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Origins: The Journey of Humankind

It tookanother thousand years until the Song Dynasty of China took this magnetized...

* KHANNA: It took
another thousand years until the Song Dynasty of China took this magnetized piece
of iron spinning around to realize that that was how we could determine
north from south

Full Transcript

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KHANNA: It took another thousand years
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until the Song Dynasty of China
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took this magnetized piece of iron spinning around
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to realize that that was how
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we could determine north from south.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:22
Uploaded
Jul 09, 2025
Season
1
Episode
7
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Chameleon Pictures,New Zealand Film Commission,Severe Features

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Movie Summary

Our primal curiosity has sparked new inventions and revealed the mysteries of the universe. This eight part mini series strives to trace the pivotal innovations that make us modern.
S01 • E04 WILLIAM TYNDALE: HENRY, MY FRIEND. - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:04
WILLIAM TYNDALE: HENRY, MY FRIEND.
S01 • E05 SILVA: The great Khan did not get the answer - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:05
SILVA: The great Khan did not get the answer
S01 • E08 JASON SILVA: THE FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT FRANCES WILLARD - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:11
JASON SILVA: THE FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT FRANCES WILLARD
S01 • E06 JASON SILVA: AS MOUNT VESUVIUS RAINED DOWN VOLCANIC ASH AND - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:07
JASON SILVA: AS MOUNT VESUVIUS RAINED DOWN VOLCANIC ASH AND
S01 • E02 SILVA: With each procedure, - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:06
SILVA: With each procedure,
S01 • E03 into-the-past - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:24
into-the-past
S01 • E07 To actually make what we now call the compass. - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:06
To actually make what we now call the compass.
S01 • E08 FRANCES WILLARD: AND LET THEM KNOW THE WORLD - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:06
FRANCES WILLARD: AND LET THEM KNOW THE WORLD
S01 • E04 HENRY PHILLIPS: I MERELY DO MY DUTY FOR KING AND COUNTRY. - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:06
HENRY PHILLIPS: I MERELY DO MY DUTY FOR KING AND COUNTRY.
S01 • E05 [grunts] - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:06
[grunts]
S01 • E07 BRIAN FAGAN: And for the first time, - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:10
BRIAN FAGAN: And for the first time,
S01 • E02 Lucky for us, he kept detailed notes - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:08
Lucky for us, he kept detailed notes
S01 • E06 CULTURE DESTROYED. - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:05
CULTURE DESTROYED.
S01 • E08 THOMAS GOETZ: BICYCLES WERE ACTUALLY CONSIDERED - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:05
THOMAS GOETZ: BICYCLES WERE ACTUALLY CONSIDERED
S01 • E04 WILLIAM TYNDALE: NO, NO, I BEG YOU! - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:07
WILLIAM TYNDALE: NO, NO, I BEG YOU!
S01 • E06 BUT BURIED DEEP IN THE ASHES, GLASS WINDOWS SURVIVED. - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:05
BUT BURIED DEEP IN THE ASHES, GLASS WINDOWS SURVIVED.
S01 • E07 And you could set courses in certain directions, - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:05
And you could set courses in certain directions,
S01 • E08 WE THINK OF THEM AS SUCH KIND OF QUAINT TOYS ALMOST TODAY, - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:10
WE THINK OF THEM AS SUCH KIND OF QUAINT TOYS ALMOST TODAY,
S01 • E06 IN POMPEII'S DESTRUCTION, - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:07
IN POMPEII'S DESTRUCTION,
S01 • E07 This was an enormously invaluable tool. - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:04
This was an enormously invaluable tool.