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.
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Astronomer Tycho Brahe overturns 1,500 years of scientific belief.
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Take a closer look at John Harrison's Marine Chronometer.
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Hear Jules Verne's story of a cannon shot to the moon.
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Georges Lemaître proposes that the universe is expanding.
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Explore the Greek myth of Odysseus.
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Explore Ptolemy's earth-centered model of the cosmos.
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Take an in depth look at the celestial bodies discovered by Galileo.