PHYSICS 015

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PHYSICS 015

• Astronomy I The Solar System
• Dave Hanes (Prof.)
• http//www.astro.queensu.ca/hanes
• hanes_at_astro.queensu.ca

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A Long Astronomical Tradition
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My Favourite Workplace
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A Closer View

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My Astrophysical Laboratory
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My Astrophysical Targets

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A Revolutionary Century

• Q.M.
• DNA
• CD / PT
• GR / EU
• And a special time SETI.

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Important Themes

• The unity of simple physical laws (with many
  references to day-to-day phenomena)
• The fragility of life on Earth lessons
  astronomy has taught us
• The wonder that there is a beautiful
  comprehensibility to it all!