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Astronomy #64

A history of astronomy, from antiquity to the present.

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    Nov 2, 2024 – 110:06
  • Episode 46: The Stars from Starboard
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  • Episode 44: Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam Per Astra
    Jul 20, 2024 – 61:35
  • Episode 43: When the Saint Comes Marching In
    Jun 26, 2024 – 49:24
  • Episode 42: A Tale of Two Reforms
    May 30, 2024 – 56:22
  • Episode 41: Liu Xin's Theory of Everything
    Apr 26, 2024 – 47:23
  • Episode 40: Emperor Wu's Woo
    Mar 29, 2024 – 55:10
  • Episode 39: The Guest Stars
    Mar 1, 2024 – 50:33
  • Episode 38: The Organization of Heaven & Earth
    Jan 29, 2024 – 43:46
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    Jan 1, 2024 – 53:38
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    Dec 1, 2023 – 48:59
  • Episode 35: The Vedanga Jyotisha & Beyond
    Nov 3, 2023 – 31:44
  • Episode 34: What Happened in Harappa
    Sep 30, 2023 – 37:59
  • Episode 33: How the Moon Became Blue
    Sep 1, 2023 – 34:50
  • Episode 32: All Along the Watchers of the Hour
    Aug 6, 2023 – 57:12
  • Episode 31: We Need to Talk About Khufu
    Jul 5, 2023 – 34:12
  • Episode 30: Egypt in a Nut-Shell
    Jun 6, 2023 – 48:22
  • Episode 29: The Astronomy of Saharan and Sub-Saharan Africa
    May 10, 2023 – 51:00
  • Episode 28: The Stars in Stone
    Apr 7, 2023 – 53:30
  • Episode 27: Astronomica
    Mar 11, 2023 – 55:38
  • Episode 26: Matters of Life & Death in Roman Astrology
    Feb 9, 2023 – 75:11
  • Episode 25: The Stars of Bethlehem
    Jan 7, 2023 – 68:02
  • Episode 24: Etruscan & Roman Astronomy
    Dec 8, 2022 – 64:16
  • Episode 23: The Culmination of Ancient Greek Astronomy
    Nov 11, 2022 – 71:50
  • Episode 22: The Antikythera Mechanism & Friends
    Oct 10, 2022 – 56:52
  • Episode 21: Hipparchus the GOAT
    Sep 12, 2022 – 69:53
  • Episode 20: The Theory of Epicycles & Deferents
    Aug 13, 2022 – 47:28
  • Episode 19: The Forerunners of Copernicus
    Jul 13, 2022 – 65:52
  • Episode 18: Aristotle, Plato's Other Student
    Jun 15, 2022 – 77:58
  • Episode 17: The Attic Calendar and its Discontents
    May 17, 2022 – 59:38
  • Episode 16: The Homocentric Spheres of Eudoxus
    Apr 18, 2022 – 60:43
  • Episode 15: On Plato's Broad Shoulders
    Mar 22, 2022 – 69:05
  • Episode 14: The Atomic Philosophers
    Feb 17, 2022 – 52:52
  • Episode 13: Ex Uno, Plura
    Jan 20, 2022 – 52:05
  • Episode 12: The Eleatic School & the Way of Truthiness
    Dec 21, 2021 – 63:42
  • Episode 11: The So-Called Pythagoreans
    Nov 24, 2021 – 79:43
  • Episode 10: The Ionian School
    Oct 20, 2021 – 52:49
  • Episode 9: Thales, through a Glass Darkly
    Sep 22, 2021 – 61:04
  • Episode 8: The Bards Sing of the Skies
    Aug 23, 2021 – 50:31
  • Episode 7: Greek Tales of Ancient Nights & Days
    Jul 24, 2021 – 53:12
  • Episode 6: System of a B
    Jun 25, 2021 – 39:39
  • Episode 5: A System of Weights & Measures
    May 27, 2021 – 42:45
  • Episode 4: The Astronomical Diaries
    Apr 27, 2021 – 51:59
  • Episode 3: When the Moon Disappears
    Mar 28, 2021 – 42:28
  • Episode 2: The Stars over Babylon
    Feb 28, 2021 – 45:34
  • Episode 1: The Heavens & History
    Jan 29, 2021 – 30:32
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    Amazing, refined podcast
    I was in the South of Italy studying the architecture of antiquity and I was looking for something on the Eleatic School and found this absolute gem of a podcast. I was looking for Parmenides and Pythagoras as well and this had great insights into Magna Grecia and greater Hellenistic culture and then through other tangents. You can learn a lot from this gentleman. 10/10
  • gamefleet
    Stars in my pocket
    Stumbled onto this podcast but it has been a real joy and I’ve appreciated learning some history, especially with the emphasis on the context of what it meant to the people of the time.
  • philigers
    Fantastic
    If you enjoy great history podcasts with a lot of context, such as Age of Napoleon, then you will love this one! Also great for those who enjoy astronomy and are interested in how it developed over the millennia. The host is highly knowledgeable and does a great job of breaking down complex topics. I look forward to listening for years to come!
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