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Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies

Scientists noticed that when theyshone X-rays through crystals, they produced weird...

Scientists noticed that when they
shone X-rays through crystals, they produced weird spots
arranged in patterns

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Scientists noticed that when they shone X-rays through crystals,
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they produced weird spots arranged in patterns.
Duration
10 seconds
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19
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:01
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 Each ripple is effectively part of a sound - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
Each ripple is effectively part of a sound
S01 • E02 Andrew has calculated that these sound waves - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
Andrew has calculated that these sound waves
S01 • E01 These images may not look like much, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
These images may not look like much,
S01 • E01 And by crackling it, you can deduce the way the atoms - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
And by crackling it, you can deduce the way the atoms
S01 • E02 You've calculated that the sound is a B flat? - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:04
You've calculated that the sound is a B flat?
S01 • E02 Indeed. Which is why we're here - because George, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:11
Indeed. Which is why we're here - because George,
S01 • E01 This process of turning images like these into an understanding - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:11
This process of turning images like these into an understand...
S01 • E02 First of all, George plays us a B flat - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
First of all, George plays us a B flat
S01 • E01 For a sense of how X-ray crystallography works, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
For a sense of how X-ray crystallography works,
S01 • E02 Every time George goes an octave lower, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
Every time George goes an octave lower,
S01 • E01 To keep it simple, let's say they're all arranged in neat rows, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
To keep it simple, let's say they're all arranged ...
S01 • E02 Three octaves down and he's using the longest pipe at his disposal, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
Three octaves down and he's using the longest pipe at h...
S01 • E01 What's important is that the wavelength of the X-rays - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:13
What's important is that the wavelength of the X-rays
S01 • E02 So we've gone down three octaves? Yes. But to get to the sound... - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
So we've gone down three octaves? Yes. But to get to th...
S01 • E02 We have to go down another 54 octaves, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:11
We have to go down another 54 octaves,
S01 • E01 Imagine an X-ray reflecting off the surface - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
Imagine an X-ray reflecting off the surface
S01 • E01 The beam that travels down to the next layer - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
The beam that travels down to the next layer
S01 • E02 The organ would have to be the size of a galaxy? Yes. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
The organ would have to be the size of a galaxy? Yes.
S01 • E01 If the waves are now out of step - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
If the waves are now out of step
S01 • E02 The note is so low because the object only gives off - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
The note is so low because the object only gives off