ASTRO 1700

ASTRO 1700

Course information provided by the 2019-2020 Catalog.

From ancient seafarers to the Mars rovers, from Christopher Columbus to the Apollo astronauts, humans have for centuries explored the far reaches of our planet and are now venturing into the solar system and beyond. This course examines the history of such human activity. Among the topics covered are motives for exploration, technological advances that assist exploration, obstacles that must be overcome, the roles of leaders, the spread of information about exploration, and positive and negative consequences of exploration. It is led by Steven Squyres of Astronomy and Eric Tagliacozzo of History, with the assistance of guest lecturers.


Distribution Category (HA-AS)

When Offered Fall.

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: HIST 1700

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8499 ASTRO 1700   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8500 ASTRO 1700   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8501 ASTRO 1700   DIS 202

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8502 ASTRO 1700   DIS 203

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8503 ASTRO 1700   DIS 204

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8504 ASTRO 1700   DIS 205

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8505 ASTRO 1700   DIS 206

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8506 ASTRO 1700   DIS 207

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18615 ASTRO 1700   DIS 208

  • Instruction Mode: In Person