Astronomy, CONTENTS

ASTRONOMY: CONTENTS

Basics

Apparent Motions of the Sun and Stars
Calendars
Conjunction and Opposition
Ecliptic
Equinoxes and Solstices
Motions of the Planets
Precession and Nutation
Solar System
Zodiac

Early European Astronomy

Greek
Geocentric Universe
Rome
Western Europe

Ancient and Distant Lands

China
Calendars
Observation Instruments
Star Lists and Charts
Egypt
India
Islam
Introduction
Doubts about Ptolemy
Observatories
Mesoamerica
Mesopotamia

Medieval European Astronomy (5th-13th Century)

Renaissance (14th-15th Century)

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)
Johannes Kepler (1571-1630)
Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543)
Regiomontanus (1436-1476)
Tycho Brahe (1546-1601)

Modern Era (16th Century-Present)

16th Century
Cepheids
17th Century
Distances to the Stars
Halley’s Comet
Inverse Square Law
Longitude
Parallax
18th Century
Annual Parallax
Black Holes
Bode’s Law
Milky Way
Nebulae and the Galaxy
Proper Motion
19th Century
Doppler Effect
Magnitude
Relativity
Spectroscopy
Sunspots
20th Century
Big Bang Theory
Expanding Universe
Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
Radio Astronomy

Appendices (A)

Astronomy: Chronology
Observatories: Alphabetical List
People: Alphabetical List (Astronomy)

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