The Day The Universe Changed Author:James Burke Primitive man believed that the heavens were ruled by frightful demons and spirits, and that a giant dragon devoured the moon each night. Medieval man, convinced by the ancient Egyptian astronomers, thought that the moon, sun, and planet revolved around the earth. Today we believe that the universe is governed by fixed and discoverable physical ... more »laws. But what about the man of the future? How many of our "scientific" principles will he scoff at and denounce as crude superstitions?« less