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Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies

By decoding images like this, scientists in the early 20th centurywere able to deduce the...

By decoding images like this, scientists in the early 20th century
were able to deduce the structures of simple crystals,
like rock salt

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By decoding images like this,
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scientists in the early 20th century were able to deduce
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the structures of simple crystals, like rock salt.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:56
Uploaded
May 06, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary

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Movie Summary

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 So what can possibly lie at the centre of galaxies - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
So what can possibly lie at the centre of galaxies
S01 • E01 The atoms are arranged at each corner of a cube - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
The atoms are arranged at each corner of a cube
S01 • E02 This is a panorama photo of our own Milky Way, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
This is a panorama photo of our own Milky Way,
S01 • E01 Most importantly, it meant we now knew the distance - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
Most importantly, it meant we now knew the distance
S01 • E02 In order to see what's at the centre, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
In order to see what's at the centre,
S01 • E01 But for me, the story of X-ray crystallography - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:14
But for me, the story of X-ray crystallography
S01 • E02 It's dust particles that lie between the stars. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:04
It's dust particles that lie between the stars.
S01 • E02 They're produced by the stars, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
They're produced by the stars,
S01 • E01 At Cambridge and Oxford in the 1930s and '40s, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:14
At Cambridge and Oxford in the 1930s and '40s,
S01 • E02 It's material that's not dissimilar from smoke, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
It's material that's not dissimilar from smoke,
S01 • E02 Essentially, it becomes impenetrable - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
Essentially, it becomes impenetrable
S01 • E02 Fortunately, dust is only a problem - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
Fortunately, dust is only a problem
S01 • E01 Her first big challenge came during the Second World War - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
Her first big challenge came during the Second World War
S01 • E02 Andrew shows me the same view of our galaxy - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
Andrew shows me the same view of our galaxy
S01 • E01 Scientists had already noticed that the newly discovered penicillin - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
Scientists had already noticed that the newly discovered pen...
S01 • E01 It could stop infections in their tracks, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
It could stop infections in their tracks,
S01 • E02 And in the infrared, we can see through the dust. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:04
And in the infrared, we can see through the dust.
S01 • E02 Looking through, we can see many more stars. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:04
Looking through, we can see many more stars.
S01 • E01 Now in the throws of war, understanding it and producing it - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
Now in the throws of war, understanding it and producing it
S01 • E02 Most of the stars in our galaxy - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
Most of the stars in our galaxy