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Episode 1: The Heavens & History

The Song of Urania

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The Transition to a New Era of Astrophysics

The transition to a distinctly new era of astronomy was marked by the work of two astronomers. Galileo Galilei inaugurated what can truly be called the first observational astronomy. Isaac Newton marks the beginning of what could really be called astrophysics. The early modern period of astronomy culminates with the discovery of Neptune in 1846.

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