From the Renaissance to Neptune: How Modern Scientific Astronomy Took Shape @BobtheScienceGuy

Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

A historical overview of the Renaissance and Enlightenment traces the recovery of classical knowledge, the growth of universities and scientific inquiry, and the shift toward predictive physics and astronomy. The discussion culminates with the gravitational prediction and discovery of Neptune and the broader scientific impact of evolutionary theory.

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