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Cosmos: Possible Worlds

From these observations,Newton reasoned that light must consist of astream of particles,...

From these observations,
Newton reasoned that light must consist of a
stream of particles, or corpuscles
as he called them, that a ray of light was like
a stream of bullets striking the retina of the eye

Full Transcript

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From these observations, Newton reasoned that light
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must consist of a stream of particles,
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or corpuscles as he called them,
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that a ray of light was like a stream of bullets striking
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the retina of the eye.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:16
Uploaded
Jun 01, 2025
Season
1
Episode
9
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 • E12 All that oxygen destroyed the methane shroud - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:06
All that oxygen destroyed the methane shroud
S01 • E08 Then there's that thing about it being sideways. - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:05
Then there's that thing about it being sideways.
S01 • E06 Others come of age separately and become gravitationally - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:07
Others come of age separately and become gravitationally
S01 • E10 The other atom of our tale was formed in the heart - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:05
The other atom of our tale was formed in the heart
S01 • E13 Try to forget everything you take for granted at this moment. - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:04
Try to forget everything you take for granted at this moment...
S01 • E05 Between 420 BCE and the 19th century, - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:08
Between 420 BCE and the 19th century,
S01 • E01 Our voyage will take us a long way from home, - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:07
Our voyage will take us a long way from home,
S01 • E02 From his short horns, to his hooves, - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:10
From his short horns, to his hooves,
S01 • E08 Uranus revolves around the sun at a roughly 90 degree angle to its own orbital plane. - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:06
Uranus revolves around the sun at a roughly 90 degree angle ...
S01 • E07 After a while, in their search for moisture, - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:10
After a while, in their search for moisture,
S01 • E11 Its clouds of ammonia and water will escape and - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:07
Its clouds of ammonia and water will escape and
S01 • E03 It's the evidence for the conversion of water and - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:07
It's the evidence for the conversion of water and
S01 • E10 In the catastrophic process of going supernova, - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:09
In the catastrophic process of going supernova,
S01 • E13 Imagine you've never seen a laptop, or tablet, - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:13
Imagine you've never seen a laptop, or tablet,
S01 • E04 For a couple of thousand years, - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:10
For a couple of thousand years,
S01 • E06 And the other half remain single throughout their lives. - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:05
And the other half remain single throughout their lives.
S01 • E12 Not as cool as it is now, but more like a really hot - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:07
Not as cool as it is now, but more like a really hot
S01 • E01 We're also traveling a billion years into the past, - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:08
We're also traveling a billion years into the past,
S01 • E05 We discovered the speed of light, - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:21
We discovered the speed of light,
S01 • E08 What could have happened to Uranus that it got knocked on its ass? - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:05
What could have happened to Uranus that it got knocked on it...