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Comments by "Lawrence D’Oliveiro" (@lawrencedoliveiro9104) on "Carl Sagan: Astronomer of the People" video.
Tyson has a bit more brash approach, more suited I suppose to today’s generation, who most likely see Sagan as a bit stuffy by comparison. (Me, I appreciate them both.)
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Fun fact, it was Cecilia Payne who worked out what the stars were made of. Before her, people assumed, just from looking at the spectral data, that they had similar compositions to the planets. She was the one who realized they were predominantly made of hydrogen and helium.
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Let me add somebody else to that list: Jacob Bronowski.
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He would have liked that.
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15:22 It would have helped that Carson also had a science background.
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12:32 So if the aliens ever invent a Heart Of Gold starship with its Infinite Improbability Drive, their running into one of these probes is a virtual cert, then.
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3:18 But you didn’t know that when you were 7, did you? I probably didn’t, either.
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20:19 I never laughed.
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7:30 He of the (in)famous “Drake equation” (q.v.).
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