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Our Place in the Universe
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54:38
A cast of scientific pioneers reshape our solar system.
Finding the Center
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55:14
Episode two charts our efforts to give the earth shape and place in the cosmos.
Gods and Monsters
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55:15
Explore the earliest origins of our relationship with the skies.
Episode 3 Preview | Our Place in the Universe
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A cast of scientific pioneers reshape our solar system.
Episode 2 Preview | Finding the Center
0:30
Episode two charts our efforts to give the earth shape and place in the cosmos.
Episode 1 Preview | Gods and Monsters
0:30
Explore the earliest origins of our relationship with the skies.
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0:30
Discover how centuries of knowledge helped us understand the mysteries of space.
Shattering the Spheres
2:16
Astronomer Tycho Brahe overturns 1,500 years of scientific belief.
Cannon Shot to the Moon
2:04
Hear Jules Verne's story of a cannon shot to the moon.
The Universe is Expanding
2:56
Georges Lemaître proposes that the universe is expanding.
The Edge of the World
1:52
Explore the Greek myth of Odysseus.
Earth-Centered Cosmos
1:58
Explore Ptolemy's earth-centered model of the cosmos.
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