A shocking story that shows how closed-minded people can be
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This video was based on ideas from the book Figuring by Maria Popova.
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Original manuscript: www.loc.gov/item/39010144/
Translation by Falardeau: dspace2.creighton.edu/xmlui/h...
The Somnium Project: somniumproject.wordpress.com/
Kepler's Laws: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler%...
Article by Skulls in the Stars: skullsinthestars.com/2018/02/...
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Does the Sun revolve around the Earth?
3:07 - Audible
4:37 - Kepler's science fiction book
10:02 - Witch-hunt
12:09 - Kepler's footnotes
14:43 - Patron Cat of the Day
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Sorry I have to correct an error here: the moon's inhabitants can not think the earth revolves around the moon, because the earth would seem as if it was fixed in the same spot on the sky.
Kepler, of course, was well aware of this: "For them, then, Volva stands in the sky as if fixed by a nail, and above it the other stars and the sun pass from east to west." (Dream, p131)
Not nailed to a point, but rocking back and forth as the Moon went through it's libration. Since the orbit is elliptical, at times it would move faster or slower than the expected "nailed" average. As Earth sees slightly more than 50% of the Moons surface as it seems to rock back and forth, so the Earth would seem to move back and forth over a limited portion of the Moon viewers sky. Those on the edge, would see Earth rise and set on the horizon over the month.
What mystical or scientific reason would the inhabitants give for this motion? Those directly under Earth could maybe lie to themselves that it didn't move, but for those on the edges it would be a simple truth.
I'm from Moon. What's this "earth" you speak of. Never seen it.
@@helloim3j
You might have to travel some distance to see the earth since it can only be seen from one half of the moon, it's this bluish green ball that rotates around its own axis.
It's the closest object to you so it should appear quite large in the sky, close enough to recognise details on it. You can't miss it.
But did you actually ask the "moon's inhabitants" silly critic?
Depends where on the moon you're looking at the earth from little brains
Speaking of Audible, WHY isn't Tibees doing audio books yet?
You would fall asleep after 15 minutes 😂
I'd buy that book...her voice is .. angelic
Good point!
I play her videos at 2X speed
That'd be so damn relaxing, yeah.
Fun fact: Kepler's name also pops up everywhere in the Austrian city of Linz. They named pretty much everything there after him.
True, even the first university I went to is named after him.
Weil der Stadt in Germany as well, since Kepler was born there. It's actually a meme in the area, because Weil der Stadt says literally nothing else about itself other than being the birth city of Kepler. So when anyone mentions Weil der Stadt, people interrupt and jokingly ask whether they knew Kepler was born there 😅
That's interesting, I was just reading about Ferdinand 2-graz. Holy Roman empire from 1619-38. More specific it was Giovanni Valintini I was looking up. He wrote secondo libro de madrigali in 1616 the same year has Kepler. Ferdinand tried to make Europe more Roman catholic and failed which made it ruff for Catholics until around 1703. Also did you know that picture of earth is called earthrise and was taken on December 24, 1964 by one of the Apollo 8 asturants. If you ever watch the moon lands you'll see that it's the same picture being used.
Peace and agap'e
Indeed, after mistreating people no one wanted to pick any slack up from being a follower. Morale in the cultural hotbed dried up so severly that they had to rejuvinate interest in like minded pursuits by celebrating everything after, as idols. It's always one or the other extremes.
Well, he was employed as mathematician for 15 years in Linz. Before that he was in Prague, and before that he was mathematics teacher in Graz. So you will find a bridge, street and school named after Keppler in Graz too.
It's depressing that he lost so much in the pursuit of truth. At least we don't have fanatical people who'd condemn others on baseless accusations anymore.. right?
No. Flat earthers. Anti vaxxers. Conspiracy theorists.
we have plenty of them unfortunately... and strangely enough, some of them hold great positions of power.
You need a brief visit in some backward part of the world
@@RazorM97 No. Statists. Vaxxers. Complacency theorists.
@@yes-vy6bn You get your information from Facebook posts lol
This is the 16th century version of getting cancelled on twitter
the dude spent six years of his life dedicated to defending his mother against accusations of witchcraft and she was arrested in the middle of the night. she was tortured and imprisoned for 14 months.
please tell me this is a joke lmao.
Twitter is worse: something as innocuous has "hold your breath" will be reported as a death threat.
