![]() Wolff, National Optical Astronomy Observatories (Emeritus) TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface 1 1 Science and the Universe: A Brief Tour 11 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 2 Observing the Sky: The Birth of Astronomy 31 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 3 54 The Laws of Planetary Motion 70 Newton’s Great Synthesis 76 Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation 81 Orbits in the Solar System 85 Motions of Satellites and Spacecraft 88 Gravity with More Than Two Bodies 91 Earth, Moon, and Sky 103 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 5 The Sky Above 32 Ancient Astronomy 42 Astrology and Astronomy 49 The Birth of Modern Astronomy Orbits and Gravity 69 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 4 The Nature of Astronomy 13 The Nature of Science 13 The Laws of Nature 15 Numbers in Astronomy 15 Consequences of Light Travel Time 17 A Tour of the Universe 18 The Universe on the Large Scale 23 ![]() ![]() Astronomy Senior Contributing Authors Andrew Fraknoi, Foothill College David Morrison, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Sidney C. ![]()
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