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Revolutions: Ideas That Changed The World: The Telescope

Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World (2019)

Documentary, Historical | UK

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SEASON: 1

EPISODE: 4 - The Telescope

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The telescope is the invention that has allowed the great discovery of the universe itself. Over the millennia, humans built ever more elaborate constructions aligned with the heavens, revealing our ancient fascination with the night sky.

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