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Ancient Skies

Episode 2 Preview | Finding the Center

Episode two charts our efforts to give the earth shape and place in the cosmos.

Aired 07/31/2019 | Rating TV-PG

Ancient Skies

Episode 2 Preview | Finding the Center

Preview: Episode 2 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions

Episode two charts our efforts to give the earth shape and place in the cosmos.

Episode two of this landmark series delves further into our ancient understanding of the skies above. After exploring the mysterious creatures living at the edge of the world, we follow the story of our earth as it takes shape and a place in the cosmos in the minds of great astronomers and scientists including Ptolemy, Copernicus and Galileo.

Aired 07/31/2019 | Rating TV-PG

Earth-Centered Cosmos

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Explore Ptolemy's earth-centered model of the cosmos. (1m 58s)

The Edge of the World

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Explore the Greek myth of Odysseus. (1m 52s)

Galileo's Discoveries

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Take an in depth look at the celestial bodies discovered by Galileo. (2m 38s)

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