ASTR 1404 - Solar System

Institution:

Galveston College

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Description:

Prerequisite: READ 0302 (R2); ENGL 0302 (W3); MATH 0300 (M1) An introduction to present theories about the structure and evolution of the solar system, compared to the models and theories since antiquity. A study of the celestial sphere and the constellations, the motions in the sky, gravity, light, radiation and optics, telescopes, spacecraft and their discoveries. A survey of the Sun, planets, moons, rings, asteroids, comets and debris in our solar system, the possibility of the life in the Universe.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.gc.edu

Phone Number:

(409) 944-1220

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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