Kepler: The Man Who Dreamed The Universe (part 1)

Johannes Kepler is a name known by everyone, but a man known to few. A necessary bridge between Copernicus and Newton, he is often called a mystic. The truth is weirder than that.
0:00 Intro
2:00 Childhood and education
7:39: Teacher in Graz
13:37 Polyhedral theory
18:32 Contact with Tycho
24:28 Music of the spheres
30:08 Exile and work with Tycho
41:51 Death of Tycho and rise of Kepler
46:45 Kepler finds two of his three laws
52:58 Outro
54:54 Credits

[parallaxnick]

29:49 As someone pointed out, that is in fact a major second, not a major third. This is particularly embarrassing for me because I'm supposed to have perfect interval recognition.

[mikedrop]

Oh boy, after the last 6 or 7 videos were all shorts I've had to recalibrate my expectations for when I see Nick upload. I just expect a short but sometimes, once in a while, he'll drop a signature long form video and boy does it get me excited.

[OMADRevolution]

This was excellent. Superb. Perfectly narrated and supremely executed!

[jeffreyschweitzer]

Still the most criminally undersubscribed channel on YouTube

[josephsmith]

Didn't know i lived only one hour away from Keplers place of birth and also Tübingen^^

Nick proves again why he's the best YouTube has to offer!

[lolvetoed]

Phenomenal work Nick… you are
among a small group of creators in this field that do the subject justice. I especially appreciate your skillful writing with its infusion of historical context. Thank you - and well done sir.

[MortimerSugarloaf]

I just took a really stressful stats test, and a new PNick video is exactly the thing I needed to wind down. It's even about my favorite character in science history. You came through for me, man. I appreciate it.

[ophiuchus]

The nuance I savored: it was never apparent to me that astronomers of the time weren't trying to figure out natural laws; that they were working on a basic assumption that the motion of heavenly bodies was something more like a supernatural signature, a flourish of divine design meant to be seen by man and by its absurdity call out to be decoded. The idea of natural laws was just not on the table; not a real concern.

The implicit message I savored: you've often commented on how religion and science have not been at odds in the way the popular notion thinks of it. This biography through the lens of the history of astronomy is a really strong and concrete example of what you're driving at with that statement.

As always, I enjoyed this immensely :)

[keirangrant]

Your videos are always educational, interesting, and a little funny.
I cannot imagine having 13 kids and watching 9 of them die before adulthood. The past was the worst. Dude survived being premature, having smallpox, an absentee dad, bad eyesight, and religious persecution, and still did more with his life than what some of us would do in 5 lives.

[bcddd]

MORE! FEED US MORE!
Excellent job Nick. You're a gift.

[andreasornerfors]

Yesterday I started watching some high budget astronomy documentary from the BBC, an lost interest in about 5 minutes. You on the other hand never fail to capture my attention. Thank you for all the hard work you do.

[codydunger]

I can't wait to see what you have in store for us today!

[agluebottle]

This video has kept me company the last few nights during my infant son's 2AM feedings. Another banger, Nick.

[Klostream]

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I already knew a little about Tycho and Kepler, but this brought it alive! Love it, love it, love it!

[artemismoonbow]

The most amazing thing about Kepler isn't that he transcended his bias, but that we thin that because he did, that problem no longer exists. It is a heroic tale, and for this channel's part, I can not wait to see the conclusion. After a few decades of experience in the academe, I would say, that reputation and money still dominates over imagination or results. Oh god, now I sound like Dr Ray Stantz.

[brick]

I love that you adhere to _quality_ not _quantity_ I really enjoyed this video and I'm patiently waiting for part II

[residentenigma]

G'day...6mins in, and I'm blown away by the production, editing and recount.
Greetings.

[arongyorffy]

Finally, another day where it was worth to get up, as amazing as always nick!

[Okla_Soft]

I love ParrallaxNick’s narration style and voice.

Super-underrated channel

[superluminalsquirrel]

Bravo, Nick. Another great video worth many replays.