| Call Number | 11570 |
|---|---|
| Day & Time Location |
MW 6:10pm-7:25pm 329 Pupin Laboratories |
| Points | 3 |
| Grading Mode | Standard |
| Approvals Required | None |
| Instructor | Joseph Patterson |
| Type | LECTURE |
| Method of Instruction | In-Person |
| Course Description | Milestones in the science of cosmology over the past 6000 years. Skylore and observation in ancient cultures. The twin revolutions of the Greeks: Pythagoras and Ptolemy; and Aristotle, Aquinas, and the Great Chain of Being. The scientific revolution: the impersonal and deterministic world-order of Newton, Laplace, and Kelvin. The erosion of that world-order by mathematics and experiment in the 20th century (relativity, quantum physics, dark matter, and the expanding universe). Todays searches for a new grand order in the Universe, which can cope - or maybe not - with these blows to yesterdays comfortable wisdom. |
| Web Site | Vergil |
| Department | Astronomy |
| Enrollment | 60 students (75 max) as of 7:06PM Thursday, October 30, 2025 |
| Subject | Astronomy |
| Number | UN1610 |
| Section | 001 |
| Division | Interfaculty |
| Campus | Morningside |
| Section key | 20231ASTR1610W001 |