Historical Astronomy

Historical Astronomy

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This collection focuses on the study of astronomy through history. It includes materials from the earliest observations of the stars through discoveries of the 20th century. The instructor discusses major eras in astronomical discovery as well as major astronomers. The podcasts also look at how the…

Robert Wagner


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    Space Age - Dawn Spacecraft - Orbiting Asteroid Vesta

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2015 9:47


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    Space Age - Deep Impact - First Comet Impact

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2015 9:54


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    Space Age - Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter - Studying Mars from Orbit

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2015 10:17


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    Space Age - Rosetta - First Craft to Orbit a Comet

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2015 9:57


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    Space Age - MESSENGER - Mercury Orbiter

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2015 9:54


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    Space Age - Huygens - First Landing in the Outer Solar System

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2015 10:01


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    Space Age - Mars Exploration Rovers - Exploring the Surface of Mars

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2013 10:31


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    Space Age - Hayabusa - Collecting Sample from an Asteroid

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2013 9:33


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    Space Age - Genesis - Sampling the Solar Wind

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2013 9:49


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    Space Age - Stardust - Sample of a Comet Returned

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2013 10:00


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    Space Age - International Space Station - Science in Space

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2013 11:04


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    Space Age - Cassini - An Orbiter Around Saturn

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2013 9:52


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    Space Age - Near - Shoemaker - Exploring the Asteroids

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2013 10:29


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    Space Age - Mars Pathfinder and Sojourner - First Rover to Explore Another Planet

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2013 10:11


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    Space Age - Galileo Spacecraft - First Orbiter Around Jupiter

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2013 10:42


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    Space Age - Compton Gamma Ray Observatory - High Energy Astronomy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2013 9:56


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    Space Age - Hubble Space Telescope - A Large Telescope in Earth Orbit

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2013 10:33


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    Space Age - COBE - Studying the Cosmic Microwave Background

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2013 9:32


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    Space Age - Magellan - Radar Mapping of Venus

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2013 9:40


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    Space Age - Mir - The First Modular Space Station

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2013 10:29


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    Space Age - Vega 1-2 - Exploring Venus and Halley's Comet

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2013 9:45


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    Space Age - Venera 13-16 - Orbiting and Landing on Venus

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2013 9:26


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    Space Age - International Cometary Explorer - Comet Flybys

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2013 9:32


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    Space Age - Voyager 2 - The Grand Tour of the Solar System

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2013 10:09


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    Space Age - Voyager 1 - Exploring Interstellar Space

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2013 10:31


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    Space Age - Viking 1 & 2 - First Successful Landers on Mars

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2013 9:33


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    Space Age - Venera 9-12 - First Photos from the Surface of Venus

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2013 9:43


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    Space Age - Mariner 10 - First Flyby of Mercury

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2013 10:00


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    Space Age - Pioneer 11 - First Flyby of Saturn

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2013 10:09


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    Space Age - Mars 4-7 - Early Soviet Attempts to Explore Mars

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2013 9:24


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    Space Age - Skylab - The First American Space Station

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2013 9:10


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    Space Age - Pioneer 10 - First Flyby of Jupiter

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2013 10:19


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    Space Age - Apollo 15-17 - Use of Manned Lunar Rovers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2013 10:46


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    Space Age - Mars 2-3 - Early Attempts to Land on Mars

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2013 9:34


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    Space Age - Mariner 9 - First Spacecraft to Orbit Another Planet

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    Space Age - Uhuru - X-Ray Observations From Space

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2013 10:13


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    Space Age - Luna 17 - First Rover on the Surface of the Moon

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2013 9:51


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    Space Age - Venera 7-8 - First Landing on Another Planet

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2013 10:02


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    Space Age - Luna 15-16 - Robotic Return of Lunar Samples

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2013 9:08


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    Space Age - Apollo 12,14 - Manned Landings on the Moon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2013 10:12


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    Space Age - Apollo 11 - First Manned Landing on the Moon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2013 10:20


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    Space Age - Venera 5-6 - Exploring the Atmosphere of Venus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2013 9:22


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