Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy, 2nd Edition. Episode 8 The Reason for the Seasons
(2025, original release: 2007)

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Provider: Kanopy

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PUBLISHED
The Great Courses, 2007
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2025
DESCRIPTION

1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound

ISBN/ISSN
15079866
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Title from title frames

Contrary to popular belief, the seasons are not caused by changes in the distance between Earth and the Sun over the course of a year. Instead, the tilt of Earth's axis of spin relative to the axis of its orbital plane produces seasons

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Alex Filippenko

Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2007

Mode of access: World Wide Web

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