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课程主页: https://www.coursera.org/learn/knowing-the-universe
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课程名称：了解宇宙：天文学的历史与哲学 课程概述：本课程是关于天文学历史与哲学的入门级课程，天文学是人类最古老的科学之一。我们将探讨人类如何学习询问关于宇宙的问题，即使在现代仪器如望远镜发明之前，人类已经通过观察自然界发现了一些惊人的知识。课程从史前文化的准确日历记录开始，贯穿希腊哲学家奠定逻辑和数学基础的时期，直到现代科学的发展。 课程大纲： 1. **欢迎来到“了解宇宙：天文学的历史与哲学”** - 本模块欢迎学生参加课程，并解释课程的结构和作业。 2. **史前和希腊科学** - 探讨天文学的早期历史。从新石器时代到古典希腊时代，研究人类对夜空的迷恋及其观察和发现的实用应用。 3. **哥白尼革命** - 本模块讨论中世纪不同文明对天文学领域的贡献，并探讨文艺复兴时期，开普勒、布拉赫和伽利略如何推动天文学的发展。 4. **科学的黄金时代** - 科学革命对天文学领域产生了深远影响。从开普勒的行星运动定律到牛顿的万有引力理论，科学的黄金时代带来了理解宇宙及我们在其中位置的新工具和方法。同时讨论了宇宙研究如何为我们自己的星球历史提供见解。 5. **空间与时间的测绘** - 探索用于观察和从夜空收集数据的各种天文学工具和方法。接着转向爱因斯坦的相对论及现代观察如何验证该理论的有效性。 6. **原子与恒星的理论** - 恒星是什么？它们是如何形成的？它们为什么以及如何死亡？本模块将深入研究原子理论，解答以上问题及更多。 7. **膨胀的宇宙** - 本模块回答“宇宙是如何创造的？宇宙多大？宇宙会结束吗？”等重大问题，并审视银河及超银河结构。 8. **地球之外的生命** - 本模块试图回答人类最关心的问题之一：我们在宇宙中是否孤独？通过对系外行星和天体生物学的讨论，力求对此问题提供见解。 该课程通过历史与哲学的视角帮助学生理解天文学的发展，并激发对宇宙的好奇心。
Name:Welcome to Knowing the Universe: History and Philosophy of Astronomy
Description:This module welcomes students to the course and explains the structure and assignments of the class.
Name:Prehistory and Greek Science
Description:What was the Early History of Astronomy? From the Neolithic era to the Classical Greek era, we explore the origins of humanity’s fascination with the night sky and the practical applications of their observations and discoveries.
Name:The Copernican Revolution
Description:In this module we discuss the contributions made to the field of by different civilizations during the Middle Ages. We also explore, with the coming of the Renaissance, how the field of astronomy evolved due to the contributions of Kepler, Brahe, and Galileo.
Name:The Golden Age of Science
Description:The scientific revolution had a far-reaching impact on the field of astronomy. From Kepler’s laws of planetary motion to Newton’s theory of universal gravity, the Golden Age of Science brings with it new tools and methods to understand the universe and our place in it. Additionally, we discuss how the study of the universe gives us insight into the history of our home planet.
Name:Mapping Space and Time
Description:This module explores the creation of different astronomical tools and methods used to observe and gather data from the night sky. We then jump to Einstein, his theory of relativity, and how our modern observations give confirmation to the validity of this theory.
Name:Theory of Atoms and Stars
Description:What are stars? How are they created? How and why do they die? By closely examining atomic theory, the answers to all these questions and more are discussed in this module.
Name:The Expanding Universe
Description:This module answers the “big questions": how was the universe created, how old is the universe, and will the universe come to and end? Galactic and super-galactic structures are examined as well.
Name:Life Beyond the Earth
Description:This module attempts to answer one of humanity’s most pressing questions: are we alone in the universe? Through the discussion of exoplanets and astrobiology, we hope to shed some light on this matter.
This is an introductory level course about the history and philosophy of astronomy, the oldest science. We'll look at how humans learned to ask questions about the universe, and even before the invention of modern instruments like the telescope, learned some amazing things about their place in nature. We will start with prehistoric cultures who kept accurate calendars and move through the time of the Greek philosophers who laid down the rudiments of logic and mathematics and the modern scientifi
