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Lecture Course Minor Astronomy University of Groningen Cosmic Origins Lecture Course Minor Astronomy University of Groningen November 2016-January 2017 v

Practical Matters Agenda: Wednesday 19:00-21:00 Academiegebouw, vd Leeuwzaal Friday 15:oo-17:00 Nijenborgh 5118-156 Lectures: - 12 lectures/hoorcolleges Wednesday: 8 Friday: 4 - 4 tutorial/werkcolleges Friday: 4 Lecturer: Rien van de Weygaert Kapteyn Astronomical Institute Kapteynborg, Zernike campus, rm. 186; tel. 050-3634086; weygaert@astro.rug.nl Website: www.astro.rug.nl/~weygaert/cosmic_origins2016.html

Exam Written exam (Jan. 23, 2016) 60% Report on specific topic (20-25 pages) 25% - in groups of 2 - deadline report: Mar. 1, 2016 3. Werkcollege/Tutorial assignments 15%

Topics/Agenda I. Lecture 1, November 16 Introduction Cosmology, the Search for the Origin of our World the Fundamental Questions of our Existence Lecture 2, November 18 Heavenly Rhythms: from Awe to Calendar Lecture 3, November 23 Gods and Myths: Genesis of our World Lecture 4, November 25, tutorial the Fundamental Cosmological Questions: society responds ... Lecture 5, November 30, Cosmology: the philosophy of our world Lecture 6, December 2 Order in the Cosmos: how the Babylonians and Greeks rationalized the heavens

Topics/Agenda II. Lecture 7, December 7 the Cosmos Mechanized: a case study: the Antikythera Mechanism Lecture 8, December 9 Tutorial: Circles, Epicylces and Ellipses ... Lecture 9, December 14 the Scientific Revolution the Cosmos Mechanized Lecture 10, December 16 Kant to Hubble: on Island Universes and the Size of our World Lecture 11, December 21 the Universe Expands ! Lecture 12, December 23 Tutorial: a Cosmic Debate between Worldviews

Topics/Agenda III. Lecture 13, January 11 the Dynamical Universe Einstein, Gravity and the Dynamics of our Universe Lecture 12, January 13 the Hot Big Bang: journey to the very first moments of our Cosmos ... Lecture 14, January 18 the Cosmic Web the emergence of complexity in the Universe Lecture 16 January 20 Tutorial: the self-conscious Universe

Literature Lecture Notes (ppt slides etc.) Cosmos, an illustrated history of astronomy and cosmology John North, 2nd ed., 2008, Univ. Chicago Press (paperback) Cosmology, the Science of the Universe E. Harrison, 2nd ed., 2000, Cambridge Univ. Press Conceptions of Cosmos: From Myths to the Accelerating Universe: A History of Cosmology H. Kragh, 2013, Oxford Univ. Press the History and Practice of Ancient Astronomy J. Evans, 1998, Oxford Univ. Press Ancient Cosmologies ed. C. Blacker, M. Loewe, 1975, George Allen & Unwin Ltd.