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Earth Science - The Birth of Modern Astronomy

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This lecture traces how Kepler, Galileo, and Newton transformed astronomy from circular and geocentric models to a heliocentric system. It covers planetary observations, Kepler’s laws, Newton’s laws of motion, and universal gravitation.

Syllabus

KEPLER (1571 - 1630)
ELLIPTICAL ORBITS
KEPLER'S FIRST LAW
KEPLER'S SECOND LAW
KEPLER'S THIRD LAW
GALILEO (1564 - 1642)
THE IMPERFECT SUN & MOON
OBSERVING STELLAR PARALLAX
MOONS OF JUPITER
PHASES OF VENUS
HERESY AND HOUSE ARREST
NEWTON (1642 - 1727)
THE UNIVERSAL LAW OF GRAVITATION
NEWTON'S LAWS OF MOTION
NEWTON'S FIRST LAW
NEWTON'S SECOND LAW
NEWTON'S THIRD LAW EXAMPLE
THE LAW OF UNIVERSAL GRAVITATION
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