ASTR 104 - The Great Astronomers

3 Credit(s)

This course is designed for students in any major who are interested in the lives and accomplishments of great astronomers. The course provides an historical approach to the gradual accumulation of astronomical knowledge. Students examine the theories and models proposed by astronomers in accordance with the current status of observations available during the astronomers’ lifetimes. The course looks at the change in perspectives that occurred following the Copernican revolution, showing how some of the insights that followed were prefigured in early Greek astronomy. This course lays a foundation for understanding some of the major themes in current astronomical theories.
3 hours lecture.
Prerequisite(s): none.