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All objects and some questions

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Charles H. Lineweaver, Vihan M. Patel
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 91, 819–825 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0150209
Published: October 2023
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Thermal infrared astronomy for the introductory laboratory

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Clifford W. Padgett, William H. Baird, J. Spencer Coile, Wayne M. Johnson, Erin N. Groneck, Robert A. Rose
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 91, 122–131 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0081072
Published: February 2023
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Astronomy with Chaucer: Using an astrolabe to determine planetary orbits

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Michael Robinson
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 90, 745–754 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0097302
Published: October 2022
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Tidal effects in a spacecraft

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Ugo Besson
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 89, 909–915 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0005070
Published: October 2021
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The true story of Newtonian gravity

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Eugene Hecht
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 89, 683–692 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0003535
Published: July 2021
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Digital imaging of a random walk by computer simulation: Using a simple model to interpret the effects of finite spatio-temporal resolution

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Swayamshree Patra, Swagata Dey, Krishanu Ray, Debashish Chowdhury
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 89, 437–442 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0002718
Published: April 2021
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Complete and commented translation of Guillaume's 1896 paper on the temperature of space

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A. K. T. Assis, M. C. D. Neves
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 88, 1140–1144 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0001775
Published: December 2020
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A sundial with hour lines portraying the Earth

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Joachim Heierli
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 87, 955–960 (2019)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0000033
Published: December 2019
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Peculiarities in the gravitational field of a filamentary ring

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Dániel Schumayer, David A. W. Hutchinson
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 87, 384–394 (2019)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5092450
Published: May 2019
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Kepler and the origins of the theory of gravity

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Eugene Hecht
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 87, 176–185 (2019)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5089751
Published: March 2019
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The use of quasars in teaching introductory special relativity

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Denise C. Gabuzda
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 55, 214–215 (1987)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15215
Published: March 1987
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Procedure for the determination of orbits of astronomical bodies

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David Birnbaum
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 45, 135–137 (1977)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10977
Published: February 1977
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