From the discussion in the group notes, I thought it would be interesting to look at all of the Wikipedia articles relating to the Britannica quiz with a view to finding ways in which they could be improved. Errors would be best, significant omissions (or irrelevant content) would be good, badly edited text would be worthwhile. For convenience, I am providing all of the links.
A trophy (or trophies) will be awarded.
[I have to admit that mostly, I just read this sort of article with the same degree of trust as most scientific publications. If something catches my attention, I may find other material on it and even make edits, though very few relating to astronomy]
Note that the asterisks indicate that if you had asked me who invented the telescope, I wouldn't have known, if you had asked me when the Space Age began I would (shamefully) have been a bit unclear about exactly which year and I couldn't have told you what a syzygy was (although in 2012 I took a snapshot of what might at a stretch be called one), but I still managed to get those three questions right.
Venus, Jupiter and the Moon, August 11 2012 (click and look carefully to see Jupiter, nearer the Moon and above the line to Venus).
From the discussion in the group notes, I thought it would be interesting to look at all of the Wikipedia articles relating to the Britannica quiz with a view to finding ways in which they could be improved. Errors would be best, significant omissions (or irrelevant content) would be good, badly edited text would be worthwhile. For convenience, I am providing all of the links.
A trophy (or trophies) will be awarded.
[I have to admit that mostly, I just read this sort of article with the same degree of trust as most scientific publications. If something catches my attention, I may find other material on it and even make edits, though very few relating to astronomy]
Equinox
Ecliptic
Solstice
Hans Lippershey *
Archimedes
Johannes Kepler
Galileo
Saturn
Neptune
Kuiper Belt
90377 Sedna
Syzygy *
Photosphere
Dwarf planet
Orbit
Spin
Light year
Quasar
Space Age *