SpaceWatch.UK Homepage Resource providing a comprehensive collection on multimedia, directories, science, space weather and other material on space and astronomy. http://website.lineone.net/~tony.eckerman/homepage.html
Extractions: This file is www.csama.org/200003nl.htm by Tom Willis The Cosmos According to "Science" We began by asking " Are the Laws of Classical Physics True?" We then followed with a brief summary of only one area of " Classical Physics The Cosmos According to the Bible Interestingly, a straightforward interpretation of the Bible would lead anyone to believe that the Earth was created first, it was created virtually instantaneously (Genesis 1,2) only a few thousand years ago (Genesis 4,5 and 10-12 give the names of one line of descendants from the first week down to known historical times. The literal meaning of these passages are repeatedly confirmed in the New Testament, Luke 3:23-38, Jude 1:14, Galations 3:17). The Bible strongly states that the earth can be shaken, but does not move at all (Ps 93:1). But the sun does move (e.g., Joshua 10:12-14) and does so in a circuit (Psalm 19:1-6). Some will argue "that is only your interpretation." My response is simply, "It is not an interpretation at all, it is what the words say. Try making them say that God took billions of years to build the earth, it happened billions of years ago, and it travels around the sun."
Extractions: for A rchaeoastronomy and A stronomy in C ulture ISAAC is a professional organization established in 1996 to promote the academic development of archaeoastronomy, including ethnoastronomy. The goal of this society is to enhance the professional status of archaeoastronomy by forming ties with existing international, regional and national academic bodies, organizing meetings, and assisting in the development of interdisciplinary projects in cultural astronomy in its widest sense.
UCL P&A Homepage Information grouped under admissions, people, teaching and research. http://www.phys.ucl.ac.uk/
Extractions: CWiAG is a standing committee of the RAS , with the particular remit of: supporting and representing female RAS members and young female astronomers ensuring that women are properly represented among speakers at RAS meetings representing the RAS at 'Women in Science, Engineering and Technology' meetings raising issues at and making recommendations to RAS Council meetings raising the profile of women in astronomy by liaising with the RAS publicity officer and Education Committee taking note of efforts to raise the profile of Women in Science both nationally and internationally liaising with the OST Development Unit and monitoring the implementation of official recommendations on Women in Science ensuring that the RAS sets an example of good practice following up the 1989, 1992, 1998 manpower surveys and the response of the RAS, together with liaising on future surveys
Extractions: The following links offer different perspectives on various subjects such as; Cosmology, Astronomy, the Origin and Nature of Mankind, Human Imagination and a lot more! Check them out! INERTIA - A PRIMARY LAW OF NATURE - One of the most fundamental laws of nature is the "Inertia" phenomenon. Galileo experimented with it and Newton partially explained it with his famous mathematical equation (F=MA). HOW HUMAN IMAGINATION EFFECTS "FREE WILL" EVOLUTION BY DESIGN: Predetermined Randomness - Evolution may be a series of random mutations but the results end up just the way the 'Laws of Nature' intended. THE DEBATE BETWEEN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND GALILEO CONTINUES - It all began back in the 17th century when Galileo began offering observations that supported Copernicuss theory that the planet Earth was revolving around the sun rather then the sun revolving around a stationary Earth." THE PERSONALITY OF THE UNIVERSE HOW GOD CREATED THE UNIVERSE - "God is not a king who sits up on some faraway throne directing the actions of the universe. "God" is an Infinite Creative Power who created the Laws of Nature and thereby brought the universe into existence. " DEVELOP A POWERFUL IMAGINATION -"It is your ultimate power and can be the key to yor success. Being human - we all have been given the potential to develop a powerful 'creative imagination' to use for our benefit and possibly the benefit of all mankind."
