Due Nov 3

Properties of Light

Blackbody radiation and line spectra; the composition of stars. Colonialism and turn-of-the-century science fiction.

Astronomy Reading

Openstax Astronomy (pdf | online), Chapter 5.

Fieldwork

Galileo’s Moons final: details in the assignment posted at right.

Artwork: brief description

Via email: please send Prof Henebry a brief (2-sentence) description of the artwork you’re preparing for the end of the semester. This isn’t a contract—you can change your mind. We just want to jog your memory and get your creative juices flowing.

Arts Assignment

HP Lovecraft, “The Color Out of Space” and the opening passage from “The Call of Cthulhu” (download link). How does Lovecraft compare, in his conception of the cosmos, with Virgil or Galileo earlier in the term? Write a 1-3¶ response on this or another aspect of the reading of interest to you. At some point in your response, be sure to focus attention on a key passage from the reading.