When Knowledge Conquered Fear

The History of Fish. That’s it. That’s all I have to say. After this episode I literally had to look up the book to know that it was true and I’m even more disappointed now that I know that it is. Despite this wild story of a book about fish being used to pay salaries, I quite enjoyed this episode. Initially it reminded me of just how many inventions and discoveries Robert Hooke was responsible for, but as the episode continued I learned just how influential Edmond Halley was during the scientific revolution of the 16th century. It really brought back memories of high school science classes, especially biology and physics to be reminded of this time period, as it was so important to the development of the modern sciences. I’m still a but taken aback by the fish thing, but I guess that’s why I haven’t heard of it before. It would’ve been far too distracting! I’m intrigued to see what subjects remain to be discussed in the next few episodes.