Chapter 2 Observing the Sky: The Birth of Astronomy (11/62) -- Douglas College Astronomy 1105

Chapter 2 Observing the Sky: The Birth of Astronomy 2.7 For Further Exploration For Further Exploration Articles Ancient Astronomy Gingerich, O. “From Aristarchus to Copernicus.” Sky & Telescope (November 1983): 410. Gingerich, O. “Islamic Astronomy.” Scientific American (April 1986): 74. Astronomy and Astrology Fraknoi, A. “Your Astrology Defense Kit.” Sky & Telescope (August 1989): 146. Copernicus and Galileo Gingerich, O. “Galileo and the Phases of Venus.” Sky & Telescope (December 1984): 520. Gingerich, O. “How Galileo Changed the Rules of Science.” Sky & Telescope (March 1993): 32. Maran, S., and Marschall, L. “The Moon, the Telescope, and the Birth of the Modern World.” Sky & Telescope (February 2009): 28. Sobel, D. “The Heretic’s Daughter: A Startling Correspondence Reveals a New Portrait of Galileo.” The New Yorker (September 13, 1999): 52. Websites Ancient Astronomy - Aristarchos of Samos: http://adsabs.harvard.edu//full/seri/JRASC/0075//0000029.000.html. By Dr. Alan Batten. - Claudius Ptolemy: http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/Biographies/Ptolemy.html. An interesting biography. - Hipparchus of Rhodes: http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Hipparchus.html. An interesting biography. Astronomy and Astrology - Astrology and Science: http://www.astrology-and-science.com/hpage.htm. The best site for a serious examination of the issues with astrology and the research on whether it works. - Real Romance in the Stars: http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/the-real-romance-in-the-stars-1527970.html. 1995 newspaper commentary attacking astrology. Copernicus and Galileo - Galileo Galilei: http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Galileo.html. A good biography with additional links. - Galileo Project: http://galileo.rice.edu/. Rice University’s repository of information on Galileo. - Nicolaus Copernicus: http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Biographies/Copernicus.html. A biography including links to photos about his life. Videos Astronomy and Astrology Astrology Debunked: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y84HX2pMo5U. A compilation of scientists and magicians commenting skeptically on astrology (9:09). Copernicus and Galileo Galileo: http://www.biography.com/people/galileo-9305220. A brief biography (2:51). Nicolaus Copernicus: http://www.biography.com/people/nicolaus-copernicus-9256984. An overview of his life and work (2:41).