The Telescope
Streaming Video - 2019
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Meet the brilliant minds throughout history, from Galileo to Edwin Hubble, responsible for creating the telescope. Today, their invention allows humanity to reach the furthest limits of seeing - 13 billion light-years out
Modern Space Science (1:59)
Ancient Megaliths (5:10)
Book of Optics (4:05)
Glass Manufacturing (4:38)
Spyglass (3:06)
Astronomical Applications (6:42)
Data Collection and Storage (8:01)
Cosmic Heartbeats (5:06)
Hooker Reflector (7:10)
Universe Expansion (6:04)
Credits: The Telescope (0:29)
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SERIES
Breakthrough: The Ideas that Changed the World
PUBLISHED
Originally released by PBS, 2019
Year Published: 2019
Format: Streaming Video
SUBJECTS
Engineering
Mechanical engineering
Systems engineering
World history