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ERIC Number: EJ597902
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-921X
How "Full" Are the Outer Planets?
Shaw, Jim
Physics Teacher, v37 n9 p528-29 Dec 1999
Describes trigonometric calculations of the "fullness" (as viewed from Earth) of the outer planets as a function of their semi-major axes and their positions relative to Earth and the sun. (WRM)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Higher Education, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Instruction, Science Instruction, Secondary Education, Solar System, Space Sciences, Trigonometry
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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