In the recent videos I made with Terence Tao about the cosmic distance ladder, we necessarily had to move past some of the added details on each topic. Somewhat coincidentally, around the same time, Ben Syversen put up a video with the mathematician Alex Kontorovich all about the contributions Aristarchus made, involving the deductions of how far away the moon and sun were. If you liked the cosmic distance ladder piece, you'll definitely enjoy this one, and it answers many questions I saw people ask in the comments.
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In the recent videos I made with Terence Tao about the cosmic distance ladder, we necessarily had to move past some of the added details on each topic. Somewhat coincidentally, around the same time, Ben Syversen put up a video with the mathematician Alex Kontorovich all about the contributions Aristarchus made, involving the deductions of how far away the moon and sun were. If you liked the cosmic distance ladder piece, you'll definitely enjoy this one, and it answers many questions I saw people ask in the comments.
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