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Astronomical Parallax 2D  [ Computer Program ]
  
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T. Timberlake
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The Astronomical Parallax 2D Model illustrates the phenomenon of parallax in astronomy. Parallax is the apparent displacement of an object relative to the background that is caused…
https://psrc.aapt.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11201&DocID=2244
Astronomical Parallax 3D  [ Computer Program ]
  
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This Astronomical Parallax 3D Model illustrates the phenomenon of annual stellar parallax in astronomy. Parallax is the apparent displacement of an object relative to the background…
https://psrc.aapt.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11202&DocID=2246
Enrico Fermi 
  
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Biographical information for Enrico Fermi from the Nobel Foundation.
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1938/fermi/biographical/
Nicolaus Copernicus 
  
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This site presents an history of the life of Copernicus. It discusses the discoveries he made and the other important accomplishments in his life. This is part of the Mac Tutor…
https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Copernicus/
Celestial Sphere with Analemma JS Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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T. Timberlake and W. Christian
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The Celestial Sphere and Analemma JavaScript Model simulates the Two Sphere Universe theory of the Ancient Greeks. This theory supposes the stars to be fixed on the surface of a…
https://psrc.aapt.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14326&DocID=4689
From Stargazers to Starships: Spaceflight 
  
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This is an historical overview of spaceflight, stressing the technology of rockets, satellites and orbits, and its use in unmanned missions. It contains sections on rocket motion,…
http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Spaceflt1.htm
The Calendar 
  
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These web pages provide a short overview of the common (Gregorian) calendar and some less-common ones--Julian, Jewish (leap months), Moslem, Persian (New Year on the spring equinox),…
http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Scalend.htm
Kepler and His Laws 
  
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This is a set of 7 illustrated web pages discussing Kepler's laws. Included are equations and properties of conic sections, the scale of the solar system, the energy equation for…
http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Skeplaws.htm
Resource Guides for Astronomy Education 
  
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This web page links to recently created or updated resource guides for introductory astronomy. These instructional resource guides include: information about the history and present…
http://www.fraknoi.com/resource-guides-on-astronomy-education/
The Moon's Distance--1 
  
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This pair of web pages describes early calculations of the Earth-Moon distance by Greek astronomers. Using lunar and solar eclipses, the astronomers Aristarchus and Hipparchus…
http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Shipprc2.htm
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