Podcaster: Shane and Chris
Title: Actual Astronomy: A History of Planetary Motion
Organization: Actual Astronomy
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Description: The Actual Astronomy Podcast presents A History of Planetary Motion. In this episode we are joined again by Dave Chapman. Dave will review the history of our understanding of planetary motion, from prehistoric times and antiquity to the present day. He covers the contributions of Mesopotamians, The Greeks, Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler, Galileo, Newton, Halley, Lagrange, Laplace, Gauss, Le Verrier, Galle, Einstein, and Bretagnon. He concludes that our knowledge has progressed immensely, but in a way, we have come full circle!ects you can see when the sky is clear and dark.
Bio: Shane and Chris are amateur astronomers who enjoy teaching astronomy classes and performing outreach where they help the eyes of the public to telescope eyepieces.
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Transcript:
A History of Planetary Motion with Dave Chapman on Episode 475 of the Actual Astronomy podcast. I’m Chris and joining me is Shane. We are amateur astronomers who love looking up at the night sky and this podcast is for everyone who enjoys going out under the stars.
Today we are welcoming back Dave Chapman, who has been a guest several times on the show, in particular, he curated The Stars You Should Know Series for us which were our most popular episodes. So if you want more about Dave or his content check those out.
Dave will review the history of our understanding of planetary motion, from prehistoric times
and antiquity to the present day. He covers the contributions of Mesopotamians, The Greeks, Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler, Galileo, Newton, Halley, Lagrange, Laplace, Gauss, Le Verrier, Galle, Einstein, and Bretagnon. He concludes that our knowledge has progressed immensely, but in a way, we have come full circle!
Welcome back to the show Dave!
This is the story of how humankind became aware of the planets of the Solar System and learned how they move in the sky.
Dave this podcast is based on an article you’ve written, can you tell us a bit about that?
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