Well, no, the pressures and penalties tended to be more severe, more physical, occasionally more fatal, than getting canceled. On the other hand, you had to do a lot more to offend dominant values before the mechanisms got triggered. Even the infamous inquisition released more people than it convicted and spent more time trying to stamp out witchcraft mania than prosecuting witches. The Catholics didn't officially believe in witches. Protestants especially Germans and Scots seemed to take witches altogether more seriously but even then the numbers weren't huge. Still, harsher penalties than cancellation.
@@nolan412 That's fair enough- there seems to be a lot of that sort of emotional bubble-person behaviour on social media.
@@therru5943 To add to this, she was 74 at the time of the arrest.
If we haven't been skeptical about skepticism itself, then we haven't been skeptical enough.
I'm not sceptical about 2+2=4 though.
That's regressive. Because then you're skeptical of being skeptical of being skeptical... Ad infinitum
congratulations you have unlocked psychosis
I'm Skeptical about that.....
@@Justwantahover that’s disappointing because it’s actually 5
Many people here watch this and believe they are so open minded, but chances are that you are as close minded on other aspects. We are humans and no one is perfect and all knowing.
Obviously, the best thing to do is to acknowledge that you can be close minded and try your best not to be(and apologize and acknowledge when you are)
No, but we usually accept that. The problem is when people become religious, and don't accept that they don't know, so they invent their own "explanations". That is where things go horroibly wrong.
@@grantofat6438 ironic.
The term "everything is relative" is so true. Even openmindedness is relative, as we all are narrowminded in some way.
Your voice is so relaxing, everytime i see any of your videos i just feel like im floating in a peaceful place
Her voice is so fascinating that I do not really know what I heard.
Misophonia gang doesn't approve
Agree, her voice is soft and relaxing
Where is she from?
@@RS-vp1ug guessing New Zealand
Happy to learn that nothing has changed from Kepler's time 'til now.
Some are still acting as if they live in the middle ages..
@ihaveausername I made use of a literary device called "Sarcasm."
@@flexairz Actually it wasn't the middle ages anymore, but they were acting on the even more ancient Aristotelian model of the universe, which was the "settled science" of the day. It's what the Church interpreted scripture through and what the academics at the time accepted. That's one piece of the puzzle that's often left out. Interestingly enough most (if not all) of the founders of various scientific disciplines were themselves devout Christians. Science and Christianity aren't enemies. There's a reason why the scientific revolution took deepest root in the Christian west.
Also, its fiction to think the middle ages were solely superstitious and regressive times. A lot of advancements took place.
Funny....in our own time we're told "the science is settled" on many things and aren't allowed to ask questions because it disrupts the narrative. My how history repeats itself. Only this time it's the secular church of woke.
He's saying the nine demons of science are alive and well, thank goodness
We just have better tools & instrumments these days.
damn i got emotional! can't believe one of the greatest astrophysicist's life was a tragedy !
Tesla the greatest inventor known to mankind died penniless, just like he showed up to the country with 4 cents in his pocket.. But his inventions live on..
Galileo was also imprisoned for his scientific beliefs, so really not surprising to me
@@SegoMan and Trump's uncle took his papers
@@forloop7713 Actually it was the gvt but he had access to them for 5 years.
newton too.
"I'm right, everyone is wrong.. (yells) LALALALA..."
What do you mean?
@@thearchive8687 I'm mocking the close-minded & ignorant "geniuses"
Thank you so much for including the source text in links in the description! I don't see that very often in CZcams videos and it makes it so much easier to access the resources you referenced.
What a great story told in a wonderful way. Thanks so much for this video - the illustrations, the planetarium lights, the lovely storytelling was just so pleasant. Definitely one of my many favorites of yours!! “The universe is made up of stories not atoms” - that’s one I’ll definitely remember forever.
By the way: Sean Carroll has been using that quote for years in his talks. I think it’s also in his book “The big picture”.
I highly recommend checking out the book as well. Figuring is one of my favorite books of the 21st century.
@@elevatedaspirations trying to figure out this morning but it is a cause for concern and help me with this
As you can see with Covid Vaccine "safe and effective" the world is more closed minded than ever before.
A brilliant thought experiment by Kepler .
Ended in a positive note for Kepler as for people we still got a long way to go in the "broaden our minds" department but I think we have all been guilty of not been able to switch our perspective at least once in our lifes. Great video as always Tibees.
And some can't switch their flerthspective.
Talk for yourself, i can change my perspective easily and i find it very normal. What is'nt normal is to NOT be flexible.
