Shattering the Spheres
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Astronomer Tycho Brahe overturns 1,500 years of scientific belief.
Danish Astronomer Tycho Brahe's observations of the Great Comet of 1577 overturn 1,500 years of scientific belief when he uses them to prove that planets do not orbit inside concentric crystalline spheres.
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Shattering the Spheres
Clip: Episode 3 | 2m 16sVideo has Closed Captions
Danish Astronomer Tycho Brahe's observations of the Great Comet of 1577 overturn 1,500 years of scientific belief when he uses them to prove that planets do not orbit inside concentric crystalline spheres.
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