TTC - New Frontiers : Modern Perspectives On Our Solar System [MP3]

The Great Courses No.1823: New Frontiers: Modern Perspectives On Our Solar System

24 lectures | 30 minutes each | Year Released: 2008
MPEG-3 | 128 Kbps, 44.1 KHz, 2 channels | English | 689 Mb

Synopsis: In recent years, cutting-edge telescopes, satellite imaging, and unmanned spacecraft have led to a fascinating series of discoveries that have changed our picture of the Sun and the family of objects that orbit it—including Earth.

Content:

01.The 21st-Century Solar System
02.Geometry of the Heavens
03.Truth, Beauty, and Heliocentrism
04.Deducing the Laws of Motion
05.Planetary Predictions and Scientific Theory
06.From Observational Evidence to Discoveries
07.The Space-Age Solar System
08.The Star of Our Solar System
09.Planetary Surfaces and Natural Wonders
10.Craters, Impacts, and Cataclysms
11.Journey to the Centers of Planets
12.Structure and Behavior of Atmospheres
13.Weather on Other Worlds
14.Solar Storms and Planetary Consequences
15.A Myriad of Moons
16.Intricate Ring Systems of the Giant Planets
17.Comets—The Interplanetary Nomads
18.New Outer Realms—Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud
19.Pluto and the Definition of Planet
20.Formation of the Solar System
21.Birthplaces of Stars and Planets
22.Detecting Planets around Other Stars
23.Extrasolar Planetary Systems
24.Life in Our Solar System and Beyond

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