Toby, this is the deepest, most fascinating and moving video I have seen from you. Please continue to tell us little-known stories from math & science history such as this. 💯
Idk, the video on The Mathematician's Lament is really great and so true.
Most videos are moving
@@Carbon2861996 haha brilliant , is one movie more "moving " than another ?
Autocorrect strikes again
This left a tear in my eyes. Thank you for everything you post.
Veritasium and you uploaded at the same time. ❤️👏👏
yeah
That's right👌
Tibees or Derek😆 who's your favourite?
@@abhirajsingh8040 Tibees us soothing and educational to watch and Derek is very advanced scientific video 😅
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Yes Tibees voice is realllllly calming. Even on videos like this that is not necessary peacefull, she made like she read a fairly tales to us. Since you mentioned your anxiety, you might want to check Li Zi Qi channel. A lot of people find her videos bring peace too like Tibees.
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There are mountains of stories like this to be researched. Your extraordinary ability to put it all together and present it to the world is nothing short of amazing. I am addicted to your videos and look forward to each new post. Thank you for sharing such a wonderful talent.
This makes me wonder how close minded are we today relatively to something that in the future may be proven to be very different from what we accept today...
That’s a sweet looking lespaul .
No way. We already are enlightened unlike those supertitious people /s
@@josephang9927 exactly what they said in the 18th century when they believed in phlogiston
@@josephang9927 i hope you're joking
@@Shikuesi /s means sarcasm 😉
I'm just glad we now live in a world where superstition, ignorance and hearsay have given way to a more enlightened understanding of science. No, wait... Never mind.
It's not a question of supersition, hearsay, nor is it enlightenment or scientific at the other end of the spectrum. The principal question is ignorance. Very interesting choice of words.
Sam Harris argues that we used God as an early theory in our pursuit of understanding science and the natural world. But I think we use science and technology as a means of pursuing God. I mean, it's neat that I can fit 500 video games in the palm of my hand now, but isn't the meaning of life a little deeper than that? Why would we search for tiny particles of matter if we didn't think they objectively meant something?
@@theboombody Because it's in our nature to ask why. You can want to know how you came to be without pursuing God. I do think Harris is correct. The way I see it, God is just a construct, something made by people that did not really understand the world around them. And we always seek an explanation for things, but when we cannot find one, then we have to attribute it to something, or someone.
Life has inhenretnly no "meaning" but the one you give it. All things live so they can continue to live and try their best to ensure the future generations will too. At its core, that is what life is. There isn't meaning to it, it is like asking why is a rock a rock? Because it happens to be a rock, because of all the events that led to it begin a rock, by chance. There is no deeper meaning to it. Meaning is a human construct. We are just lucky
@@flavorlessquark8614 Your first part about seeking explanations I agree with. Your second part about everything happening by chance without inherent meaning I couldn't disagree with more.
Thank you so much for this story about Keppler. You tell your stories in such a nice, calm way.
A lovely retelling of Kepler’s story. Thanks.
Very interesting. Thank you, Tibees
This is an incredible video! I love the drawings- they add a lot that the whole video isn’t pictures of words
You sound so kind and sweet that I was almost in tears after the voice over at 10:39
I've never managed to find such a detailed synopsis of Somnium. Thank you so much, I've been waiting to know more of this story these forty years.
There are three translations available to buy.
@@pattheplanter Do you have a recommended one?
@@AlanCanon2222 'Fraid not.
A tragic story wonderfully told!
I’d love to see you do a series on other situations where scientists were reviled for going against “settled” science. Two great examples would be the history of continental drift and more recently of prions as disease-causing agents.
Jordan Peterson could tell you something.
He's not a scientist
@@mesCheerios Yes he is.
@@SanguineMalcontent He's a clinical psychologist. That doesn't make him knowledgeable in other scientific fields, such as climate science.
@@heronimousbrapson863 I never so much as implied he was, he's still a scientist, my h to @mesCheerios assertions to the contrary.
How this dude figure out that square of a quantity divided by cube of another quantity is a constant with those erroneous, noisy observations of the past is just beyond my wildest imaginations, totally a nerd! Respect!
