The ABC's of Astronomy
A is for Astronomy, the science of far out
B is for Big Bang, how the cosmos came about
C is for Chandrasekhar, who knew things compact
D is for Dark Matter, whose existence is a fact
E is for Eddington, and matters radiative
F is for Faraday, and wave planes rotative
G is for Galaxies, which fly between voids
H is for Hubble, who knew disks from ellipsoids
I is for Ionization, revealing energy states
J is for Julian Day, for periodic dates
K is for Kepler, and his revolution
L is for Local Group, a galaxian profusion
M is for Molecular Cloud, a protostellar batter
N is for Neutron Star, the densest of matter
O is for Oort Cloud, that beyond Pluto lies
P is for Photon, the coveted prize
Q is for Quasar, the most energetic
R is for Redshift, revealing the kinetic
S is for Supernova, nucleosynthesis site
T is for Telescope, gatherer of light
U is for Ultraviolet, seen only from space
V is for Virial Theorem, an equilibrium case
W is for Wolf-Rayet Star, massive and bright
X is for X-ray, where hot things emit light
Y is the fraction of helium by amassed
Z is for Zenith, the highest and last.
The ABC's of Physics
A is for ATOM which is really small
B is for BUBBLE CHAMBER where you can see them all
C is for CHARGE which can be quite shocking
D is for DIPOLE gives radiation by oscillating
E is for EINSTEIN who said E=mc^2
F is for FEYNMAN whose diagrams make me scared
G is for GRAVITY pulling things down
H is for HYPERFINE STRUCTURE in hydrogen found
I is for INERTIA explaining lethargy
J is for JOULE a unit of energy
K is for KIRCHOFF'S LAWS to get the current right
L is for LASER a really bright light
M is for MAXWELL and his cool equations
N is for NEWTON and his integrations
O is for OPTICS and all that light biz..
P is for PHYSICIST which is what daddy (mommy) iz
Q is for QUANTUM and fun with Prof. Yao
R is for RELATIVITY what time is it now?
S is for SEMICONDUCTORS which are really cool
T is for TRANSISTOR a useful tool
U is for UNIFIED FIELD THEORY which remains to be found
V is for VOLTAGE (don't forget to ground!)
W is for WAVE with its myriad effects
X is for X-RAY what else did you expect?
Y is for YOUNG'S DOUBLE SLIT EXPERIMENT (what a mouthful)
Z is for ZEEMAN EFFECT and that is all!
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