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Dr. Russell examines the popular conceptions of the Universe current at the time of Copernicus.
Dr. Russell examines the popular conceptions of the Universe current at the time of Copernicus.
| Module code and title: | A201, Renaissance and Reformation |
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| Item code: | A201; 15 |
| Recording date: | 03-02-1971 |
| First transmission date: | 01-05-1972 |
| Published: | 1972 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:17:18 |
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| Producer: | Mary Hoskins |
| Contributors: | David King; Robert Rietty; Colin Russell |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Aristotle; Christianity; Copernicus |
| Footage description: | Dr. Russell examines the popular conceptions of the Universe current at the time of Copernicus. He explains how the world view derived both from Christianity and from Aristotle, and comments on the pervading influence of astrology. He goes on to explain how the detailed physical structure was generally understood and illustrates his points with quotations from Dante's Divine Comedy. The programme ends with a short extract from Marlowe's Faustus a dialogue between Faustus and Mephistopheles on astronomy. Students are asked to note down the ideas in this extract which relate to the pre-Copernican Universe. This programme is parallelled by the TV programme in the same unit which deals with technical aspects of the pre-Copernican Universe. |
| Master spool number: | TLN12FM206J |
| Production number: | TLN12FM206J |
| Available to public: | no |
