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Pedagogical Adaptation: A Case Study in Teaching Across Cultures, Dan De Vries
Improving one’s teaching sometimes requires one to embrace challenges and difficulties—inside and outside of the classroom. |
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The Gravity of the Situation, James C. White II
We remain puzzled by gravity—the force that holds your dancing feet to the floor, pulls a football back to earth, and even keeps the Universe together is under constant scientific scrutiny. |
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Einstein Goes to School, Erik Aris Stengler Larrea
Delivering Einstein’s theories of relativity to students is possible and fun if one employs a multifaceted approach. |
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Strasbourg Observatory: A Multinational History, AndrÈ Heck
The Strasbourg Astronomical Observatory is more than a famous center for astronomy—it is also an interesting place for historians. |
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Departments
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Editorial, James C. White II
Be Touched |
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Armchair
Astrophysics, Christopher Wanjek
White Dwarf Waves |
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Planetary
Perspectives, Daniel D. Durda
Seeing the Unseen |
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Echoes
of the Past, Katherine Bracher
75 Years Ago: Absorption of Starlight by Dust |
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Astronomer's
Notebook, Jennifer Birriel
The Aging Cosmic Stellar Population
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Societal
Impact , Lynn D. Dierking
Lessons without Limit |
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Annals
of Astronomy, Clifford J. Cunningham
The First Star Map |
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Education
Matters, Dennis Schatz
Education or Training |
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Works
of Note |
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Sky Events, Richard
Talcott
July
Sky Map | August Sky Map | September Sky Map |
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Society
Scope |
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Last
Word, Michael Bennett
Universe in the Suds Cycle |
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