The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion What is out there?
Michael begins with the story of one of the great upheavals in human history - how we came to understand that our planet was not at the centre of everything in the cosmos, but just one of billions of bodies in a vast and expanding universe. He reveals the critical role of medieval astrologers in changing our view of the heavens, and the surprising connections to the upheavals of the Renaissance, the growth of coffee shops and Californian oil and railway barons. Michael shows how important the practical skills of craftsmen have been to this story and finds out how Galileo made his telescope to peer at the heavens and by doing so helped change our view of the universe forever. Presented by Michael Mosley ; series producer, Aidan Laverty ; Consultants, Prof Pietro Corsi, Dr Jim Endersby, Dr Patricia Fara.
Primary Title
- The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion
Secondary Title
- What is out there?
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 5 August 2010
Start Time
- 19 : 10
Finish Time
- 19 : 59
Duration
- 49:00
Episode
- 1
Channel
- TVNZ 7
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- Michael begins with the story of one of the great upheavals in human history - how we came to understand that our planet was not at the centre of everything in the cosmos, but just one of billions of bodies in a vast and expanding universe. He reveals the critical role of medieval astrologers in changing our view of the heavens, and the surprising connections to the upheavals of the Renaissance, the growth of coffee shops and Californian oil and railway barons. Michael shows how important the practical skills of craftsmen have been to this story and finds out how Galileo made his telescope to peer at the heavens and by doing so helped change our view of the universe forever. Presented by Michael Mosley ; series producer, Aidan Laverty ; Consultants, Prof Pietro Corsi, Dr Jim Endersby, Dr Patricia Fara.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Discoveries in science--History
- Science and civilization
- Educational
- Sceince--History.
Genres
- Documentary
- Science
Hosts
- Michael Mosley (Host)
Contributors
- Aidan Laverty (Producer)
- BBC (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Discoveries in science--History
- Science and civilization
- Educational
- Sceince--History.