Vulcan: the planet that never was

For a time, in the 19th century, some astronomers believed there might be a planet orbiting the Sun even closer than Mercury. Here is the story of Vulcan - the planet that never was.

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My other videos on the history of science:
Planck and the birth of quantum mechanics, 1    • Max Planck and the birth of quantum t...  
Brief history of light part 1    • A Brief History of Light part 1  
Brief history of light part 2    • History of light part 2: Thomas Young...  
Brief history of light part 3    • A brief history of light part 3  
Through the sound barrier with the X-1, part 1    • Through the Sound Barrier with the X-...  
Through the sound barrier with the X-1, part 2    • Through the Sound Barrier with the X-...  
The strange history of the moons of Mars    • The Strange History of the Moons of Mars  
The harmony of the spheres    • The Harmony of the Spheres  
War of the Worlds    • The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells  
The experiment that changed the world    • The Experiment That Changed the World  
Ernest Rutherford and the birth of nuclear physics    • Ernest Rutherford and the birth of nu...  
Percival Lowell    • Percival Lowell  
The canals of Mars    • The canals of Mars  
Pythagoras    • PYTHAGORAS 👨‍🎓 The man, the myths, th...  

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