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Peer reviewedFillmore, James A.; And Others – American Journal of Physics, 1978
A computer program which simulates an interstellar gas and dust cloud has been used to study Kirchhoff's laws of spectral analysis in introductory astronomy courses. The model parameters can be varied to stimulate various effects observed in actual clouds. Students are given exercises to use the program in a manner similar to a lab experiment.…
Descriptors: Astronomy, College Science, Courses, Higher Education
