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Ancient Skies

Shattering the Spheres

Season 1 Episode 3 | 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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Finding the Center
Episode two charts our efforts to give the earth shape and place in the cosmos.
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The Edge of the World
Explore the Greek myth of Odysseus.
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Galileo's Discoveries
Take an in depth look at the celestial bodies discovered by Galileo.
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Earth-Centered Cosmos
Explore Ptolemy's earth-centered model of the cosmos.
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