Sun NowThank you all for your enthusiastic participation in this series of classes. I hope you are finding the experience a pleasant and informative one, I certainly enjoyed the classes and the interactions myself.
This page is made available for students to the class in the Spring 2016 ElderU program. The course material from all 3 classes will be posted here along with some important links to relevant support documents and videos.
Presentations as pdf files:
Week 1: UniverseDoesNot_Wk1
Week 2: UniverseDoesNot_Wk2
Week 3: UniverseDoesNot_Wk3
Useful links:
Theories of Matter in Greek Philosophy,
https://elementsunearthed.files.wordpress.com
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Sunshine Coast Centre, http://www.coastastronomy.ca
Syney Harris Cartoons, http://www.sciencecartoonsplus.com/index.php
BC Knowledge Network, https://www.knowledge.ca/program/space-suite
The Universe Does Not Revolve around You – Video
http://earthsky.org/space/no-we-are-not-the-center-of-the-universe
Lierary Londoners, John Donne
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Celestial Sleuth: Using Astronomy to Solve Mysteries in Art,
History and Literature Paperback – Oct 11 2013
by
Kepler Orrery
Marvyn Gaye, Mercy, Mecry Me (the Ecology)
Additional Links to useful astronomy related material:
Downloadable monthly sky charts: http://www.skymaps.com/
Dark Sky charts for the Sunshine Coast
Sechelt chart: http://cleardarksky.com/c/SchltBCkey.html
Observatory (Airport): http://cleardarksky.com/c/RASCSCobBCkey.html?1
Roberts Creek chart: http://cleardarksky.com/c/SMSObBCkey.html?1
Gibsons chart: http://cleardarksky.com/c/GbsnsBCkey.html?1
Powell River chart: http://cleardarksky.com/c/PwlRvrBCkey.html?1