:22, 31 May 2022
- meant both law, and customs or practices. The English words economics and astronomy have nomos as a root word, and reflect this dual meaning. Niccolò Machiavelli...5 KB (713 words) - 06:24, 22 October 2017
- ← Back to Page 2 Astronomy is the study of the Universe as a whole, and the objects and phenomena within it. While the Earth is part of the Universe...27 KB (3,972 words) - 00:41, 26 November 2023
- between energy levels in the atom. The spectral series are important in astronomy for detecting the presence of hydrogen and calculating red shifts. Further...9 KB (941 words) - 16:33, 10 September 2011