Lectures

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Introduction to the Series
In this introductory lecture, Prof. Srinivasan sets the stage by taking the students on a historical journey of how modern Astronomy came to be.

Astronomy has witnessed an unprecedented revolution during the past sixty years or so. During the last century, 'new windows to the Universe' opened up. One can now observe the sky at a wide spectrum of wavelengths - Radio waves, Millimeter waves, Infrared, Visible, Ultraviolet, X-rays and Gamma… Read More