NATS 1740 Lecture 2: Astronomy Lecture Jan 14

• School: York University
• Department: Natural Science
• Course: NATS 1740
• Professor: Randy Hoffman

Document Summary

Right ascension and declination: dec is similar to latitude, and is measured in units of degrees, arcminutes, and arcseconds, dec increases from 0 at the celestial equator to +90 at the ncp and -90 at the scp. 48-50: there are five planets visible with the naked eye: mercury, venus, mars, jupiter, and. Information recorded in a set of codices books that described the motion of venus, lunar phases, and eclipses: chichen itza was a major mayan centre contained an ancient observatory called el. Caracol: windows built in the structure were used to record the positions of venus, setting sun on the equinoxes. Ancient greece and the birth of astronomy as a science (pg. 61 64: the roots of modern astronomy can be traced to the civilizations around the. Mediterranean sea: knowledge of astronomy had been rapidly progressing in the region since at least 1700.