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A young muse named Rowden from the metaphysical realm undergoes an initiation trial where he must descend to one of infinite universes.
His task is to figure out the hidden laws that governs this reality.
Washing up on the shores of Denmark, Rowden embarks on a journey to decipher the one place that seems to have any sort of consistent behavior: the stars.
Use Real Instruments
Use Real Instruments
...and more!
Things You'll Learn...
Things You'll Learn...
The Fixed Stars
The Fixed Stars
Diurnal motion of the stars
Equatorial, ecliptic, and horizontal coordinate systems
Read a star chart
Find your direction and latitude using the stars
Predict the rising and setting times of stars
Determine the size of the Earth
Identify and name constellations
Precession
Estimate the time of night using the stars
Learn what the tropics, arctic circles, equator and meridian are
Measure the coordinates of a star in the sky
Understand parallax and be able to measure it
Learn the forgotten art of spherical trigonometry
The Sun and Moon
The Sun and Moon
The motions of the sun and moon
Learn what the ecliptic is
How the sun affects the phases of the moon
Understand how the sun's annual motion affects the seasons and calendar
Predict where the sun will rise on any given day, if at all
Predict the length of day at any place and time of year
Find the solar eccentricity
Learn the difference between a sidereal day and solar day
Measure the distance to the moon
Tell the time using shadows
The Planets
The Planets
Discover the role that astrology played in stimulating astronomical achievement
Investigate the motions of the planets and retrograde motion
Learn Ancient Greek attempts to explain planetary motions including Eudoxus's homocentric spheres and Plato's cosmology
Understand epicycles, the deferent, eccentric and equant as introduced by Ptolemy in his book the Almagest in explaining planetary motions
Explore how the Islamic Golden Age stimulated a wealth of progress by Al-Battani, Ibn al-Haytham, Al-Kwarizmi, Nasir al-Din al-Tusi and others
Rediscover Copernicus's revelation that the universe is heliocentric
Debate with Tycho Brahe, who developed his own system between the Copernican and Ptolemaic system
Explore the philosophical implications of each system, what makes a model true, and how much theory can explain the inner clockwork of the heavens
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