THE PROJECT PHYSICS COURSE: MOTION IN THE HEAVENS

By STEVEN PEREZ

CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 2 THE EARTH AS AN OBSERVATORY 3 THE FORMATION OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM 4 MEASURING TIME 5 THE MOON 6 THE OUTER PLANETS 7 MARS 8 THE INNER PLANETS 9 THE DEEP SKY 10 EXTRASOLAR PLANETS