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A stellar history of modern astronomy

Emily Levesque · TED

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About

Astronomers once gazed upon the night sky and counted every star in the galaxy by hand. The process has evolved since then, but the thirst for celestial knowledge remains the same. Join astrophysicist Emily Levesque for an anecdote-rich jaunt through the technological history of photographing the cosmos and learn about the one constant that makes it all work: human curiosity.

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDxBerkeley
Speaker
Emily Levesque
Year
2020
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Astronomy and space, History
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
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