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Ch. 2 - (2.1) List some observational evidence that Earth...Ch. 2 - (2.1) What is meant by the phrase angular...Ch. 2 - Prob. 3QFRCh. 2 - Prob. 4QFRCh. 2 - Where on the celestial sphere would you look for...Ch. 2 - Sketch the path on the sky that a planet makes...Ch. 2 - Will a planet in retrograde motion rise in the...Ch. 2 - Contrast the geocentric and heliocentric models.Ch. 2 - What are the three laws of planetary motion?Ch. 2 - How does astrology differ from astronomy?
Ch. 2 - Describe the major astronomical contribution(s) of...Ch. 2 - (2.1) Explain why the Moons angular size is...Ch. 2 - (2.1) Suppose the stars were very much closer than...Ch. 2 - (2.2/2.3) Tycho argued that the Sun orbits Earth...Ch. 2 - Prob. 4TQCh. 2 - Prob. 5TQCh. 2 - You may have noticed that although every 10 years...Ch. 2 - Describe how modern astrophysics differs from...Ch. 2 - Prob. 8TQCh. 2 - A small probe is exploring a spherical asteroid....Ch. 2 - Prob. 2PCh. 2 - Prob. 3PCh. 2 - Prob. 4PCh. 2 - Suppose a planet is found with an orbital period...Ch. 2 - Prob. 6PCh. 2 - Prob. 7PCh. 2 - Suppose that future observations with a new...Ch. 2 - Prob. 1TYCh. 2 - A planet in retrograde motion (a) rises in the...Ch. 2 - Ockhams razor refers to (a) a device used by the...Ch. 2 - Prob. 4TYCh. 2 - Prob. 5TYCh. 2 - Galileo used his observations of the changing...Ch. 2 - A major objection to the heliocentric model not...Ch. 2 - Do we see the same constellations today as ancient...Ch. 2 - What are right ascension and declination?Ch. 2 - Prob. 3EQFRCh. 2 - Prob. 4EQFRCh. 2 - Prob. 5EQFRCh. 2 - Prob. 6EQFRCh. 2 - Prob. 7EQFRCh. 2 - Prob. 8EQFRCh. 2 - Prob. 9EQFRCh. 2 - Prob. 10EQFRCh. 2 - Prob. 1ETQCh. 2 - Prob. 2ETQCh. 2 - Considering the orbits in figure E1.8, where would...Ch. 2 - Prob. 4ETQCh. 2 - Prob. 1ETYCh. 2 - As a star rises and moves across the sky, which of...Ch. 2 - Prob. 3ETYCh. 2 - Prob. 4ETYCh. 2 - Prob. 5ETYCh. 2 - Prob. 6ETYCh. 2 - Prob. 7ETY
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