This episode is a historical re-creation of the life of Johannes Kepler, the last scientific astrologer, the first modern astronomer and the author of the first science fiction novel.

Kepler provided the insight into how the moon and the planets move in their orbits and ultimately how to journey to them. It's also a story about the scientific process of discovery, and how the search for truth is never easy but always worthwhile.

Part 3/13

Other episodes:
Episode 1: The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean
http://www.videosift.com/video/Carl-Sagan-Cosmos-1-The-Shores-of-the-Cosmic-Ocean
Episode 2: One Voice in the Cosmic Fugue
http://www.videosift.com/video/Carl-Sagan-Cosmos-2-One-Voice-in-the-Cosmic-Fugue
Episode 4: Heaven and Hell
http://www.videosift.com/video/Carl-Sagan-Cosmos-4-Heaven-and-Hell
Episode 5: Blues for a Red Planet
http://www.videosift.com/video/Carl-Sagan-Cosmos-5-Blues-for-a-Red-Planet
Episode 6: Travellers' Tales
http://www.videosift.com/video/Carl-Sagan-Cosmos-6-Travellers-Tales
Episode 7: The Backbone of Night
http://www.videosift.com/video/Carl-Sagan-Cosmos-7-The-Backbone-of-Night
Episode 8: Journeys in Space and Time
http://www.videosift.com/video/Carl-Sagan-Cosmos-8-Journeys-in-Space-and-Time
Episode 9: The Lives of the Stars
http://www.videosift.com/video/Carl-Sagan-Cosmos-9-The-Lives-of-the-Stars
Episode 10: The Edge of Forever
http://www.videosift.com/video/Carl-Sagan-Cosmos-10-The-Edge-of-Forever
Episode 11: The Persistence of Memory
http://www.videosift.com/video/Carl-Sagan-Cosmos-11-The-Persistence-of-Memory
Episode 12: Encyclopedia Galactica
http://www.videosift.com/video/Carl-Sagan-Cosmos-12-Encyclopedia-Galactica
Episode 13: Who Speaks for Earth?
http://www.videosift.com/video/Carl-Sagan-Cosmos-13-Who-Speaks-for-Earth
Interview with Carl Sagan
http://www.videosift.com/video/Carl-Sagan-Interview-1989