How Astronomy nearly died in 1888 - Cosmology Part 1 of 3
Channel: Phil Up On Science
Date: 2020-11-20

How astronomy nearly died, but thanks to spectroscopy - splitting star light into its colours - a whole new cosmos opened up.

Demos include live Doppler effect demo and piano analogy of redshifted star spectra.

Created as an ANU MeriSTEM educational resource - full resources here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLauzqjAxaDqUKaKwUtrQ6guu8_N_LgH1y