Our Place in the Universe - II

From Copernicus to Enlightenment.- Empirical Evidence for the Heliocentric Model.- Resolution of the Theoretical Objections to the Heliocentric Theory.- Size of the Solar System.- Celestial Navigation and Exploration of the Heavens.- New Members of the Solar System.- Is the Sun a Star?.- A New Way of Thinking.- What Are Stars Made of?.- Origin of the Solar System.- Plurality of the World.- The Nature of Nebulae.- Are all Motions Relative?.- The Nature of Light and Matter.- The Human Star Connection.- Is the Universe Finite?.- Early History of the Earth.- Common Ancestors.- Origin of Life.- Complexity in the Universe.- Evolution of the Earth through the Ages.- Earth as an Integrated System.- Life Cycles of Stars.- Life in other Worlds.- Our Place in the Universe.- The Common Link in Our Journey.- Further Reading.- Appendix I: Brightest Stars in the Sky.- Appendix II: Units of Measurement.- Appendix III: Astronomical Measurements.- Appendix IV: Photometric Method to Estimate theDistances of Stars.- Appendix V: Mass of the Milky Way.- Appendix VI: Examples of Inertial Forces.- Appendix VII: Astronomy from other Planetary Systems.- Review Exercises.- Glossary.

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