# A stellar history of modern astronomy

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxBerkeley
- Speaker: Emily Levesque
- Year: 2020
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Astronomy and space, History
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/emily_levesque_a_stellar_history_of_modern_astronomy)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [A stellar history of modern astronomy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/emily_levesque_a_stellar_history_of_modern_astronomy/84f11f164352), 16 min (TED's player)