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Lecture Course Minor Astronomy University of Groningen Cosmic Origins Lecture Course Minor Astronomy University of Groningen November 2018-January 2019 v

Practical Matters Agenda: Monday 19:00-21:00 Academiegebouw, vd Leeuwzaal Friday 15:oo-17:00 Academiegebouw, vd Leeuwzaal Lectures: - 12 lectures/hoorcolleges Monday: 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 Lecture website: http://www.astro.rug.nl/~weygaert/cosmic_origins2018.html Website: www.astro.rug.nl/~weygaert/cosmic_origins2016.html

Exam Written exam (Jan. 22, 2019) 50% Report on specific topic (10-15 pages) 25% - in groups of 2 (preferably) - deadline report: Mar. 1, 2019 3. Tutorial Group assignments 25%

Topics/Agenda I. Lecture 1, November 12 Introduction Cosmology, the Search for the Origin of our World the Fundamental Questions of our Existence Lecture 2, November 16 Heavenly Rhythms: from Awe to Calendar Lecture 3, November 19 Gods and Myths: Genesis of our World Lecture 4, November 23, tutorial Tutorial: the Fundamental Cosmological Questions: society responds ... Lecture 5, November 26, Cosmology: the philosophy of our world Lecture 6, November 30 Order in the Cosmos: how the Babylonians and Greeks rationalized the heavens

Topics/Agenda II. Lecture 7, December 3 the Cosmos Mechanized: Hellenistic Cosmology Lecture 8, December 7 the Cosmos Mechanized: a case study: the Antikythera Mechanism Tutorial: a Cosmic Debate between Worldviews Lecture 9, December 10 the Scientific Revolution: the Mechanization of Nature Lecture 10, December 14 Tutorial: the Fundamental Cosmological Questions: society responds II ... Lecture 11, December 17 the Dynamical Universe Einstein, Gravity and the Dynamics of our Universe Lecture 12, December 21 the Big Bang

Topics/Agenda III. Lecture 13, January 7 Kant to Hubble: on Island Universes and the Size of our World the Universe expands ! Lecture 14 January 11 Tutorial: a Cosmic Debate between Worldviews II Lecture 15, January 14 the Hot Big Bang: journey to the very first moments of our Cosmos ... Lecture 16, January 18 the Cosmic Web the emergence of complexity in the 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.