I have notes for translators, about why I'm not adding more translations.
This page, as it stood in March 2018, is available, translated by humans, into Polish, by Marek.
As with many of the subjects considered in the Flat Earth Academy, this page is incomplete. I will try to produce more information for you in due course. In the meantime, what do you think of what is on offer so far?
Astronomy is about what happens in the heavens. And, as The Earth would be part of "the heavens" if you were, say, on the moon, aspects of the earth and what it does are part of astronomy, too.
Solar Eclipse, March 2015: How I "saw" it in southern England.... despite clouds!
Another Solar Eclipse... Similar report, ten years on from previous. New lessons learned about "doing science"!
"They" say that the earth isn't flat... but how do YOU know? I would not recommend telling people that you think the earth is flat. But how do you know it isn't? And how big is it, while you are at it.
You can't get very far in any science without measuring things.
The following pages of the Astronomy Department of the Flat Earth Academy contain challenges for you. (And very few facts to learn.)
Clocks- measuring time... What is time? We'll have to figure out that another time. It is a huge question. These pages talk about a wooden clock made from a kit from Abong. (They are at my newer site, wywtk.com... don't be alarmed at the change of URL).
The sun. Measure it. How big is the sun? Or, how far away is it from the earth?
Sundials. What time is it? How long is a "day"? A year?
The sun. Make your own analemma!... You'll either love this page or hate it. (I got a bit carried away?) PLEASE give it a try, but don't be embarrassed to skim?
It discusses many things along the way to how you might make your own analemma.
The sun. Where is it?... A... Where in the sky? Now? Where will it be two hours from now? A month ago at this time? When seen from here? When seen from Tombuktu? Etc. (See also next topic!)
The sun. Where is it?... B... Asks the same questions as the previous topic... but addresses them more directly, and as a project for a team... or a dedicated singleton.
Cassini's Meridian in Bologna. Notes on an important measuring device... and on a sumptuous book!
Finding your Latitude and Longitude: Yes... you can get them from your smartphone. Where's the challenge in that? Can you get your latitude and longitude using older technologies? Can you do it yourself? Or at least the way it was done before 1970? You might be surprised at some of the incidental new ideas you will come across if you make the effort to really dig into the pages the link takes you to.
Case study in finding longitude myself: It's all very well writing about the theory of things. I gave my ideas a try, and wrote up how I (almost) found my longitude, (almost) by myself, i.e. without using GPS or the internet.
Time: What do we mean by time? How do we measure it? You may think you "know" about time. I dare you to read this page, if so.
Clocks: Measuring time. Make your own clock?
Pendulums: How do Pendulums behave? Experiments with a LONG pendulum.
Forgive the nod to Douglas Adams, if it was too labored?
In this part of the Astronomy section index, I am trying to take you, logically, and in "bite sized" chunks just what is in the universe, anyway? It turned out to be a bigger project than I realized.
An overview of the "stuff" in the skies above our heads. Introduction to the various things we look at in more detail in sub-pages. Probably best to start here, as it tries to make clear how the bits fit together.
Constellations and the Zodiac. A "detail" page. Even if you only learn one or two, that will be a useful start.
Planets. How the planets were first spotted. What makes them "different", just looking at them, with the naked eye, in the sky.
If you want to know something about the true dimensions of the solar system... diameters of objects, diameters orbits, you are in luck. I have a page for you about that. (That's where the link in the first sentence takes you.)
Lines In the Sky. "Right ascension" and "declination": A system of coordinates for what is overhead, so that any object's location can be specified quickly, easily (when you know how) and precisely.
To come... pages on...
---The seasons, on earth and elsewhere
---Notable specific objects
---Earth's Moon
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