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What kind of scientist?

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Astronomers of different eras

We note that different kinds of people have become astronomers, depending on when they worked.

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The hodograph

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Dropped from the program

We encounter things that are no longer taught.

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The limits of the eye

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Ordering the planets

There are some things that the naked eye just can’t do.

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Fresh-ground

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Far and near

Technology and economics, fruit and spices, and a nutmeg-grater.

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Old-fashioned astronomers (III)

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Publishing Roger Griffin

Where does an astronomer go to discuss his results?

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Distant cousins

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The extended family

We make a count of our relations.

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Reading the dial (II)

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Graphs and indicators

Digits can be deceiving.

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Reading the dial (I)

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The graph and the digital clock

How do you tell time?

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The sky is gone (II)

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A long history

The stars have been getting harder to see for a long time now.

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The sky is gone

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And it’s not coming back

Something you didn’t know you had is going away.

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