Authority can silence the observer, but it cannot alter the truth.
Chapter 1

When looking at the stars was a crime

Chapter 2

The invisible forces shaping everything

Chapter 3

Mysterious structures in the deep dark

Chapter 4

Where the laws of physics break down

Ch 1 · When looking at the stars was a crime
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007skaty Hypatia of Alexandria mapped the stars using ancient astrolabes.

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007skaty The Lost Scrolls of Alexandria

She read the stars through a brass design (a brass design) but the fire took every line (every line)

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Authority can silence the observer, but it cannot alter the truth.

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007skaty The ancient Maya tracked the orbital cycles of the planet Venus

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Galileo Galilei and the forbidden telescope

007skaty Galileo's 1610 telescope discoveries and his book, Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, caused his 1633 trial and Florence house arrest.

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Giordano Bruno and his infinite worlds

007skaty He proposed that distant stars are actually suns orbited by their own planets.

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Maya Star Spinner
BETA

007skaty Spin the star wheel to discover the forbidden cosmic secrets of Maya astronomy.

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Fun Fact

Cosmic trial: After recanting his heliocentric beliefs under threat of torture in 1633, Galileo reportedly muttered 'And yet it moves' in defiance of the Inquisition.

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Glossary
heliocentrism (noun)
The astronomical model in which the Earth and other planets revolve around the Sun. In 1633, Galileo Galilei was tried by the Roman Inquisition for defending this cosmological model.

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Gossip

Which historical cosmic secret would you have risked your life to share?

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Quiz

In which city was Galileo Galilei kept under house arrest after his 1633 trial by the Roman Inquisition?

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007skaty Giordano Bruno and his vision of infinite worlds

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How many moons of Jupiter did Galileo Galilei discover in 1610, proving that not all celestial bodies orbit the Earth?

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007skaty Galileo Galilei challenged the world with his forbidden telescope.

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In which Roman square was the philosopher Giordano Bruno executed in 1600 for his radical cosmological beliefs?

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What revolutionary idea did Giordano Bruno propose about stars in the late 16th century?

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Which astronomical body's 584-day cycle was tracked with extreme precision in the ancient Maya Dresden Codex?

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In which century is the Dresden Codex, containing highly accurate Maya astronomical tables, believed to have been created?

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Which scientific instrument, used for mapping the positions of stars and planets, did Hypatia of Alexandria help design and refine?

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In which ancient city did the renowned mathematician and astronomer Hypatia teach before her tragic death in 415 AD?

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