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Astronomy Cast Episode 185 from Monday April 12, 2010.

History of Astronomy Part 3, the Renaissance.

Welcome to Astronomy Cast, our weekly facts based journey through the cosmos, where we help you understand not only what we know, but how we know what we know.

My name is Fraser Cain, I'm the publisher of University Day, and with me is Dr. Pamela Gaia Professor at Southern Illinois University, Everto.

Hi Pamela, how are you doing?

I'm doing well, how are you doing Fraser?

Very well, I wanted to sort of just remind the listeners, we get a couple of complaints of like, how come you guys haven't been recording in a month?

But the reality is we are recording, we're just a month delayed.

And the month delay is this constant non-stop reminder of our debt to you, the listener.

And we're trying.

That we owe you about four shows.

And if you'll see, we've been dragging this sort of four show delay over the course of about a year.

But that's just to remind us day in and day out, that's what's coming to you.

So the show is still coming on on a very regular basis.

And sometimes we make up a little ground, and sometimes we lose a little ground.

It all depends on how much traveling Pamela is doing.

So that is why we endure a delay.

So that's why that's our gift to you.

That is our solemn promise to you that these episodes will catch up to you.

And if you'd like to see me in person so that I can apologize in person,

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