3. Ancient Astronomy

Joshua Barnes -- Fall 1999

Topics:

• Eclipses and predictions
• Wandering stars
• Size of the Earth
• Geocentric models
• Heliocentric models

Web Resources:

• The Center for Archaeoastronomy

  A resource center for archaeoastronomy (astronomy in ancient times) and ethnoastronomy (astronomy in different cultures).

• Wayfinding (Non-Instrument Navigation)

  Learn about traditional and modern techniques for navigating without instruments.

• Eclipse Photos

  Photographs of the August 11 Solar Eclipse.

• Eclipse Demo

  An interactive demonstration of solar eclipses, created by Rob Scharein at UBC.

• Retrograde Motion (0.2 Mbyte gif animation)

  Shows the retrograde motion of Mars between 01/01/99 and 08/29/99.

Homework 3: Angular Size Of The Sun, due 9/15. Answer.

Quiz 3: Eclipses