Jobs In Physics, Engineering And Astronomy Job openings for physicists, engineers, scientists. Post and read job listings and follow links to various science employment sites. http://www.physlink.com/Community/JobBoard.cfm
Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) Astronomy Club Provides members with the chance to appreciate and better understand the motion of celestial objects / coordinates used in astronomy. http://www.geocities.com/acsastroclub
Extractions: Welcome to the website of the ACS (I) Astronomy Club. This is our first ever website. The ACS (I) Astronomy Club is one of the few Astronomy club's in Singapore. Our club also houses the 2nd largest telescope in Singapore. Feel free to browse around and ENJOY ! Club Members Objectives Activities Telescope ... Guestbook Send your comments and suggestions to... acsastroclub@hotmail.com The ACS (I) Astronomy Club would like to thank the following... Bravenet Webpage Services Yahoo! GeoCities
Physics & Astronomy Lesson Plans Over 200 more lesson plans for all grades. http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/hex/visit/lesson/lesson_links5.html
Extractions: General Lesson Plans Force and Motion Motion of a Bowling Ball Strings and Springs Super-Ball Physics Inertia ... TIMS The Bouncing Ball (All) Candle See-Saw (Gravity) Egg-Top (Centripetal Force) The Lazy Log (Inertia) Spinning Ball (Centripetal Force) ... Rocket Launch Vehicle Properties of Matter Pressure in Fluids Viscosity The Unmixables: Investigating Immiscible Liquids Surface Tension ... Mystery Elements Changes Solids, Liquids, and Gases Cutting Through Ice Fire Under Water Hovercraft ... The Black Banana Magnetism Electromagnets Magnets, Electromagnets, and Motors Magnets Magnets ... Simple Maglev Train Energy Earthquake Waves and Their Destructions Thermal Energy Transfer - Conduction Waves Solar Powered Cars ... Work, Power, and Entropy Sound Sound Homemade Instruments Making Sounds Sound ... The Soda Fountain Band Electricity Batteries and Bulbs Resistances in Series and Parallel Circuits Introduction to Elementary Circuits Electricity ... Einstein Revealed Earth Plate Tectonics Asteroids and Dinosaurs Core Sampling Forming Sediment Layers ... The Upside-down Glass of Water Space Exploration Rockets Space Stations Satellite Technology Educator's Guide to Robotic Spacecraft ... Goddard Missions Classroom Solar System Paper Mache Solar System Where in the Solar System is Carmine San Dimas?
Welcome To The Astronomy Ireland Homepage Details of this Irish national spaceinterest association, with sky and space news, including details of upcoming events, links and general information. http://www.astronomy.ie/
Extractions: Welcome to Ireland's national Astronomy Club - Join here October 3 Nationwide Solar Eclipse Watches October 6: Astronomy Evening Classes ENROLLING NOW. As heard on Pat Kenny Show , RTE Radio 1. Details and online booking here October 10 " Metorites and the origin of the Solar System " by Dr. Ian Sanders, Trinity Colege Dublin. Book Here Check out the third level Astronomy and Astrophysics options around Ireland Astro-Expo 2005 - Ireland's biggest Astronomy and Space Exhibition Join our FREE mailing list for news of events in the sky and around Ireland New - Launch of Junior Section of the site HERE
Curious About Astronomy? Ask An Astronomer Browse archives of previous questions and answers, or submit a question to be answered by astronomers at Cornell University. http://curious.astro.cornell.edu
Extractions: Image credit: T.H. Jarrett This all sky map shows galaxies detected in the survey colour coded by their distance from us, with blue being the nearest sources, through green to the most distance sources shown in red. Particularly prominent are the Virgo cluster (at top right, and the plane of the local supercluster; as well as the Pisces-Perseus supercluster at far left. Our own galaxy, the Milky Way , blocks the view of external galaxies across the middle of the image. Previous front page images can be seen here Top Ten Questions Recently Added Questions Since they first stepped out of the proverbial cave, humans have always been intrigued by the beauty and wonder of the night sky and the almost infinite possibilities of space.
Extractions: Transit of Venus - Daytona Beach, Florida - June 8, 2004 The Venus Calendar and Related Lore of the Dogon Observations of Venus in Stone Age Europe 2002 NY 40 Flyby Mercury Skims the Sun: The View from Florida ... A Little Astronomy for a Little Girl Contacts: Philip C. Steffey - Astronomy/Science Matt Allard - Website
Leicester Astronomy And Astrophysics University of Leicester research groups in xray and observational astronomy, theoretical astrophysics, space projects and instrumentation. http://www.star.le.ac.uk/
Extractions: Comet Tempel 1: Scientists measure how deep "Deep Impact" was, with X-rays The XRA Group has a distinguished record in high-energy astrophysics, having played a leading role in X-ray observatories such as Ariel-V, Exosat, Ginga and Rosat, now continued with Chandra and XMM-Newton. Although an emphasis on X-ray astronomy remains, the research programme now makes use of the full range of ground-based and space-based facilities for multi-wavelength astronomy. Active research interests include: the study of white and brown dwarf stars; stellar coronae; cataclysmic variables; supernova remnants; normal, starburst and active galaxies; clusters of galaxies; deep X-ray surveys; and the cosmic X-ray background radiation. A wealth of X-ray data is now arriving from the XMM-Newton and Chandra observatories; both XMM's EPIC and Chandra's HRC cameras were developed here. The Group also provides access to many important data archives via LEDAS and is now participating in the Astrogrid Project, leading towards the "virtual observatory".
