Jason Kendall's Intro to Astronomy Course

Adjunct faculty in Physics at William Paterson University

Module 2: The History of Gravity and of Astronomy

References for Module 2: The History of Gravity and of Astronomy
- Supplement the videos with "OpenStax Astronomy"
  - 3: Orbits and Gravity
- 08: The Emerging Ideas about Light
  - Now we begin to understand the origin of our current understanding of the nature of light. We learn about the progress of both the particle and wave explanations of light through history.
  - Euclid
  - Reflection
  - Refraction
  - Diffraction
  - Camera Obscura
  - Ibn Sahl
  - Ibn al-Haytham