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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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.
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Preview
S1 - 30s
Discover how centuries of knowledge, experimentation and engineering helped our ancestors understand the mysteries of space. Expert contributors decode astronomical myths and uncover the science behind their origins.
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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