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*[http://www.npr.org/2011/01/24/132932268/a-physicist-explains-why-parallel-universes-may-exist Interview with Brian Greene about Fabric of the Cosmos]
*[http://www.npr.org/2011/01/24/132932268/a-physicist-explains-why-parallel-universes-may-exist Interview with Brian Greene about Fabric of the Cosmos]
*[http://video.pbs.org/video/2163057527 Watch part of Fabric of the Cosmos on PBS and NOVA on line]
*[http://video.pbs.org/video/2163057527 Watch part of Fabric of the Cosmos on PBS and NOVA on line]
*[http://www.npr.org/2011/11/14/142248148/exploring-supernovas-leads-to-physics-nobel-prize Interview with Nobel Laureate Saul Perlmutter discussing supernovae ]
*[http://www.npr.org/2011/11/14/142248148/exploring-supernovas-leads-to-physics-nobel-prize Interview with Nobel Laureate Saul Perlmutter Discussing Supernovae ]




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*[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/The_Story_of_the_Universe The Story of the Universe]
*[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/The_Story_of_the_Universe The Story of the Universe]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUe0_4rdj0U&feature=fvwrel Something from nothing? A discussion between Lawrence Krauss and Richard Dawkins.]  
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUe0_4rdj0U&feature=fvwrel Something from nothing? A Discussion between Lawrence Krauss and Richard Dawkins.]  
*[http://www.startalkradio.net/ Neil deGrasse Tyson offers news, podcasts, and a helpful question and answer forum.]
*[http://www.startalkradio.net/ Neil deGrasse Tyson's News, Podcasts, and Question and Answer Forum.]
*[http://www.amazon.com/A-Short-History-Nearly-Everything/dp/0767908171 Delightful reading about A Short History of Nearly Everything, a book by Bill Bryson]
*[http://www.amazon.com/A-Short-History-Nearly-Everything/dp/0767908171 Delightful reading about A Short History of Nearly Everything, a Book by Bill Bryson]





Revision as of 03:53, 24 July 2014

These topics in Elementary Astronomy are selected from our on-line Elementary Astronomy class. They are provided here for those who may want to learn astronomy and do not need the interactivity, exams, and credit offered by the on-line class. The content is frequently updated, but may lag that in the class. If you are an enrolled student, please use the class website.

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