Your soothing voice was making me sleepy (got only 2 hrs of sleep last night due to work) but then I heard about his mother and it made me tear up. Many great people had to sacrifice themselves and even their family in many cases for science that today we (most) take for granted. There are tons of people who talk trash about science and scientists while using their phones and glasses which boils my blood like nothing else, I hope in the near future scientists get the respect and fame they deserve which is infinite times more than an actor or a singer. Thanks a ton for sharing this story with us Toby! Galileo's is well known but not so much with Kepler, thanks once again! ❤🙏
Would love to see more laid back videos like this. Even if you just talked about anything I would still watch. No need for super intense research for me to watch your videos. I think lots of people also watch for the asmr vibe or to have a good night sleep. Anything to have you upload more often. 😊
Well told, thank you!
We don't seem to have any less close minded people today than we did before. There are many people who know the truth but refuse to believe because they do not like it. It is a depressing world we live in. In a way it has made me selfish. Getting angry and depressed at the state of the world is not going to bring any kind of happiness. I cannot change people who do not want to open there minds.
Amazing storytelling!
THANK YOU, Tibees!!!
Amazing episode ! What a heartbreaking end for a brilliant mind ...
"300 years later, we would use Kepler's Laws to calculate a trajectory to the moon and land there, allowing Kepler's Dream to come true."
Except that there are people who still believe that they faked it.
As long as there are humans there will be sceptics
@@tevya017 and septics
it is understandable that people believe is fake after high ranking members of the NASA said that they no longer have the technology to go back. And after saying that they overwrite the films with other things because they lack founding to buy more films. That is very suspicious at least.
Thanks, Tibees!
The name Kepler was, of course, well known to me, but I had no idea of this story. Thank you for telling it so well.
Wow this is an amazing video. I am a big fan of your channel. I love how you explain things in a soft, storytelling way so even hard things become easy. I am 13 years old and have interest in astronomy and science so this story was really fascinating. I am also learning physics with my dad. I love your videos so much. You are so creative I love the bob ross style maths a lot 😊It really is crazy how people were so close minded that they punished these brilliant scientists for speaking their mind. Your videos are amazing, keep up the great work! 👏👏💖
It’s so heartbreaking how he and his family were treated while we study Kepler’s laws now!
Your voice is so soft and nice I fell asleep and had to back track to finish watching the video. :) These closed-minded people are sadly still around.
One of the best channels on CZcams.
Thank you!
Amazing story.
I am now convinced that Kepler is my spirit animal
What an excellent presentation of the history of this story. Thank you for an enjoyable and informative video.
Your channel is a true gem
Every video in this channel is so unique and enriching!! 😌
Also, you have a wonderful combination of a good story telling voice and the intelligence to put the stories about science together so that the stories are like a good bedtime story....for nerds😷.
Your emoji has been quadruple vaxxed, let the little dude breath already! lol
Wow, what a great video! I have a PhD in physics and I did not know about this book! I am adding it to my list immediately! Thank you for introducing me!
I just discovered your channel last week. Fantastic videos.
What a great and sad story. Centuries after a book is written the authors vision finally comes to fruition.
To be fair it was a different time and people weren't as educated as most are today.
Only today it's the opposite and the ones with the loudest voices might have gone to school but aren't really educated.
We as a civilisation are only one meteoroid strike or Carrington Event away from reverting to the level of education and understanding of Copernicus's time. The last 18 months has demonstrated that.
Think of this: today we control the lightning - but in 50 years time our descendants could be quivering in fear, hiding under their beds during thunderstorms.
Funny how this video mentions listening to audio books before falling asleep, as Tibees videos spoken with her soft voice make them feel like those soothing ASMR videos.
The biggest difference, the videos always come with great content that will keep you awake. :)
Looked for this comment
Wonderful retelling of a tragic and inspiring true story. Thanks.
It's so nice the way you share your knowledge! Thank you! From the other side of the world!
Moral of the story: Normies frequently try to make life hard for people who are smarter than them.
Hasn’t it always been like that?
@@niveous5392 Yes, that's the point of the story.
There is a feeling for which there is no word: When you know something that cannot be said because whoever listens to it will not be able to understand it, or what is worse, they do not care. Separate comment, your voice relaxes me so much that it seemed like a lullaby. Thank you very much for this moment.
Like when I say, there is only one race, the human race, there is only one home Earth. Or when I say the creation is the creator. It has always been and will always be, it doesn't need a creator. All opinion of course, but do I catch a lot of flack for that.
so was galileo(house arrested),nikola tesla(died poor,death still a mystery),leibnitz(not given credit for his contribution to calculus,rival to newton who was then president of the royal society of sciences),ludwig boltzman(commited suicide),john nash(became mentally impaired in mid 30s),nikolai lobachevsky(not credited for his work on non euclidean geometry)and many more.every brilliant idea starts and ends with sacrifice
So sweet, I could listen you tell to you tell the story all day because your voice is soft and captivating. 👍
I think my friend's wife was one of the accusers of Kepler's mother.
