Astronomy 101 505 Spring 2010A Nicholas B Suntzeff Mitchell Professor of Astronomy Texas A M University Copyright 2009 Pearson Education Inc Stuff about me 57 years old married Born in SF Russian family Lived 21 years in Chile Was friends with Robin Williams My Russian family fled Russia at the time of the Civil War 1918 My grandfather was the owner of one of the largest arms manufacturers in Russia in Izhevsk An Evdokimoff rifle was captured in the Afghan War used for 100 years Copyright 2009 Pearson Education Inc Copyright 2009 Pearson Education Inc Doing Science Science is figuring out stuff and not fooling yourself in the process Richard Feynman Copyright 2009 Pearson Education Inc Useless fun puzzles What is weird about this table of members of the Czech Junior National Team Copyright 2009 Pearson Education Inc Astronomy Picture of the Day www apod nasa gov Saturn at equinox Note the moon Tethys and its shadow Copyright 2009 Pearson Education Inc Chapter 1 Our Place in the Universe Copyright 2009 Pearson Education Inc Think about it Science verus faith Shroud of Turin Science takes the beauty away from nature Science is a philosophy of life Science is revolutionary and can be dangerous Copyright 2009 Pearson Education Inc Copyright 2009 Pearson Education Inc 1 1 Our Modern View of the Universe Our goals for learning What is our place in the universe How did we come to be How can we know what the universe was like in the past Can we see the entire universe Copyright 2009 Pearson Education Inc
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