Cosmos 1x01 The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean

“Water would shine directly into the well.”

Hot Tub time ladies!!

haha…poor governator, although your suffering was for the greater good…

I remember doing this shadow experiment in middle school :slight_smile:

That’s an amazing discovery especially since they didn’t have twitter to communicate that info.

I think he’s got a little man-crush on Eratosthenes. :stuck_out_tongue:

Some dude walked that whole distance. Wow, ancient world school projects were tough.

‘It’s guy love/a love between two guys…’

That guy was dedicated.

Science class in school was hard-core back then

Sea men!

IKNWIM

Imagine what they did for extra credit. :eek:

I think it was a post grad class though…

Been a while since a Billions, I’m gonna drink with every Eratosthenes and Alexandria.

Did he just kick a can?

See this is why I want a time machine to see what those civilzations were like. Things were sacred and cherished. Well, until a conqueror came to town and burned it down.

I always found the Library of Alexandria so fascinating. Certainly one of the great tragedies of history. :frowning:

hopefully, you’re time machine will come with a babelfish. i wouldn’t go without one…:wink:

I could live in that library

Most definitely :(.

The Beatles of the Ancient world.