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/campPrizepicks : https://prizepicks.onelink.me/ivHR/CAMPTIMECODES0:00 Intro1:16 Philosopher’s View Of The Cosmos + Pythagoras10:40 Philosophical Schools + Atomists13:17 Aristotle17:25 Plutarch21:10 Lucian’s Writings Of People On The Moon22:19 Christian Influence On Philosophy + Aristotle’s teachings28:02 Church’s View Of Other Worlds30:11 Vorilong Theory + C.S. Lewis + Nicholas of Cusa35:41 Leonardo Da Vinci Moon Theory39:10 Galileo’s Anonymous Book + Moon Civilization Theory44:08 Galileo’s Space Civilization Theory51:36 Dialogue On Plurality Of Worlds55:03 UFO’s In Texts56:59 Plato’s Atlantis + World's Inside The Earth59:47 Who Was Killed For Their Ideas? + Christopher Columbus Theory1:03:52 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 Chronicles1:13:20 Isacc Newton + Robert Boyle 1:17:30 Observing Mars Canals 1:34:05 Science Fiction Influence On Space + Wernher Von Braun1:45:42 Speculations About Life On Mars1:54:44 Dragon’s and Basilisk’s + Sailor’s Seeing Merman2:00:51 Importance Of Context