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Chapters & Sections (51)
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0:32
The Importance of Exploring Beyond Pluto
1:03
Infinity and the Pursuit of Unattainable Goals
1:33
The Role of Failure in Scientific Discovery
2:04
Measuring and Understanding the World
4:42
Using smaller match sticks for better measurement
5:15
Limitations of coastline length measurement
7:51
Ellipticity and eccentricity in Earth's orbit
9:24
Gravity, Elliptical Paths, and the Solar System
9:57
Challenges in Characterizing Orbital Paths
10:28
Thinking Beyond the Question
12:02
Calculating the Ellipticity of the Oval Office
13:05
Pressure Differences in Space and Ocean Exploration
13:37
Measuring Earth's Diameter
14:08
Earth's Oblateness and Comparison to a Ball
15:11
Measuring the Sun's Diameter
16:46
Galileo and His Observations of Jupiter's Moons
18:19
Introduction to Jupiter's Moons
18:51
Comparison of Ancient and Modern Life Expectancy
19:23
Galileo's Contributions to Astronomy
19:56
Additional Moons of Jupiter and Newton's Theory
20:58
The Discovery of Uranus and its Implications
23:05
Alternative Theories of Gravity and the Search for a New Planet
24:10
The Calculations of John Couch Adams and Urbane Leier
24:42
The Confirmation of Neptune's Existence
25:43
Tracking Neptune's Orbit and the Search for Planet X
26:45
The Inverse Calculation and the Launch of the Search for Planet X
27:18
The Discovery of Pluto by Clyde Tombaugh
27:48
The New York Times Reports on the Discovery of Pluto and Planet X
28:20
Observations of Pluto's Orbit and the Claim that it will Disappear
28:50
The US Naval Observatory Data and the Failure to Account for Neptune's Orbit
29:22
Removing Bad Data and the Triumph of Newton's Laws
30:25
The Failure of Newton's Laws due to Bad Data and the Introduction of Planet Mercury
30:55
The Discovery of Planet Vulcan and its Failure to be Observed during Solar Eclipses
31:57
The Death of Planet Vulcan and the Introduction of General Relativity
32:29
The Importance of Discussing Failure and Challenges
32:59
Pop Culture Examples in Density Discussion
33:30
Hulk's Density and Volume Comparison
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49m
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1h 20m
3h 13m⏭ 2
48m⏭ 1
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31m⏭ 1
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1h 50m⏭ 3
47m
18m
4h 6m⏭ 2
2h 15m⏭ 2