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Lecture 1 (1-11)
Introduction: the scales of the Universe
Music: Woodstock, Joni Mitchell
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Lecture 11 (2-17)
Stellar distances and motions. Intro to the Hertzsprung-Russell
diagram
Music:
Ah! Vous dirai-je, Maman, W. A. Mozart, piano variations (aka Twinkle Twinkle Little Star),
part 1
Lecture 12 (2-22)
Features of Hertzsprung-Russell diagram; binaries and star masses
Music:
Ah! Vous dirai-je, Maman, W. A. Mozart, piano variations (aka Twinkle Twinkle Little Star),
part 2
Lecture 20 (3-31)
Galaxies: Dark Matter, Types, Distances, and the Milky Way's neighbors
Music:
The Galaxy Song: Monty Python (from The Meaning
of Life)
