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For Graduates and Undergraduates.

Course 2C: Practical Astronomy: Course 1B and Mathematics 2B
(or its equivalent) prerequisite.—Spherical Astronomy and theory of
astronomical instruments, with practical exercises in making and reducing
astronomical observations. Hours by appointment. McCormick Observatory.

Course 3C: Celestial Mechanics: Course 1B and Mathematics 2B
(or its equivalent) prerequisite.—The principal subjects considered are
rectilinear motion, central forces, potential, problems of two, three and n
bodies, pertubations, determination of a preliminary orbit. Hours by
appointment. Cabell Hall.