• The Day the Universe Changed is a ten-part documentary television series presented by science historian James Burke. The series tells a series of stories of how specific scientific and technological advances have shaped the Western way of life. The series posits that when one's view of the universe changes, the universe itself effectively changes.

• 1. Episode title: Science Revises the Heavens
  2. Episode subtitle: Infinitely Reasonable
  3. Originally aired in 1985
  4. Produced by BBC
  5. Series subtitle: A Personal View by James Burke

• Episode Summary

  As philosophers and scientists continued their research and theorizing, what became known as the Scientific Revolution came into direct contrast with the teachings of the Catholic church. The church's authority came into question as scientific evidence challenged historical biblical teachings.

• Jump to Episode

  1. It Started with the Greeks
  2. Medieval Conflict: Faith and Reason
  3. Scientific Imagination in the Renaissance
  4. Printing Transforms Knowledge
  5. Science Revises the Heavens
  6. The Factory and Marketplace Revolution
  7. Social Impacts of New Medical Knowledge
  8. Darwin's Revolution
  9. The New Physics: Newton Revised
  10. Changing Knowledge, Changing Reality

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