- Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543) was a mathematician and astronomer who proposed that the sun was stationary in the center of the universe and the earth revolved around it. Disturbed by the failure of Ptolemy’s geocentric model of the universe to follow Aristotle’s requirement for the uniform circular motion of all celestial bodies. Copernicus decided that he could achieve his goal only through a heliocentric model. He thereby created a concept of a universe in which the distances of the planets from the sun bore a direct relationship to the size of their orbits. At the time Copernicus’s heliocentric idea was very controversial; nevertheless, it was the start of a change in the way the world was viewed, and Copernicus came to be seen as the initiator of what is commonly known as the Scientific Revolution.
- Doggerland: Europe’s Atlantis (youtube.com)
In this video we take a trip back in time to explore the infamous lost world of Doggerland. The sunken landmass between mainland Europe and the British isles. Once home to megafauna, the mammoth steppe and ancient humans, Doggerland would have been a rich complex world. Today we are going to explore they mysteries of this European Atlantis from its rise to its eventual apocalyptic collapse that some speculate was in part due to a tsunami. Join me on this walk back in time as we explore the histories, mysteries and real archaeology of Doggerland.
stanford encyclopedia of philosophy of