Articles in Reflections

Dave Snyder

The following is a list of the my articles that have been published in Reflections, Newsletter of the University Lowbrow Astronomers.

  1. Snyder, Dave. 1998a. Reflections, Newsletter of the University Lowbrow Astronomers. “Computational Cosmology and the NSF Technology Grid.” February 1998, pp. 2-3. Here.
  2. ______. 1998b. Reflections, Newsletter of the University Lowbrow Astronomers. “Benoit Mandelbrot, Fractals and Astronomy (Part 1).” November 1998, pp. 5-7. Here. (The title says “part 1,” but there is no part 2 nor any other parts beyond this article).
  3. ______. 1998c. Reflections, Newsletter of the University Lowbrow Astronomers. “The History of the Detroit Observatory,” December 1998, pp. 2-4, Here. There is an unpublished revision of this article. Here.
  4. ______. 1999. Reflections, Newsletter of the University Lowbrow Astronomers. “Mercury Transits the Sun.” December 1999, pp. 1-3. Here.
  5. ______. 2000a. Reflections, Newsletter of the University Lowbrow Astronomers. “Physics or What Everything Is Made Of?,” February 2000, pp. 2-4, Here. There is an unpublished revision of this article. Here.
  6. ______. 2000b. Reflections, Newsletter of the University Lowbrow Astronomers. “University Lowbrow Astronomers Naked Eye Observer’s Guide.” May 2000, pp. 2-8. Here.
  7. ______. 2000c. Reflections, Newsletter of the University Lowbrow Astronomers. “The Perseids and the Aurora.” August 2000, p. 8. Here.
  8. ______. 2001a. Reflections, Newsletter of the University Lowbrow Astronomers. “Fall 2000 Saturday Morning Physics: X-ray Astronomy.” January 2001, pp. 2-3. Here.
  9. ______. 2001b. Reflections, Newsletter of the University Lowbrow Astronomers. “An Observational History of Mars,” (part 1), April 2001, pp. 6-7, Here. There is an unpublished revision of this article. Here.
  10. ______. 2001c. Reflections, Newsletter of the University Lowbrow Astronomers. “An Observational History of Mars,” (part 2), May 2001, pp. 5-6, Here. There is an unpublished revision of this article. Here.
  11. ______. 2001d. Reflections, Newsletter of the University Lowbrow Astronomers. “The Fifth Annual ‘Astronomy at the Beach.’ ” September 2001, pp. 7-8. Here.
  12. ______. 2002. Reflections, Newsletter of the University Lowbrow Astronomers. “Roger Tanner Comes Home.” October 2002, pp. 4-5. Here.
  13. ______. 2003a. Reflections, Newsletter of the University Lowbrow Astronomers. “A Review of ‘A New Kind of Science.’ ” June 2003, pp. 4-6. Here.
  14. ______. 2003b. Reflections, Newsletter of the University Lowbrow Astronomers. “The Seventh Annual ‘Astronomy at the Beach.’ ” November 2003, pp. 4-5. Here.
  15. ______. 2004a. Reflections, Newsletter of the University Lowbrow Astronomers. “The Lowell Observatory, Martian Canals and Photographs.” Winter 2003-2004, pp. 2-3. Here.
  16. ______. 2004b. Reflections, Newsletter of the University Lowbrow Astronomers. “Two Days in Manhattan.” December 2004, pp. 5-7. Here.
  17. ______. 2005. Reflections, Newsletter of the University Lowbrow Astronomers. “A Tale of Two Observatories.” March 2005, pp. 4-6. Here.
  18. ______. 2006a. Reflections, Newsletter of the University Lowbrow Astronomers. “Gravity, Part 1: What Einstein Did For Astronomy.” January 2006, Volume 30, Issue 1, pp. 2-4. Here.
