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We developed the planetary simulator that is able to simulate astronomical phenomena in the solar system. The planetary simulator can set not only target planet but also the planet of viewpoint. It can simulate planets’ revolutions around the sun fixing viewpoint on another planet. Therefore it can help generalized understanding of wax and wane of inner planets. The planetary simulator also supports viewpoint guiding function for self-learning. Moreover, the planetary simulator shows a small dynamic guide map that shows current learner’s viewpoint, target and scope. Finally, We developed the function by which a learner can perform the virtual experiment in the simulator to understand Kepler’s laws of planets’ revolutions.
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Soga, M., Nakanishi, Y., Tokoi, K. (2008). The Planetary Simulator for Generalized Understanding of Astronomical Phenomena from Various Viewpoints. In: Lovrek, I., Howlett, R.J., Jain, L.C. (eds) Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems. KES 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 5179. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85567-5_74
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