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Roberto Trotta explores the symbolic potency of the sun and moon, and asks what the Scientific Revolution owes to astronomy. Read by Khalid Abdalla.

From myth to science though timekeeping and navigation, the night sky is central to the human story. Roberto Trotta explores the many ways in which our lives are intertwined with the stars.

The cosmologist considers the symbolic potency of the sun and moon and asks what the Scientific Revolution owes to astronomy.

Read by Khalid Abdalla
Abridged by Anna Magnusson
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie

14 minutes

Broadcasts

  • Thu 21 Dec 2023 09:45
  • Fri 22 Dec 2023 00:30