Discovering the Universe
Season 4 Episode 5 | 24m 52sVideo has Closed Captions
Edwin Hubble discovered just how vast the universe truly is.
Edwin Hubble, working with the world’s most powerful telescope in the mountains high above Los Angeles, discovered just how vast the universe truly is. Visit the underground vault of the Carnegie Observatories, where paradigm-shifting discoveries are annotated by hand on glass photographic slides; and the historic Mount Wilson observatory.
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Discovering the Universe
Season 4 Episode 5 | 24m 52sVideo has Closed Captions
Edwin Hubble, working with the world’s most powerful telescope in the mountains high above Los Angeles, discovered just how vast the universe truly is. Visit the underground vault of the Carnegie Observatories, where paradigm-shifting discoveries are annotated by hand on glass photographic slides; and the historic Mount Wilson observatory.
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Preview: S4 Ep5 | 35s | Edwin Hubble discovered just how vast the universe truly is. (35s)
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The Most Important Document in the History of Astronomy
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