  19. ______. 2006b. Reflections, Newsletter of the University Lowbrow Astronomers. “Gravity, Part 2: Newton, Hooke, Halley and the Three Body Problem.” April 2006, Volume 30, Issue 4, pp. 2-3. Here.
  20. ______. 2006c. Reflections, Newsletter of the University Lowbrow Astronomers. “Gravity Part 3: Space Travel.” July 2006, Volume 30, Issue 7, pp. 5-7. Here.
  21. ______. 2006d. Reflections, Newsletter of the University Lowbrow Astronomers. “Gravity: Part 4 - Globular Clusters and Galaxies.” October 2006, Volume 30, Issue 10, pp. 4-6. Here.
  22. ______. 2007a. Reflections, Newsletter of the University Lowbrow Astronomers. “Belize and the Magellanic Clouds.” March 2007, Volume 31, Issue 3, pp. 7-8. Here.
  23. ______. 2007b. Reflections, Newsletter of the University Lowbrow Astronomers. “The Allen Telescope Array – A Wide Angle Panchromatic Camera for SETI And Radio Astronomy.” July 2007, Volume 31, Issue 7, pp. 6-8. Here.
  24. ______. 2007c. Reflections, Newsletter of the University Lowbrow Astronomers. “The 11th Annual Astronomy at the Beach.” October 2007, Volume 31, Issue 10, pp. 4-6. Here.
  25. ______. 2008a. Reflections, Newsletter of the University Lowbrow Astronomers. “Fall 2007 Saturday Morning Physics.” January 2008, pp. 4-6. Here.
  26. ______. 2008b. Reflections, Newsletter of the University Lowbrow Astronomers. “Titan, Dark Matter and Black Holes.” June 2008, Volume 32, Issue 6, pp. 3-4. Here.
  27. ______. 2012a. Reflections, Newsletter of the University Lowbrow Astronomers. “Nucleosynthesis.” March 2012, Volume 36, Issue 3, pp. 3-4. Here.
  28. ______. 2012b. Reflections, Newsletter of the University Lowbrow Astronomers. “Nucleosynthesis, Part 2.” August 2012, Volume 36, Issue 8, pp. 3-7. Here.
  29. ______. 2013. Reflections, Newsletter of the University Lowbrow Astronomers. “Nucleosynthesis, Part 3.” October 2013, Volume 37, Issue 10, pp. 3-5. Here.
  30. ______. 2014. Reflections, Newsletter of the University Lowbrow Astronomers. “Nucleosynthesis, Part 4.” July 2014, Volume 38, Issue 7, pp. 4-7, 13-16. Here.
  31. ______. 2015. Reflections, Newsletter of the University Lowbrow Astronomers. “The Pentaquark.” August 2015, Volume 39, Issue 8, pp. 4-5. Here.
  32. ______. 2020a. Reflections, Newsletter of the University Lowbrow Astronomers. “Nucleosynthesis, Part 5.” July 2020, Volume 44, Issue 7, pp. 5-13. Here.
  33. ______. 2020b. Reflections, Newsletter of the University Lowbrow Astronomers. “Expansion of the Universe.” November 2020, Volume 44, Issue 11, pp. 4-6. Here.
  34. ______. 2021a. Reflections, Newsletter of the University Lowbrow Astronomers. “Dice, God, Quantum Mechanics and the German Language.” February 2021, Volume 45, Issue 2, pp. 1-2. Here.
  35. ______. 2021b. Reflections, Newsletter of the University Lowbrow Astronomers. “General Relativity, Part 1.” November 2021, Volume 45, Issue 11, pp. 2-4. Here.
  36. ______. 2021c. Reflections, Newsletter of the University Lowbrow Astronomers. “General Relativity, Part 2.” December 2021, Volume 45, Issue 12, pp. 2-4. Here.
  37. ______. 2022. Reflections, Newsletter of the University Lowbrow Astronomers. “General Relativity, Part 3.” July 2022, Volume 46, Issue 7, pp. 3-5. Here.
  38. ______. 2023. Reflections, Newsletter of the University Lowbrow Astronomers. “General Relativity, Part 4.” February 2023, Volume 47, Issue 2, pp. 4-5, 13-14. Here.

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