• disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    I’d agree with you, but much of the younger generation didn’t have the pleasure of growing up with him. Many youngsters only know him as the “pale blue dot” guy.

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      4 months ago

      Those youngsters need Cosmos. And I mean Sagan’s version.

      James Burke’s Connections would be nice, too.

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        4 months ago

        No joke. I’ll never forget when I saw the episode on how Eratosthenes correctly estimated the circumference of the earth with sticks and shadows. It completely blew my mind!