What major contribution did the German mathematician Karl Friedrich Gauss make to astronomy?
A) He discovered a regular progression of planetary distances from the Sun, so that each planet's orbit could be calculated knowing the distance of any one planet from the Sun.
B) He developed a method for computing an object's temperature from measurements of the intensity of emitted light at only two wavelengths.
C) He derived the Stefan-Boltzmann law, emitted flux = T4, mathematically, from basic physical principles.
D) He developed a method for computing an object's orbit from only three observations.
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Q2: The object found about 2.8 au from
Q3: Most asteroids:
A)are dark and spherical in shape,
Q4: How big is the largest asteroid, Ceres,
Q5: How do the biggest asteroids compare in
Q6: The combined matter in the asteroid belt
Q7: The asteroid belt extends from 2 to
Q8: The name 1987 FD refers to the:
A)fourth
Q9: The Titus-Bode Law is derived from:
A)Newton's laws
Q10: Astronomers have been searching for additional planets,
Q11: How well does Ceres fit the Titus-Bode
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