Revolution: Ideas That Changed The WorldSeason 1, Episode 5 - The Telescope

The telescope allowed the greatest discovery ever - the universe itself. It is a tale of extraordinary twists and turns, involving a sea-shore plant, an ancient scholar, a New York property boom and a spilt bottle of mercury. Without these events, we may never have discovered the cosmos. We begin in Portugal, with some of the oldest man-made structures in the world, stone chambers that indicate the arrival of spring using a star called Aldebran.

Revolution: Ideas That Changed The World was broadcast on SBS ONE at Thursday 17 October 2024, 01:00.