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Anaxagoras

Posted on January 21, 2018 by astronomydylan

Known most for bringing philosophy to Athens before the era of Socrates, Anaxagoras is recognized as the first person in history to correctly explain eclipses. He claimed that material variation was caused by relative preponderance over other ingredients, explaining how change could occur in the pre-Socratic era. Before him, there stands no record of anybody … Continue reading Anaxagoras → Continue reading →

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Eagles

Posted on January 21, 2018 by samssolarsystem

Onward to the Super Bowl!  Fly Eagles Fly! Continue reading →

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Eagles

Posted on January 21, 2018 by samssolarsystem

Onward to the Super Bowl!  Fly Eagles Fly! Continue reading →

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My First Post

Posted on January 21, 2018 by terranojm

Greetings fellow astronomers! I look forward to a fun-filled semester blogging with you all!
 
Below is a picture of me (the left), my brother, and our friends when we visited New York City!

New York Trip (by me)
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Uranus: The Distant Ruler of Aquarius

Posted on January 19, 2018 by aquarianastronomy

This is Uranus, my favorite planet and the “ruler” of my astrological sign, Aquarius! Uranus is the 6th planet from the sun and one of the largest of our solar system, a cold, icy planet with peculiar rings that ushers the observer away from the inner planets into the farther regions of the solar system. […] Continue reading →

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My Home!

Posted on January 19, 2018 by stellarastronomy1995

By meMe
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First Post

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Nathan Xiao

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Posted on January 19, 2018 by justinrstevens

Hey everyone! My name is Justin and I am definitely excited to be learning more about space this spring!  The picture above is an image that I created several months ago for the Mayfield that I live in this year (known as “the Astrofield”).  Our project is to learn more about gravitational waves and how…

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Blog 0: Introduction

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Jeanie Zeng

Hello hello, My name is Jeanie and I’m a student at Vanderbilt taking ASTR 2110. This is my blog for the class. Despite the constant movement of the stars, I am still a Virgo (credit: Astrology Zone)   Continue reading →

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The Pervasive Nature of Astrology in Popular Culture

Posted on January 18, 2018 by kyleweil

Astrologists: Airheads. Idiots. Superstitious children. Continue reading →

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