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The Complete History of Science
A podcast exploring the history of science from the beginning. We will cover all of the most important scientific discoveries from Archimedes to Newton to Einstein. The aim is to give a complete overview of how science evolved and how it shaped the modern world.
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Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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Photo credit: "L0015096EB" by Wellcome Library, London is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Image has been cropped.
Podcasting since 2022 • 38 episodes
The Complete History of Science
Latest Episodes
Tycho's World System [Tycho Brahe Part 3]
Tycho Brahe’s observations of the Great Comet of 1577 and his discovery of atmospheric refraction led him to reject solid celestial spheres and reassess the structure of the cosmos. Seeking an alternative to both the Ptolemaic and Copernican sy...
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Season 7
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Episode 4
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28:38
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Hven is a Place on Earth [Tycho Brahe Part 2]
In 1576, Tycho Brahe was offered something no astronomer had ever received before: an island of his own. On the remote Baltic isle of Hven, Tycho set out to build the most advanced observatory in Europe. But just as construction beg...
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Season 7
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Episode 3
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21:08
A New Star [Tycho Brahe Part 1]
13/06/25 - Episode was removed due to audio errors and reuploaded. Sorry!In 1572, a mysterious new star appeared in the sky, defying the ancient belief that the heavens never changed. Tycho Brahe, a Danish nobleman with a passion f...
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Season 7
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Episode 2
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35:08
The Lodestone, the Compass and the Magnetic Earth
In this episode we trace the early development of magnetism and the compass—from ancient Chinese navigation to the groundbreaking insights of medieval and Renaissance Europe. The episode highlights the work of Peter Peregrinus, a 13th-cent...
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Season 7
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Episode 1
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31:48
Circulation! [William Harvey Part 3]
At the start of the 17th century Harvey finally put all of the pieces in place. He had discovered that blood circulates through the body with the heart acting as a pump. Realising that he was undermining a millenia of Galenism, he s...
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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23:51