The Day the Universe Changed

Season 1, Episode 3: Point of View: Scientific Imagination in the Renaissance

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Shows that Western Europe’s rediscovery of perspective through the study of Arab optics led to revolutions in art and architecture. The West’s new-found ability to control things at a distance resulted in new methods of warfare and the confidence to make long voyages of exploration.

All Episodes - Season 1

The Way We Are: It Started with the Greeks
Episode 1
The Way We Are: It Started with the Greeks
 In the Light of the Above: Medieval Conflict: Faith and Reason
Episode 2
In the Light of the Above: Medieval Conflict: Faith and Reason
 Point of View: Scientific Imagination in the Renaissance
Episode 3
Point of View: Scientific Imagination in the Renaissance
 A Matter of Fact: Printing Transforms Knowledge
Episode 4
A Matter of Fact: Printing Transforms Knowledge
 Infinitely Reasonable: Science Revises the Heavens
Episode 5
Infinitely Reasonable: Science Revises the Heavens
 Credit Where It's Due: The Factory and Marketplace Revolution
Episode 6
Credit Where It's Due: The Factory and Marketplace Revolution
 What the Doctor Ordered: Impacts of New Medical Knowledge
Episode 7
What the Doctor Ordered: Impacts of New Medical Knowledge
 Fit to Rule: Darwin's Revolution
Episode 8
Fit to Rule: Darwin's Revolution
 Making Waves: The New Physics: Newton Revised
Episode 9
Making Waves: The New Physics: Newton Revised
 Worlds Without End: Changing Knowledge, Changing Reality
Episode 10
Worlds Without End: Changing Knowledge, Changing Reality
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