Once she was upset for him for a week, because: "he cheated on her" ...in her own dream 🙃
Fascinating story, keep making these videos, really interesting.
Awesome video! Thank you!
I have never heard this story. Thank you for making me smarter than I was yesterday. Good job.
This is in the 3rd episode of Cosmos by Carl Sagan. The Somnium , the dream , was the name of what he wrote. Really well told Tibees.
Interesting story 👍 for some reason it reminded me of the difficulties that Marcelino de Sautuola faced when he published his discovery of the Altamira cave, but it wasn't illiterate people who made his life difficult, it was mainstream scientists!
Same with Alfred Wegener when he figured out how geology works and that plate tectonics is actually a thing.
Thanks for sharing this video! 😊
Love your story's, so easy to understand and share.
Absolutely Love Your Incredible Presentations, Wish You Would Post More ~
You Are A True Treasure~
This is a very good example of the close mindedness from people in the past, I bet there are a lot of other examples you could do Videos about, would definitely watch
People are still very closed-minded today regarding other matters.
It doesn't only limited to people in the past. Today, tomorrow too.
People are nowadays as close-minded as before, just in different ways.
@@Rekko82 Traits alter to fit the scenario. If you consider, loosely speaking, "the quality" of such traits then the situation is potentially considerably worse now because many aspects in current times are considerably more amplified than those situations that gave exposure to said traits in ages past.
be open-minded to the value of close-mindedness.
Your voice is amazing and very soothing. I'd listen to you talk about anything at all but I do enjoy the content you share!
If you watch episode 3 of Cosmos "The Harmony of the Worlds" the one with Carl Sagan, they did an excellent part about Kepler! I won't give away the end scene but It always makes my eyes water. Thanks for this Tibees! Your work is much appreciated! 😃
Superb!
I recently subscribed and have now become hooked. Listening is by far the best so called ASMR that is so popular online. What is best about Tibees is she talks about fascinating subjects I've been interested in for so long. Thank you for such great videos.
What a tragic story, very well told. Cheers from rainy Vienna, Scott
you are my favourite unintentional asmr artist
I would totally enjoy listening to this young lady recite the New York phone directory. She has the sweetest, most comforting voice on CZcams. Literally, music to my ears.
Fascinating story. I had no idea or forgot completely about it. Very informative excerpts. Thank you.
Cool. Thanks for sharing.
On this same topic I would also recommend watching episode 3 of is what is arguably the greatest science documentary of all time, Carl Sagan’s “Cosmos: A Personal Voyage”.
Just stumbled onto this channel. Not only is the material outstanding, her voice is enchanting. Perfect to drift off to sleep.
Very nicely done with the note-flip pad.
Another brilliant video thank you !
I feel so sad abou this story, since I was small I was amazed at how "magical thinking" is accepted and encouraged and so are those ideas created backwards in order to stroke one's ego or justify a pre existing fear.
YEP! "Magical thinking" still exists today! I'll begin with "homeopathy" for one. MANY more...
I think it's mostly fear. I know someone who knows that it's magic but is afraid because of "karma" or being punished.
Another brilliant video. Your reading voice and pacing are both excellent as always. All the best!
im not crying you are! I'm going to have to check out those footnotes! that dream really resonates
I have been mesmerised by your musical speaking manner...
Thanks for this awesome contents! Could you please make some videos related to computer science or any field of cognitive science?
Fascinating
Beautifully done. Nicely chosen, true and touching story. You have been given a strong and curious reason and an artistic, open heart, among other gifts. ♥
Great story told, amazing, Thank you for putting this together.
Here in Peru it is 2 am but nothing prevents me from enjoying this
Sleep!
Here in Brazil is 6:21.
Living in Singapore, this is about the first time I've made it within 20 minutes of a tibees video release
Tis a moment of pride
Excellent video. Your content is really well done. Thanks for sharing!
Sometimes I don't know what Tibees is talking about, but her voice is always so relaxing.
Insightful, plus, your voice is so calming and beautiful. I could listen to you for hours.
Wow, What a beautiful and sad story. Im left wondering if his mom was able to avoid being punished for _witchcraft._ I'll look it up. Cheers.
Thanks for your great stories
this story made my day.
Amazing content. Amazing narrative.