Changes from Adapted Source
This book is a compilation of a number of open resources. Specific changes to each chapter can be found in the table below. As well some overall changes were made to this version.
Overall Changes
- Some images replaced with high-resolution versions.
- Some images replaced where links to originals could not be located.
- Attributions with links added for all images.
- Some image captions modified.
- Added new learning outcomes to each chapter
- Added key terms to each chapter.
- Removed Youtube videos embedded or linked.
- Some sections were removed or reformatted to make all chapters consistent.
- Removed key concepts and summaries.
- Removed references to other chapters.
| Chapter 1 |
- 1.1 from Astronomy
- 1.2 & 1.3 from Douglas College Astronomy 1105
- 1.4 – 1.6 from Physical Geography and Natural Disasters
- Omitted the sentence: “Among these, denial of climate change is strongly connected with geography.”
- Replaced the sentence “Geologists, scientists, or anyone exploring scientific inquiry must discern valid sources of information from pseudoscience and misinformation.” with “Anyone exploring scientific inquiry must discern valid sources of information from pseudoscience and misinformation.”
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| Chapter 3 |
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| Chapter 4 |
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| Chapter 5 |
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| Chapter 6 |
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| Chapter 7 |
- All sections from Astronomy 2e
- Omitted subsection Winds and Weather
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| Chapter 8 |
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| Chapter 9 |
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| Chapter 10 |
- All sections from from Douglas College Astronomy 1105
- Omitted rows about Mean Angular Diameter and Inclination of equator to ecliptic from Figure. As well only some sections of content included.
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| Chapter 11 |
- 11.1 – 11.6 and 11.8 – 11.13 from from Douglas College Astronomy 1105
- 11.7 from Introduction to Astronomy
- some sections omitted. 11.11 – The Synthesis of Heavy Elements, Neutrinos from SN 1987A
- 11.12 removed references to spinning ice skater and omitted subsection Tests of the Model
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| Chapter 12 |
- All sections from from Douglas College Astronomy 1105
- Omitted The Milky Way Galaxy in Myth and Legend boxed item, and the Canadians in Space boxed item
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| Chapter 13 |
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| Chapter 14 |
- All sections from from Douglas College Astronomy 1105
- Omitted boxed item Hubble-Lemaitre Law and distant galaxies example, Mass-to-Light Ratio section, references to Astronomy Basics feature box Gravitational Lensing.
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