Stairway to the stars: a history of astronomy

"learning about the stars" (15/04/11)

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I followed the Cosmology course with this one and think it would have been better the other way around. You are taken through the history of astronomy from the early days to today. The lecturer is very knowledgeable and a good teacher and the content is at a sufficiently high level to be very interesting. Some of the concepts are challenging but worth the effort. This is not just about pretty pictures of the stars although some are included!

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