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Cosmos: Possible Worlds

At that time, no astronomerunderstood why bright lines would appear in thespectrum of a...

At that time, no astronomer
understood why bright lines would appear in the
spectrum of a star

Full Transcript

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At that time, no astronomer understood why bright lines
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would appear in the spectrum of a star.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:39
Uploaded
Jun 01, 2025
Season
1
Episode
6
Genres
documentary, animation, family

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Movie Summary

"Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" returns for a second season. Ann Druyan, original creative collaborator to Carl Sagan, serves as executive producer.
S01 • E09 Huygens sketched a prototype for a new machine - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:06
Huygens sketched a prototype for a new machine
S01 • E11 Solar evolution is inevitable, - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:07
Solar evolution is inevitable,
S01 • E10 The carbon atom plays its tiny role in the origin of life. - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:05
The carbon atom plays its tiny role in the origin of life.
S01 • E03 That ancient treasure chest filled with rings and - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:11
That ancient treasure chest filled with rings and
S01 • E02 It's actually just a story of a predator and its prey. - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:04
It's actually just a story of a predator and its prey.
S01 • E07 Is it possible that the trees can think in longer terms than we do? - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:05
Is it possible that the trees can think in longer terms than...
S01 • E13 The very same vehicles that promised to take us to other - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:07
The very same vehicles that promised to take us to other
S01 • E05 The Bicêtre psychiatric hospital was state-of-the-art - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:06
The Bicêtre psychiatric hospital was state-of-the-art
S01 • E09 It was what he called a "magic lantern." - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:09
It was what he called a "magic lantern."
S01 • E06 Kuiper leapt to the conclusion that the two stars - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:11
Kuiper leapt to the conclusion that the two stars
S01 • E02 In this case, the predator is microscopic and it's been - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:07
In this case, the predator is microscopic and it's been
S01 • E10 Through all its incarnations, - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:07
Through all its incarnations,
S01 • E11 Plenty of time to seek those worlds in the cosmos - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:08
Plenty of time to seek those worlds in the cosmos
S01 • E04 Charles Darwin discovered that species, including ours, - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:08
Charles Darwin discovered that species, including ours,
S01 • E07 We know they have excellent parenting skills. - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:05
We know they have excellent parenting skills.
S01 • E08 When I think of the Babylonians of 3,500 years ago looking up - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:17
When I think of the Babylonians of 3,500 years ago looking u...
S01 • E05 In the previous century, it had been the first to - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:08
In the previous century, it had been the first to
S01 • E13 They could carry explorers, or they could carry weapons of - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:07
They could carry explorers, or they could carry weapons of
S01 • E12 Our kind has only been here for a fraction of that amount of time, - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:09
Our kind has only been here for a fraction of that amount of...
S01 • E02 Diseased microbes can be formidable predators. - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:04
Diseased microbes can be formidable predators.