HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY AND COSMOLOGY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Summer 2024 Learning Outcomes: 1. Discuss the history of modern astronomy, with an emphasis on tracing how our current conception of the universe has developed. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Describe the ancient background to western European astronomy, the role of astronomy in the scientific revolution of the 16th and 17th centuries, the development of modern astrophysics, and Wisconsin's contributions to modern astronomy. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Engage actively and critically with primary historical sources, including Galileo’s Siderius Nuncius, through reading, writing, discussion, and examination of rare books. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Evaluate historical subjects and works in their own contexts while also appreciating their significance for our own world view. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Demonstrate some familiarity with astronomical instruments, observatories, and technologies through actual use, visits, and class demonstrations. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Discuss the history of modern astronomy, with an emphasis on tracing how our current conception of the universe has developed. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Describe the ancient background to western European astronomy, the role of astronomy in the scientific revolution of the 16th and 17th centuries, the development of modern astrophysics, and Wisconsin's contributions to modern astronomy. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Engage actively and critically with primary historical sources, including Galileo’s Siderius Nuncius, through reading, writing, discussion, and examination of rare books. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Evaluate historical subjects and works in their own contexts while also appreciating their significance for our own world view. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Demonstrate some familiarity with astronomical instruments, observatories, and technologies through actual use, visits, and class demonstrations. Audience: Undergraduate