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5 | (3) |
| The Scientific Method |
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8 | (4) |
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Build Your Own Observatory |
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12 | (18) |
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Direction: A Basic Need for Your Observatory |
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14 | (6) |
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Finding North With a Watch and a Stick |
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20 | (1) |
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The Problem With Using a Magnetic Compass to Find Direction |
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21 | (1) |
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Building Some Instruments for Your Observatory |
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22 | (8) |
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Directions, Angles, and a Global View of Earth |
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30 | (19) |
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Locating a Star, Moon, or Planet |
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31 | (5) |
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Separation of Stars and Constellations |
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36 | (3) |
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A Global View of Earth, Third Planet From the Sun |
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39 | (5) |
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Your Measurement of Earth's Girth |
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44 | (5) |
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The Moon-Our Only Natural Satellite |
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49 | (22) |
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50 | (4) |
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54 | (5) |
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A Model to Explain Changes in the Moon's Appearance |
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59 | (3) |
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A Scale Model of Earth and the Moon |
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62 | (4) |
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Does a Full Moon Always Rise in the Same Place? |
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66 | (2) |
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68 | (1) |
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Is the Moon Really Bigger When It Rises? |
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69 | (2) |
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Our Sun, The Biggest Star You Can See |
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71 | (24) |
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Locating Sunrise and Sunset |
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72 | (2) |
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Mapping the Sun's Path Across the Sky |
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74 | (4) |
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Seasons and the Altitude of the Midday Sun |
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78 | (2) |
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80 | (2) |
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The Effect of Angle on the Absorption of Radiant Energy |
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82 | (3) |
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Measuring Time With the Sun |
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85 | (2) |
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Sun Time, Clock Time, and an Analemma |
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87 | (4) |
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Sun Dapples and the Size of the Sun |
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91 | (4) |
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95 | (29) |
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96 | (7) |
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103 | (4) |
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Model of Foucault's Experiment |
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107 | (1) |
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How Many Stars Can You See? |
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108 | (2) |
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Using a Star to Find Your Latitude |
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110 | (2) |
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112 | (2) |
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Venus: An Easy-to-Find Planet |
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114 | (4) |
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A Model to Explain the Phases of Venus |
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118 | (2) |
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Jupiter and Four of Its Moons |
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120 | (4) |
| Appendix: Science Supply Companies |
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124 | (1) |
| Further Reading and Internet Addresses |
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125 | (1) |
| Index |
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