It has been an absolute joy watching this series - thank you RI. I don’t think I saw the series back in 1977 (I was 11) - I’m fairly sure I’d remember. It’s so interesting to see a perspective on planets from a snapshot in time just before the explosion in new knowledge and new questions that the Voyagers revealed about the outer solar system. I vaguely remember seeing some of the Viking pictures on TV. I get the impression, rightly or wrongly, that Carl Sagan rather enjoyed himself presenting this Christmas Lecture series.
I was 14 years old at this time. I was very interested in astronomy. But I never saw this series. I do remember the Cosmos series. One astronomical discovery I remember around this time was the discovery that Uranus had rings. I remember how much it fascinated me. I was in the 9th grade and even got a new telescope for my birthday, which was in September of 1977. I briefly heard about it on the morning news before going to school. I tried anything to find more information on that one discovery. But back then there was no Google, or Internet. I was so naïve that I thought I could find some information in books so I looked for any astronomy books at various libraries just to find some information. I finally gave in and realized I would have to wait for it to be printed in a magazine.
As a side note. The first confirmed exoplanet (planet outside our star) was confirmed in 1995 and we have discovered over 5000 planets by now. Even having managed to observe a planet in a other galaxy. using a gravitational lens. By occultation we even have slide shows of stars close to us with planets visibly moving around them.
It is sad Sagan is not here to see some of the astonishing and counter intuitive exo planets discovered. hot Jupiters, waterworlds, gas giants closer to their parent star than mercury is to our Sun. He would be fascinated and delighted I think by all the new discoveries and new knowledge.
Sagan was still alive when they just started discovering hot Jupiter exoplanets. I would have loved to have heard lectures or watched TV shows from him had he lived well into this century.
Yeah, how ironic that the ending of this brilliant series sounds sort of funny and naive at the same time. Interplanetary travel is not something that we do 47 years after your lecture. We do, however, have much better cat videos than back in your time!
It's wild how science works. Bernard's Star was suspected to have planets way back in 1977, but it wasn't until around 2018 that it was actually confirmed. Over 40 years to confirm. But because of our increase in knowledge and technology, it will only get easier and faster.
@@TheRoyalInstitution they have been very good, so very glad you guys put up a cleaner version for us all to really enjoy the brilliant mind of Carl Sagan 🖤 Keep up the good work ^^
"Sounds Of Earth" failed because aliens understand the animals as well as they understand us. The bird is saying "Look Out, humans are coming!" Frog is saying "That human caught and ate my entire family". The monkeys are saying "Run for your life, its a human!"
Observation Limitations: Within the quantum realm, all possibilities exist in simultaneity (Infinity); which appears as noise/static from our macroscopic scales, until a measurement is observed: at which point a superdeterministic outcome is revealed. the Alchemist -Ø1
For anyone that has yet to see Carl Sagan's Cosmos I implore you to watch it. He was an incredible human being in so many ways.
That series and book got me into science 30yrs ago! And I'm so grateful it did!
I wonder where we can see it?
I read the book as a child... Every other day I used to look at the pictures and proof that sqrt 2 is irrational number. 😊
@@nenadcvele I didn't realise there was a book as well. I'll have to find a copy.
Pretty awesome that you could attend this lecture, then walk up the road to Leicester Square and watch Star Wars. What a time!
Yep went to cinema, didn't know this was on ....lol
It has been an absolute joy watching this series - thank you RI.
I don’t think I saw the series back in 1977 (I was 11) - I’m fairly sure I’d remember. It’s so interesting to see a perspective on planets from a snapshot in time just before the explosion in new knowledge and new questions that the Voyagers revealed about the outer solar system. I vaguely remember seeing some of the Viking pictures on TV.
I get the impression, rightly or wrongly, that Carl Sagan rather enjoyed himself presenting this Christmas Lecture series.
I was 14 years old at this time. I was very interested in astronomy. But I never saw this series. I do remember the Cosmos series. One astronomical discovery I remember around this time was the discovery that Uranus had rings. I remember how much it fascinated me. I was in the 9th grade and even got a new telescope for my birthday, which was in September of 1977. I briefly heard about it on the morning news before going to school. I tried anything to find more information on that one discovery. But back then there was no Google, or Internet. I was so naïve that I thought I could find some information in books so I looked for any astronomy books at various libraries just to find some information. I finally gave in and realized I would have to wait for it to be printed in a magazine.
Ah Cosmos… not only a fabulous series about space, but my first introduction to Vangelis' music.
As a side note. The first confirmed exoplanet (planet outside our star) was confirmed in 1995 and we have discovered over 5000 planets by now. Even having managed to observe a planet in a other galaxy. using a gravitational lens. By occultation we even have slide shows of stars close to us with planets visibly moving around them.
It is sad Sagan is not here to see some of the astonishing and counter intuitive exo planets discovered. hot Jupiters, waterworlds, gas giants closer to their parent star than mercury is to our Sun. He would be fascinated and delighted I think by all the new discoveries and new knowledge.
R.I.P. Dr. Sagan...you are missed.
Beautiful, poetic, captivating.
Sagan was still alive when they just started discovering hot Jupiter exoplanets. I would have loved to have heard lectures or watched TV shows from him had he lived well into this century.
Yeah, how ironic that the ending of this brilliant series sounds sort of funny and naive at the same time. Interplanetary travel is not something that we do 47 years after your lecture. We do, however, have much better cat videos than back in your time!
Any young people want to learn more about the universe should seek out Carls lectures and books.
I liked this guy in Jurassic Park.
Three years before COSMOS...
Carl is the best.
It's great
Carl inspired so many, imagine what he could achieve today
It's wild how science works. Bernard's Star was suspected to have planets way back in 1977, but it wasn't until around 2018 that it was actually confirmed. Over 40 years to confirm. But because of our increase in knowledge and technology, it will only get easier and faster.
What a shame Carl Sagan did not live to see the data coming from the Hubble telescope, the James Webb telescope and the particle accelerator at Cern.
Now we know that's where Oompa loompas come from
😃❤🙏
Woot
Its amazing how healthy everyone in the audience looks, its obvious what fast food and the internet have done to our species 🤦
what an insane comment. you watched this on the internet...
To Soar among the Staaaars ❤🚀
Thank you! So glad you've enjoyed the lectures.
@@TheRoyalInstitution they have been very good, so very glad you guys put up a cleaner version for us all to really enjoy the brilliant mind of Carl Sagan 🖤
Keep up the good work ^^
"Sounds Of Earth" failed because aliens understand the animals as well as they understand us. The bird is saying "Look Out, humans are coming!" Frog is saying "That human caught and ate my entire family". The monkeys are saying "Run for your life, its a human!"
Observation Limitations:
Within the quantum realm, all possibilities exist in simultaneity (Infinity); which appears as noise/static from our macroscopic scales, until a measurement is observed: at which point a superdeterministic outcome is revealed.
the Alchemist
-Ø1
Magnetism explains everything about physics.
How
Imagine trying to give this presentation to today’s youth.
I guarantee that Terrence Williams has seen this presentation nor would understand it.