Extractions: Credit: STS-9 Crew NASA Explanation: The Manicouagan Crater in northern Canada is one of the oldest impact craters known. Formed during a surely tremendous impact about 200 million years ago, the present day terrain supports a 70-kilometer diameter hydroelectric reservoir in the telltale form of an annular lake . The crater itself has been worn away by the passing of glaciers and other erosional processes. Still, the hard rock at the impact site has preserved much of the complex impact structure and so allows scientists a leading case to help understand large impact features on Earth and other Solar System bodies. Also visible above is the vertical fin of the Space Shuttle Columbia from which the picture was taken in 1983. Tomorrow's picture: ISS Above Archive Index Search ... USRA
Physics And Astronomy At The University Of Calgary General information about the department, research activities, staff and students, and other details. Also features newsletter archives. http://www.phas.ucalgary.ca/
Faculty Profile: Bernard F. Burke Professor of Astrophysics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A profile of Bernard Burke and his work in radio astronomy http://rleweb.mit.edu/Publications/currents/4-1facpr.HTM
Extractions: Boston native and William A.M. Burden Professor of Astrophysics Bernard R. Burke completed his SB in 1950 and PhD in 1953 at MIT. In 1953, he joined the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism at the Carnegie Institution in Washington and became a section manager in 1957. Upon his return to MIT in 1965 as Professor of Physics, Professor Burke introduced interferometric techniques at the Haystack Radio Observatory in Westford, Massachusetts. As leader of RLE's research group in this area, he shared the 1971 Rumford Prize awarded by the Academy of A rts and Sciences. Together with the National Radio Astronomy Observatory and the Canadian National Research Council, his research group developed techniques for very-long-baseline interferometry (VLBI). This method uses atomic frequency standards to synchronize radio teles copes at remote locations around the world and has improved angular resolution for radio telescopes by 1000-fold. Professor Burke's group was also first to conduct inter- and transcontinental VLBI. Recently, he has served as the U.S. principal investigato r to develop orbiting VLBI stations and has also participated in European and Soviet VLBI mission studies. He has served as Visiting Professor at the University of Leiden (1971-72), Sherman Fairchild Scholar at the California Institute of Technology (1984- 85), and held a Smithsonian Regents Fellowship in 1985. In 1963, he received the Warner Prize of the Amer ican Astronomical Society and, in 1988, was corecipient of a NASA Group Achievement Award. He served as President of the American Astronomical Society (1986-88), is Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and was elected to the National Acade my of Sciences in 1970. He chairs and serves on several advisory boards for NASA and the National Science Foundation, and participates on the editorial boards of many professional journals.
Boy Scout Astronomy Merit Badge Program Program, fees, and badge requirements for offering by the Ritter PlanetariumBrooks Observatory of Toledo, Ohio. http://www.rpbo.utoledo.edu/boyscouts.html
Extractions: The Ritter Planetarium-Brooks Observatory Astronomy Merit Badge Program is based on the requirements to earn an Astronomy Merit Badge. The program includes a tour and use of the hands-on displays in our lobby, a specialized planetarium program, and either a tour of the Ritter 1-Meter Telescope , or observing at the Brooks Observatory , weather permitting. Scouts are also given a helpful workbook ( view a 4 page sample - requires Acrobat) based on the badge requirements, and each group is given a useful star and planet locator to keep and use during future stargazing. Astronomy Merit Badge Programs will be offered: Saturday, September 17, 2005 Saturday, May 20, 2006 Seating is limited! If your troop would like to attend one of our Astronomy Merit Badge Programs please RSVP in advance. Please contact the Planetarium Office at (419) 530-2650, Mondays through Fridays, 9:00am - 5:00pm to schedule your troop. Admission is $9.00 per person including all attending adults. Please consider attending one of our public programs , too.
MT. SUHORA ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY Mt. Suhora Observatory is part of the astronomy Department of the Pedagogical University in Cracow specializing in the photometry of variable stars. Information about the observatory, its scientific output and some useful links. http://www.as.wsp.krakow.pl/en-ascii/index.php3
