Our Place in the Universe
In Episode 3, we complete the puzzle of our ancient skies, collecting the missing pieces required for an accurate model of our universe. We break through the spheres that defined our skies for millennia, abandon the long-held idea of circular orbits, discover new neighbors in our solar system, and begin to comprehend the enormity of our ever-growing universe.
Episodes
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Our Place in the Universe
S1 E3 - 54m 38s
In Episode 3, we complete the puzzle of our ancient skies, collecting the missing pieces required for an accurate model of our universe. We break through the spheres that defined our skies for millennia, abandon the long-held idea of circular orbits, discover new neighbors in our solar system, and begin to comprehend the enormity of our ever-growing universe.
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Finding the Center
S1 E2 - 55m 14s
Episode two of this landmark series delves further into our ancient understanding of the skies above. After exploring the mysterious creatures living at the edge of the world, we follow the story of our earth as it takes shape and a place in the cosmos in the minds of great astronomers and scientists including Ptolemy, Copernicus and Galileo.
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Gods and Monsters
S1 E1 - 55m 15s
In this episode we explore the origins of our relationship with the skies. From our earliest ancestors we discover how we used the skies to navigate and tell time, and how we gave religious significance to the things we saw in it. We finish on the cusp of a revolution that gave birth to modern science.
Extras + Features
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The Marine Chronometer
S1 E3 - 2m 9s
Take a closer look at John Harrison's Marine Chronometer, the device that solved the longitude problem.
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Episode 3 Preview | Our Place in the Universe
S1 E3 - 30s
In Episode 3, we complete the puzzle of our ancient skies, collecting the missing pieces required for an accurate model of our universe. We break through the spheres that defined our skies for millennia, abandon the long-held idea of circular orbits, discover new neighbors in our solar system, and begin to comprehend the enormity of our ever-growing universe.
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Cannon Shot to the Moon
S1 E3 - 2m 4s
Hear Jules Verne's story of an American Gun Club, which shot a projectile containing three men to the moon, from a giant cannon.
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Shattering the Spheres
S1 E3 - 2m 16s
Danish Astronomer Tycho Brahe's observations of the Great Comet of 1577 overturn 1,500 years of scientific belief when he uses them to prove that planets do not orbit inside concentric crystalline spheres.
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The Universe is Expanding
S1 E3 - 2m 56s
Georges Lemaître, Belgian priest and astronomer, used Albert Einstein's equations from the Theory of General Relativity to propose that the universe is expanding.
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Earth-Centered Cosmos
S1 E2 - 1m 58s
Explore ancient astronomer Ptolemy's model of the cosmos, which placed the Earth at the center of everything.
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Galileo's Discoveries
S1 E2 - 2m 38s
Take an in depth look at the celestial bodies discovered by Italian Renaissance astronomer Galileo Galilei, as he used his telescopes to look further into space than anyone had ever seen before.
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The Edge of the World
S1 E2 - 1m 52s
Explore the ancient Greek myth of Odysseus, who encountered Scylla and Charybdis as he sailed toward the edge of the known world.
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Episode 2 Preview | Finding the Center
S1 E2 - 30s
Episode two of this landmark series delves further into our ancient understanding of the skies above. After exploring the mysterious creatures living at the edge of the world, we follow the story of our earth as it takes shape and a place in the cosmos in the minds of great astronomers and scientists including Ptolemy, Copernicus and Galileo.
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The Enuma Elis
S1 E1 - 1m 45s
Get a glimpse into the Enuma Elis, the Babylonian myth that is the earliest surviving complete creation story.
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Episode 1 Preview | Gods and Monsters
S1 E1 - 30s
In this episode we explore the origins of our relationship with the skies. From our earliest ancestors we discover how we used the skies to navigate and tell time, and how we gave religious significance to the things we saw in it. We finish on the cusp of a revolution that gave birth to modern science.
