Astronomy

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Astronomical Masses - PROBLEM

Can you calculate the mass of the SUN just based on info about the Earth's orbit? This is a good challenge problem to follow up with if you've watched our Kepler's Third Law video or our video about Astronomical Masses.

Can you calculate the mass of the SUN just based on info about the Earth's orbit? This is a good challenge problem to follow up with if you've watched our Kepler's Third Law video or our video about Astronomical Masses.

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Universe
This book is an amazing technical introduction to astronomy. It covers stellar evolution, the wide variety of astronomical objects, black holes and more. This is a technical book and does rely on math and physics to give a thorough introduction to astronomy.
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