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Lecture 3 - Our Solar System and the Pluto Problem

This video was recorded at ASTR 160 - Frontiers and Controversies in Astrophysics. Class begins with a review of the first problem set. Newton's Third Law is applied in explaining how exoplanets are found. An overview of the Solar System is given; each planet is presented individually and its special features are highlighted. Astronomy is discussed as an observational science, and the subject of how to categorize objects in the Solar System is addressed. The Pluto controversy is given special attention and both sides of the argument regarding its status are considered. Reading assignment: The Pluto Controversy (links to various sites related to the demotion of Pluto to the status of "dwarf planet.") http://http://www.astro.yale.edu/bailyn/astro160/pluto.html Resources Class Notes - Lecture 3 [PDF]

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Science and Technology / Astronomy

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Material Type:: Presentation
Date Added to MERLOT:: February 10, 2015
Date Modified in MERLOT:: February 10, 2015
Author:: Charles Bailyn, Department of Astronomy, Yale University
Submitter:: The Open Education Consortium
Primary Audience:: College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division
Technical Format:: Video

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Language:: English
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Creative Commons:: This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States