The Standard Deviants: The Really Big World of Astronomy, Part 1

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The Standard Deviants: The Really Big World of Astronomy, Part 1

2007

1h 45m

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This series also covers the essential concepts of astronomy: gravity, the light spectrum, Earth's magnetic field, the solar system, the sun, Kepler's Law, the universal law of gravitation, the Doppler Effect, and much more!

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Herschel Bleefeld

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Deena Rubinson

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Shannon Ward

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Gelila Asres Hurwitz

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Andrew Ritter

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Beth Kirkpatrick

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Jeremy Klavens

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Kerry Washington

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Ashley Fleming

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Shaun Powell

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Tessa Munro

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Peter Makrauer

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