The public video lectures just cover the astronomy content from the Astronomy Notes textbook. The public lectures do not include the material that is for the astronomy class such as how to use the class Canvas, lecture outlines in the Student Guide, exam review documents, etc. Students in the Bakersfield College astronomy classes should use the astronomy class lecture videos posted in the class Canvas to get that class-specific content.
The video lectures are grouped together in the History of Astronomy Public YouTube playlist. Here are the individual videos for the history of astronomy:
Video 1: (for webpages #1 to #3) This video is about the history and philosophy of western astronomy. It covers the ancient Greeks: Pythagoras, Aristotle, and Ptolemy. The textbook goes into a bit more of the philosophy.
Video 2: (for webpages #4 to #6) This video is about the history and philosophy of western astronomy. It covers the time period of the Renaissance in Europe: Copernicus and Galileo. The textbook goes into a bit more of the philosophy and also covers Galileo's conflict with the church officials (the real history is not the clear-cut reason vs. faith debate you see in the popular media).
Video 3: (for webpages #7 to #8) This video is about the history and philosophy of western astronomy. It covers Kepler’s three laws of orbital motion. The textbook goes into a bit more of the philosophy.
last updated: June 24, 2022