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Celestial Alignment
S1 E1 - 2m 3s
Astronomer Phil Plait explains how ancient civilizations used the skies to accurately align their buildings to the points of the compass.
Schedule
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Ancient Skies
Gods and Monsters
Saturday
Dec 6
1 Hour
Exploring the relationship between humans and the skies, from how ancestors used the sky to navigate and tell time to the birth of modern science. -
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Ancient Skies
Finding the Center
Saturday
Dec 6
1 Hour
Tracking major changes in scientific understanding about Earth, from flat Earth legends to Galileo's telescope. -
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Ancient Skies
Gods and Monsters
Sunday
Dec 7
1 Hour
Exploring the relationship between humans and the skies, from how ancestors used the sky to navigate and tell time to the birth of modern science. -
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Ancient Skies
Finding the Center
Sunday
Dec 7
1 Hour
Tracking major changes in scientific understanding about Earth, from flat Earth legends to Galileo's telescope. -
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Ancient Skies
Our Place in the Universe
Sunday
Dec 7
1 Hour
Moments in history that reshape the solar system and provide an understanding of the universe. -
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Ancient Skies
Gods and Monsters
Sunday
Dec 7
1 Hour
Exploring the relationship between humans and the skies, from how ancestors used the sky to navigate and tell time to the birth of modern science. -
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Ancient Skies
Gods and Monsters
Tuesday
Dec 9
1 Hour
Exploring the relationship between humans and the skies, from how ancestors used the sky to navigate and tell time to the birth of modern science. -
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Ancient Skies
Finding the Center
Tuesday
Dec 9
1 Hour
Tracking major changes in scientific understanding about Earth, from flat Earth legends to Galileo's telescope. -
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Ancient Skies
Our Place in the Universe
Tuesday
Dec 9
1 Hour
Moments in history that reshape the solar system and provide an understanding of the universe. -
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Ancient Skies
Gods and Monsters
Wednesday
Dec 10
1 Hour
Exploring the relationship between humans and the skies, from how ancestors used the sky to navigate and tell time to the birth of modern science. -
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Ancient Skies
Finding the Center
Wednesday
Dec 10
1 Hour
Tracking major changes in scientific understanding about Earth, from flat Earth legends to Galileo's telescope. -
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Ancient Skies
Our Place in the Universe
Wednesday
Dec 10
1 Hour
Moments in history that reshape the solar system and provide an understanding of the universe. -
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Ancient Skies
Gods and Monsters
Wednesday
Dec 10
1 Hour
Exploring the relationship between humans and the skies, from how ancestors used the sky to navigate and tell time to the birth of modern science. -
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Ancient Skies
Finding the Center
Wednesday
Dec 10
1 Hour
Tracking major changes in scientific understanding about Earth, from flat Earth legends to Galileo's telescope. -
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Ancient Skies
Our Place in the Universe
Wednesday
Dec 10
1 Hour
Moments in history that reshape the solar system and provide an understanding of the universe. -
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Ancient Skies
Gods and Monsters
Saturday
Dec 13
1 Hour
Exploring the relationship between humans and the skies, from how ancestors used the sky to navigate and tell time to the birth of modern science. -
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Ancient Skies
Gods and Monsters
Tuesday
Dec 16
1 Hour
Exploring the relationship between humans and the skies, from how ancestors used the sky to navigate and tell time to the birth of modern science. -
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Ancient Skies
Gods and Monsters
Tuesday
Dec 16
1 Hour
Exploring the relationship between humans and the skies, from how ancestors used the sky to navigate and tell time to the birth of modern science. -
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Ancient Skies
Finding the Center
Wednesday
Dec 17
1 Hour
Tracking major changes in scientific understanding about Earth, from flat Earth legends to Galileo's telescope. -
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Ancient Skies
Finding the Center
Wednesday
Dec 17
1 Hour
Tracking major changes in scientific understanding about Earth, from flat Earth legends to Galileo's telescope.
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