About this episode
Ivano Dal Prete is a History professor at Yale University and an active astronomer with a specialty in Saturn and Mars. Today, he is in the tent to talk about how older civilizations viewed life on other planets. Ivano is the co-discoverer of several asteroids and currently working on a book about other Earths in the sky, and the fascinating cultural history of extra-terrestrial life. WELCOME TO CAMP. 🏕️ JOIN S'MORE CAMP INNER SANCTUM HERE: https://camp.beehiiv.com/ Shoutout to our sponsors : SculptNation: https://sculptnation.com/Camp Huel: https://huel.com/camp Prizepicks : https://prizepicks.onelink.me/ivHR/CAMP TIMECODES 0:00 Intro 1:16 Philosopher’s View Of The Cosmos + Pythagoras 10:40 Philosophical Schools + Atomists 13:17 Aristotle 17:25 Plutarch 21:10 Lucian’s Writings Of People On The Moon 22:19 Christian Influence On Philosophy + Aristotle’s teachings 28:02 Church’s View Of Other Worlds 30:11 Vorilong Theory + C.S. Lewis + Nicholas of Cusa 35:41 Leonardo Da Vinci Moon Theory 39:10 Galileo’s Anonymous Book + Moon Civilization Theory 44:08 Galileo’s Space Civilization Theory 51:36 Dialogue On Plurality Of Worlds 55:03 UFO’s In Texts 56:59 Plato’s Atlantis + World's Inside The Earth 59:47 Who Was Killed For Their Ideas? + Christopher Columbus Theory 1:03:52 Theory On Origin Of Life + Pope's Statement On Alien Life 1:06:22 Did Scholars Write Of Visitors From Other Worlds? 1:07:47 Thomas Payne + The Book Of Mormon 1:10:31 Kepler + The Martian Chronicles 1:13:20 Isacc Newton + Robert Boyle 1:17:30 Observing Mars Canals 1:34:05 Science Fiction Influence On Space + Wernher Von Braun 1:45:42 Speculations About Life On Mars 1:54:44 Dragon’s and Basilisk’s + Sailor’s Seeing Merman 2:00:51 Importance Of Context