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Understanding the Universe

The Great Courses

1 recommender · 1 thread · recommended in 1 year, 2015 · score 1.0

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A Great Courses lecture series giving a general introduction to astronomy, covering the universe from the solar system to stars, galaxies, and cosmology. The series is aimed at non-specialists.

Commenters describe it as a wonderful set of lectures that explains astronomy well and is highly recommended for laypeople interested in the subject.

Science & Engineeringbeginnerpaidvideo lectures#astronomy#cosmology#general science#lectures

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  1. Strongly recommendsDanielBMarkham2015in “New Horizons phones home”

    Yes.

    For those readers who are interested, they assign the primary colors to various important parts of the spectrum representing various elements.

    Watched a wonderful set of lectures from The Great Courses that explains this. Highly recommended for laymen who are interested in astronomy.

    http://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/understanding-the-uni...

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