History of Astonomy

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Astronomy and cosmology from earliest times, Egyptian, Babylonian, Greek, Islamic; the medieval universe; Middle Ages; Copernican revolution, the infinite universe; Newtonian universe; mechanistic universe of the 18th and 19th centuries. Gravitational theory; origin, structure, and evolution of stars and galaxies; developments in modern astronomy. Nontechnical; emphasis on history and cosmology.

Credits: 

3

Level: 

Undergraduate

Availability: 

Occasional