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Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies

But about three centuries ago, when objects like thiswere first created, we had no real...

But about three centuries ago, when objects like this
were first created, we had no real understanding at all of the true size of our universe

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But about three centuries ago,
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when objects like this were first created,
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we had no real understanding at all
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of the true size of our universe.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:01:44
Uploaded
May 06, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 • E01 These are the very first images ever recorded of the microscopic world. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
These are the very first images ever recorded of the microsc...
S01 • E02 You might recognise this. It's called an orrery - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
You might recognise this. It's called an orrery
S01 • E01 They appeared in a book called Micrographia, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
They appeared in a book called Micrographia,
S01 • E02 Now, it's not really a toy. It's been used for centuries - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
Now, it's not really a toy. It's been used for cen...
S01 • E01 Even at this magnification, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
Even at this magnification,
S01 • E02 But you shouldn't take this model literally - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:11
But you shouldn't take this model literally
S01 • E01 With Micrographia, three-and-a-half centuries ago, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:12
With Micrographia, three-and-a-half centuries ago,
S01 • E01 As we began to see the microscopic world, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
As we began to see the microscopic world,
S01 • E02 Imagine the Earth were about the size of a football. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:04
Imagine the Earth were about the size of a football.
S01 • E02 Now, in reality, our planet is 12,700km in diameter, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
Now, in reality, our planet is 12,700km in diameter,
S01 • E01 These tiny insects have evolved extraordinary adaptations - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:17
These tiny insects have evolved extraordinary adaptations
S01 • E02 So what if we were to shrink the sun down by 60 million times - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
So what if we were to shrink the sun down by 60 million time...
S01 • E02 We can now see just how wrong the orrery is in terms of scale - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
We can now see just how wrong the orrery is in terms of scal...
S01 • E01 This is a type of wasp called Megaphragma, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
This is a type of wasp called Megaphragma,
S01 • E02 The sun is over 100 times the diameter of the Earth. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
The sun is over 100 times the diameter of the Earth.
S01 • E01 It's just a few tenths of a millimetre long, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
It's just a few tenths of a millimetre long,
S01 • E02 You could fit one million Earth-size planets inside it. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
You could fit one million Earth-size planets inside it.
S01 • E02 The sun's mass is the source of its immense gravitational power - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
The sun's mass is the source of its immense gravitation...
S01 • E01 ..and flies in an unusual way. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:04
..and flies in an unusual way.
S01 • E01 That's because air feels very different to it - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
That's because air feels very different to it