The Starry Messenger The Ascent of Man : Season 1 Episode 6
BBC Two 50m
Aired: February 11th, 1975 @ 12:00 AM EST on BBC Two
Studies man's attempts to map the forces which move the planets. The static nature of South American astronomy is contrasted with ideas of Renaissance Europe. Traces the origins of the scientific revolution in the conflict between truth and dogma, symbolized by the trial of Galileo.
