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Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies

And these techniques,still widely used today, famously went on to unlockthe structure of...

And these techniques,
still widely used today, famously went on to unlock
the structure of DNA

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And these techniques, still widely used today,
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famously went on to unlock the structure of DNA.
Duration
9 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:38:50
Uploaded
May 06, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary

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In this mind-bending series, Jim Al-Khalili explores the vast range of size in the universe, from tiny atoms to gigantic, interconnected galaxies.
S01 • E02 They range from dwarf galaxies, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
They range from dwarf galaxies,
S01 • E01 Despite the achievements of X-ray crystallography, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
Despite the achievements of X-ray crystallography,
S01 • E01 To see even smaller things would require something else. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
To see even smaller things would require something else.
S01 • E01 It seemed electron microscopes held the most potential, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
It seemed electron microscopes held the most potential,
S01 • E02 It's now thought that there may be up to two trillion galaxies - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
It's now thought that there may be up to two trillion g...
S01 • E01 Their electromagnetic lenses - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
Their electromagnetic lenses
S01 • E01 One of the most common problems that affects lenses - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
One of the most common problems that affects lenses
S01 • E02 Do all these galaxies just float around by themselves, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:11
Do all these galaxies just float around by themselves,
S01 • E01 You see, the way lenses work is that they bend the light - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:11
You see, the way lenses work is that they bend the light
S01 • E02 Or do they come together as part of even larger structures? - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
Or do they come together as part of even larger structures?
S01 • E02 And how can we even answer that question? - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
And how can we even answer that question?
S01 • E01 So, when I try to focus the sun, for instance, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
So, when I try to focus the sun, for instance,
S01 • E01 Which means, at high magnifications especially, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
Which means, at high magnifications especially,
S01 • E02 Fortunately, to help tackle this puzzle, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
Fortunately, to help tackle this puzzle,
S01 • E01 Electron microscope lenses are exactly the same, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
Electron microscope lenses are exactly the same,
S01 • E01 And at high magnification, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
And at high magnification,
S01 • E02 What you heard there was the famous Doppler effect. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:04
What you heard there was the famous Doppler effect.
S01 • E01 Now, for glass lenses, this issue can be minimised. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
Now, for glass lenses, this issue can be minimised.
S01 • E02 As the car approaches, the pitch of the trumpet is high. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:04
As the car approaches, the pitch of the trumpet is high.
S01 • E01 You add a second lens, a concave lens, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
You add a second lens, a concave lens,