Is there a center of the universe? - Marjee Chmiel and Trevor Owens
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It’s been a long road to the discovery that Earth is not the center of the
Solar System, the Milky Way, or the universe; great thinkers from
Aristotle to Bruno have grappled with it for millennia. But if we aren't
at the center of the universe, what is? Marjee Chmiel and Trevor Owens
discuss where we stand in the (very) big scheme of things.
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Cosmic Questions Exhibit: You can browse this online exhibition from Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory on cosmic questions and find a range of supporting classroom activities in this educator guide.
Views of the Universe: This online exhibition from The Library of Congress includes an extensive set of primary sources documenting the history of our understanding of the heavens from around the world.
The Explore The Universe online exhibition from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum shows how our ideas about the Universe evolved as we developed new astronomical instruments. It includes several interactives that illustrate these ideas.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Trevor Owens, Marjee Chmiel
- Animator Qa'ed Mai
- Narrator Michelle Snow
