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Observatories : Stonehenge to space telescopes /

"In this program, the world's most renowned scientists tell the complete story of observatories from Stonehenge to the Hubble telescope. Historians introduce the men and women who battled public ridicule in the quest to unlock the secrets of the cosmos. And astronomers reveal the discoveri...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Morowitz, Noah (Producer), Nash, Bruce M. (Producer), Saperstein, Harlan (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: New York : A & E Television Networks, 1997.
Series:Modern marvels
VAST: Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Astronomical observatories.
Astronomy.
Telescopes.
Reflecting telescopes.
Observatoires astronomiques.
Astronomie.
Télescopes.
Reflecting telescopes
Astronomical observatories
Astronomy
Telescopes
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Documentary television programs
Documentary television programs.
Documentaires télévisés.
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Summary:"In this program, the world's most renowned scientists tell the complete story of observatories from Stonehenge to the Hubble telescope. Historians introduce the men and women who battled public ridicule in the quest to unlock the secrets of the cosmos. And astronomers reveal the discoveries that may finally offer a glimpse at the very dawn of creation itself."--Original container.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Dec. 9, 2013).
Physical Description:1 online resource (44 min.).
Playing Time:00:44:20