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The discovery of a supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy

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Bryanne McDonough, Paul Withers
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 91, 386–394 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0086222
Published: May 2023
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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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Free fall through the rotating and inhomogeneous Earth

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Stefan Isermann
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 87, 646–653 (2019)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5100942
Published: August 2019
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Includes: Supplementary data
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Resource Letter OSE-1: Observing Solar Eclipses

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Jay M. Pasachoff, Andrew Fraknoi
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 85, 485–494 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4985062
Published: July 2017
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An introduction to the theme issue

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Dean A. Zollman, Duncan Brown
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 84, 325–326 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4943960
Published: May 2016
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A demonstration of the conservation of the orbital angular momentum of Earth

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Leonardo J. Pellizza, Mariano G. Mayochi, Ligia Ciocci Brazzano, Susana E. Pedrosa
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 83, 1019–1027 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4932397
Published: December 2015
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Particle sliding on a turntable in the presence of friction

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Akshat Agha, Sahil Gupta, Toby Joseph
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 83, 126–132 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4896664
Published: February 2015
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Simple calculation of the critical mass for highly enriched uranium and plutonium-239

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Christopher F. Chyba, Caroline R. Milne
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 82, 977–979 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4885379
Published: October 2014
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Resource Letter Exo-1: Exoplanets

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Michael Perryman
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 82, 552–563 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4830455
Published: June 2014
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Work and energy in rotating systems

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Diego A. Manjarres, William J. Herrera, Rodolfo A. Diaz
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 81, 597–602 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4807897
Published: August 2013
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Nonlinear ordinary differential equations in fluid dynamics

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John D. Ramshaw
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 79, 1255–1260 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3636635
Published: December 2011
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Modular spectrographs for undergraduate laboratories

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Stephen J. Ratcliff, Brian T. Martin, Aaron A. Ambuske, Rong Lu, Eliza Blair, Scott W. Randall, Shion Kono
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 79, 716–722 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3581500
Published: July 2011
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Equation of the field lines of an axisymmetric multipole with a source surface

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S. G. Gregory
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 79, 461–469 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3549206
Published: May 2011
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Resource Letter SPh-1: Solar Physics

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Jay M. Pasachoff
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 78, 890–901 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3429977
Published: September 2010
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Resource Letter BH-2: Black Holes

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Elena Gallo, Donald Marolf
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 77, 294–307 (2009)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3056569
Published: April 2009
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Vortex flow generated by a magnetic stirrer

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Gábor Halász, Balázs Gyüre, Imre M. Jánosi, K. Gábor Szabó, Tamás Tél
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 75, 1092–1098 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2772287
Published: December 2007
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Comment on “Why is the Sun so large?” by D. J. Mullan [Am. J. Phys. 74, 10–13 (2006)]

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Robert T. Deck
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 74, 938–939 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2210488
Published: October 2006
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Comments on the motion of magnetic field lines

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Carl-Gunne Fälthammar
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 74, 454–455 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2180285
Published: May 2006
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Superluminal apparent motions in distant radio sources

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Michał J. Chodorowski
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 73, 639–643 (2005)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1858487
Published: July 2005
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Reappraising Einstein’s 1909 application of fluctuation theory to Planckian radiation

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F. E. Irons
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 72, 1059–1067 (2004)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1767098
Published: August 2004
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