Introduction to Astrophysics. Episode 6, Tidal Forces
(2019, original release: 2018)
Nonfiction
eCourse
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PUBLISHED
The Great Courses, 2018
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (streaming video file) (32 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
ISBN/ISSN
6943620
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Title from title frames
Why are the rings around Saturn and the much fainter rings around Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune at roughly the same relative distances from the planet? Why are large moons spherical? And why are large moons only found in wide orbits? These problems lead to an analysis of tidal forces and the Roche limit. Close by calculating the density of the Sun based on Earth's ocean tides
Film
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Joshua N. Winn
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2018
Mode of access: World Wide Web
In English