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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Remarkable Three Body Motions
What happens in space when a third celestial body joins two others? Discover both simple and complex situations which occur supporting Newtonian law in space with this collection of applets.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Kepler System Model
This site from Open Source Physics offers a file with a simulation of Kepler's theory of planetary motion, tested with the Earth rotating around the sun and another planet of the user's choosing. The download requires Java.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Local Coordinates Model
This astronomy simulation presents stars in their Altitude/Azimuth coordinates serving as an introduction to the celestial globe and equatorial coordinates.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Equatorial Coordinates Model
Using equatorial coordinates, observers will examine the position of a star over the course of the night sky in this simulation.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Solar and Lunar Eclipse Model
Experience the simulation of both solar and lunar eclipses to understand why these eclipses do not occur monthly.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Newton's Mountain Model
A science simulation launches a projectile from the top of a mountain testing Newton's theory introduced in Principia.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Earth Orbit Model
Nicolaus Copernicus developed the theory of Earth's orbit around the sun demonstrated in this science simulation.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Equinox Precession Model
Experience a science simulation illustrating the Copernican theory of Earth's orbit around the sun.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Copernican System Model
The Copernican system of planetary motion is clarified in this simulation.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Superior Ptolemaic Model
A simulation illustrating Ptolemy's geometrical system of explaining the varying speeds and directions of the planets, sun, and moon.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Inferior Ptolemaic Model
This simulation offers an illustration of Ptolemy's orbit for an inferior planet.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Celestial Globe Model
Users have the opportunity to adjust several variables in this simulation demonstrating the Ancient Greek's Two Sphere Universe theory.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Astronomy: Sidereal Solar Day
A computer based simulation demonstrating the difference between a sidereal day and a solar day.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Gnomon Model
A gnomon is the part of a sundial that casts the shadow. This simulated experiment illustrates the gnomon over the course of a day.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Phases of Venus Model
A simulated activity examining the phases of Venus introduced in the Copernican system and derived from the Ptolemaic system.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Phases of the Moon Model
Examine the changes that occur with the moon's movement in relationship to the Earth and Sun with this astronomy simulation.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Colliding Galaxies
Examine colliding galaxies with this science simulation that demonstrates how galactic bridges are formed and how galactic cores are made up.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Gr Kerr Stone Program
Consider general relativity with this simulation using Kerr metric of orbits in an equatorial plane near a rotating black hole.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Gr Kerr Light Program
Using Kerr metric this simulation illustrates the path of light emitted from the equatorial plane near a rotating black hole.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Gr Kerr Exploding Program
When an explosion occurs in the equatorial plane of a revolving black hole objects are released. This simulation illustrates the orbits of those objects in Kerr metric.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Gr Seeing Program
Using the Schwarzchild metric this simulates the path of light from a black hole also identifying specific time and angle of the light.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Gr Schwarzschild Time Program
This simulation uses the Schwarzschild metric to illustrate the local time at points near a black hole in comparison to time measured farther away. Sinusoidal signals are also shown.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Particle Rate Program
A simulated opportunity to test the Schwarzschild metric as objects orbit around a black hole.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Particle Exploding Program
Take a look at general relativity with this science simulation illustrating orbits of objects that are the result of an explosion near a black hole measured in Schwarzschild metric. Users are able to adjust the energy from the exploding...