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First Ultraviolet Spectrum of a Brown Dwarf: Evidence for H2 Fluorescence and Accretion by Gizis, John E, Shipman, Harry L, Harvin, James A

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Diversity of Students' Views about Evidence, Theory, and the Interface between Science and Religion in an Astronomy Course by Brickhouse, Nancy W., Dagher, Zoubeida R., Letts IV, William J., Shipman, Harry L.

“…Arguments for teaching about the nature of science have been made for several decades. The most recent science education policy documents continue to assert…”
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Changes in student views of religion and science in a college astronomy course by Shipman, Harry L, Brickhouse, Nancy W, Dagher, Zoubeida, Letts, William J

“…A cautious introduction of the dialogue between science and religion into a college astronomy course provoked diverse reactions from the 340 students in the…”
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Thomas Kuhn's Influence on Astronomers by Shipman, Harry L

“…Surveys the astronomical community on their familiarity with the work of Thomas Kuhn. Finds that for some astronomers, Kuhn's thought resonated well with their…”
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Plugging the generation gap by Shipman, Harry L

“…The genesis and life cycles of white dwarf stars is discussed in a study by Martin Barstow and colleagues. This research provides a clue to a long-standing…”
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Hands-On Science, 680 Hands at a Time: Shrinking the Large Lecture with a Collapsing Can Experiment by Shipman, Harry L.

“…Explains how hands-on science activities can be done in a class designed as a lecture setting. Uses the collapsing can activity to demonstrate the birth of a…”
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Evidence and warrants for belief in a college astronomy course by Brickhouse, Nancy W, Dagher, Zoubeida R, Shipman, Harry L, Letts, William J., IV

“…Science educators have argued that it is insufficient to be able to recite the theories of science and not know how knowledge claims in science are justified,…”
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Problems, problems, problems by Shipman, Harry L

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First Ultraviolet Spectrum of a Brown Dwarf: Evidence for H 2 Fluorescence and Accretion by Gizis, John E., Shipman, Harry L., Harvin, James A.

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The high-latitude EUV source HD192273 as a low-mass binary by Shipman, Harry L, Wegner, Gary A

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Hands-on science, 680 hands at a time by Shipman, Harry L

“…Shipman explains how students can do hands-on science in a large lecture theater with seats bolted to the floor. He specifically describes the logistics of…”
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The Big Bang: The Creation and Evolution of the Universe by Joseph Silk (review) by Shipman, Harry L

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First Ultraviolet Spectrum of a Brown Dwarf: Evidence for H_2 Fluorescence and Accretion by Gizis, John E, Shipman, Harry L, Harvin, James A

“…Astrophys.J.630:L89-L92,2005 We analyze an HST/STIS ultraviolet spectrum of the young brown dwarf 2MASSW J1207334-393254, a member of the ten million-year old…”
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TEMPERATURE, RADIUS, AND ROTATIONAL VELOCITY OF SIRIUS B by THEJLL, PETER, SHIPMAN, HARRY L.

“…Based on the theoretical work, by Ostriker and Hartwick (1968), concerning the magnetic fields of rotating white dwarfs, and the recent determination of the…”
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How do we know it's a black hole? by Shipman, Harry L

“…A black hole can be identified after a strong gravitational source has been discovered because black holes exert a gravitational attraction on its…”
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Books & beyond -- Hyperspace by Michio Kaku / Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy by Kip S. Thorne by Shipman, Harry L

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KPD 2146+4117: THE COOLEST DBA WHITE DWARF by DOWNES, RONALD A., SHIPMAN, HARRY L.

“…We report the discovery and analysis of a new member of the small class of DBA stars—white dwarfs with He-dominated atmospheres that show visible Balmer lines…”
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The Big Bang: The Creation and Evolution of the Universe by Shipman, Harry L.

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THE EFFECTIVE TEMPERATURE OF THE WHITE-DWARF STAR AND ZZ CETI CANDIDATE WOLF 485A by DIGEL, SETH W., SHIPMAN, HARRY L.

“…Previous multichannel observations of W485A (WD 1327-08) have placed it in the "instability strip," the effective temperature range 11,000 K-13,000 K. In the…”
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