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Episode 1: The Heavens & History

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Jan 29, 2021
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 4min
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The History of Astronomy
03:35 • 2min
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The History of Astronomy
05:16 • 4min
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How Many Days Are There in a Year?
09:12 • 4min
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How Long Does a Month Last?
13:17 • 1min
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What Are the Heavens Made Of?
14:45 • 3min
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The Transition to a New Era of Astrophysics
17:36 • 4min
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The Astronomy of Neptune
22:04 • 3min
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The History of Astronomy
24:51 • 3min
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The History of Astronomy
27:46 • 3min
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How should we approach the history of astronomy?  How have the questions that astronomers have asked changed through the ages?  We look at some of these questions and sketch out the broad arc of this field from antiquity to the present day.

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