Astronomy 210
Lecture 10, Feb 9
Spring 2011
Lecture Notes:
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Energy
Orbits Revisited
Shapes
and
conic sections
Energetics: bound vs unbound orbits
Escape speed
The Two-Body Problem
Center of mass
Testing Newton's Gravity
source of Uranus orbit perturbations
binary stars
globular star clusters, e.g.,
47 Tuc
,
Omega Cen
Geocentrism vs Heliocentrism: Lessons
wagers
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Brian D. Fields
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