Introduction to Astrophysics Episode 3, Making Maps of the Cosmos Episode 3, Making Maps of the Cosmos.
Streaming video - 2018
Discover how astrophysicists map the universe. Focus on the tricky problem of calculating distances, seeing how a collection of overlapping techniques provide a "cosmic distance ladder" that works from nearby planets (by means of radar) to stars and galaxies (using parallax and Cepheid variable stars) to far distant galaxies (by observing a type of supernova with a standard intrinsic brightness).
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[San Francisco, California, USA] :
The Great Courses
2018.
2019. - Language
- English
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- A Kanopy streaming video
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- 1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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- AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).