Gravity: History Of Ideas

Person in a toga and head dress holding a spherical object with a round object in the center. Caption: You see we've almost perfected this geocentric model.

Actors portray prominent scientists and astronomers as they present the history of astronomy from Plato to Newton in its historical and cultural contexts. The Greeks reasoned that the universe was geocentric--the earth was at its center. Not until Copernicus did the theory of the sun as center take root. Each major astronomer declares his different theory until Newton's answers all questions about gravitational pull between planets.

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  • Gravity: History Of Ideas

    Type:
    Video
    Format:
    Streaming
    Accommodations:
    English Captions - Auditory
    Languages:
    English
    License:
    DCMP Membership
    Author:
    Clearvue/EAV
    Length:
    25 minutes