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University Algebra & Trigonometry [Book]

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Introduction To Computer Science [Book]

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Full-Stack WebDev [Book]

Full-Stack WebDev [Book]

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Chapter V — Radiation and Spectra [OpenStax]

Chapter V — Radiation and Spectra [OpenStax]

Chapter Outline Thinking Ahead The nearest star is so far away that the fastest spacecraft humans have built would take almost 100,000 years to get there. Yet we very much want to know what material this neighbor star is composed […]

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Chapter 3 — Orbits and Gravity — Key Terms, Summary, Further Reading [Openstax]

Chapter 3 — Orbits and Gravity — Key Terms, Summary, Further Reading [Openstax]

The following are the Key Terms, Summary, For Further Exploration, and Problem Set for Chapter 3 —Orbits and Gravity of the Astronomy 2e textbook by OpenStax. (Citations are at the end of the page.) Key Terms Summary 3.1 The Laws […]

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Chapter 4 — Earth, Moon, and Sky — Key Terms, Summary, and Further Reading [OpenStax]

Chapter 4 — Earth, Moon, and Sky — Key Terms, Summary, and Further Reading [OpenStax]

Key Terms Summary 4.1 Earth and Sky The terrestrial system of latitude and longitude makes use of the great circles called meridians. Longitude is arbitrarily set to 0° at the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England. An analogous celestial coordinate system […]

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[4.7] Eclipses of the Sun and Moon [Openstax]

[4.7] Eclipses of the Sun and Moon [Openstax]

Learning Objectives Eclipses of the Sun and Moon [OpenStax]: By the end of this section, you will be able to: One of the coincidences of living on Earth at the present time is that the two most prominent astronomical objects, […]

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[4.6] Ocean Tides and the Moon [OpenStax]

[4.6] Ocean Tides and the Moon [OpenStax]

Learning Objectives for Ocean Tides and the Moon [Openstax]: By the end of this section, you will be able to: Anyone living near the sea is familiar with the twice-daily rising and falling of the tides. Early in history, it […]

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[4.5] Phases and Motions of the Moon [OpenStax]

[4.5] Phases and Motions of the Moon [OpenStax]

Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: After the Sun, the Moon is the brightest and most obvious object in the sky. Unlike the Sun, it does not shine under its own power, but […]

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[4.4] The Calendar [OpenStax]

[4.4] The Calendar [OpenStax]

Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: “What’s today’s date?” is one of the most common questions you can ask (usually when signing a document or worrying about whether you should have started studying […]

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