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Strangest Things

All of the calculations thatwent into mathematical tables in the 19th centurywere done by...

All of the calculations that
went into mathematical tables in the 19th century
were done by computers, but not computers
as we understand them today

Full Transcript

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All of the calculations that went into mathematical tables
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in the 19th century were done by computers,
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but not computers as we understand them today.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:39
Uploaded
May 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
9
Genres
documentary
Production
A+E Networks,Blink Films

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Movie Summary

From a piece of meteorite found in Tutankhamun's tomb to the Crown of Thorns, explore some of the most perplexing and unusual objects lying hidden away in museums, laboratories and storage rooms.
S01 • E08 It was a huge sum and it wasn't particularly prescriptive. - Strangest Things 00:04
It was a huge sum and it wasn't particularly prescripti...
S01 • E05 [Kevin] There is pyromancy, - Strangest Things 00:17
[Kevin] There is pyromancy,
S01 • E03 He survives. But he loses his right forearm and hand. - Strangest Things 00:06
He survives. But he loses his right forearm and hand.
S01 • E02 He was the curator of the local museum. - Strangest Things 00:05
He was the curator of the local museum.
S01 • E04 [Corey] Mythical figures seem to float - Strangest Things 00:05
[Corey] Mythical figures seem to float
S01 • E10 I can see a wire filament - Strangest Things 00:13
I can see a wire filament
S01 • E08 You know, you could come up with pretty much - Strangest Things 00:05
You know, you could come up with pretty much
S01 • E06 Two thousand years ago in Rome, - Strangest Things 00:06
Two thousand years ago in Rome,
S01 • E09 By human computers, people who'd sit down - Strangest Things 00:06
By human computers, people who'd sit down
S01 • E03 It seems his days as a fighting knight are over. - Strangest Things 00:05
It seems his days as a fighting knight are over.
S01 • E07 [narrator] Maybe the real secret of the Voynich manuscript - Strangest Things 00:08
[narrator] Maybe the real secret of the Voynich manuscript
S01 • E02 [narrator] Another of his side interests is invention. - Strangest Things 00:04
[narrator] Another of his side interests is invention.
S01 • E04 Archeologists call this a cage cup. - Strangest Things 00:04
Archeologists call this a cage cup.
S01 • E08 But if they believed it really had, if you really solved it - Strangest Things 00:08
But if they believed it really had, if you really solved it
S01 • E01 The museum ensures it for five hundred thousand dollars. - Strangest Things 00:04
The museum ensures it for five hundred thousand dollars.
S01 • E06 [Abigail] The Greek historian, Polybius, - Strangest Things 00:08
[Abigail] The Greek historian, Polybius,
S01 • E02 In 1850, he produces his most famous - Strangest Things 00:09
In 1850, he produces his most famous
S01 • E09 [narrator] In 1820, - Strangest Things 00:11
[narrator] In 1820,
S01 • E04 [Mark] In fact, it's the most well-preserved cage cup - Strangest Things 00:05
[Mark] In fact, it's the most well-preserved cage cup
S01 • E07 [Abigail] I kind of love how it remains a mystery - Strangest Things 00:10
[Abigail] I kind of love how it remains a mystery