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Strangest Things

Built in 1832, this bizarre contraptionis a calculation engine, and it's the only oneof...

Built in 1832, this bizarre contraption
is a calculation engine, and it's the only one
of its kind in the world

Full Transcript

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Built in 1832,
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this bizarre contraption is a calculation engine,
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and it's the only one of its kind in the world.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:42
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 • E06 [narrator] Her flawless complexion suggests - Strangest Things 00:06
[narrator] Her flawless complexion suggests
S01 • E10 They were understanding the movement of the sun and the stars, - Strangest Things 00:06
They were understanding the movement of the sun and the star...
S01 • E08 [narrator] But navigating the world's oceans can go horribly wrong. - Strangest Things 00:05
[narrator] But navigating the world's oceans can go hor...
S01 • E05 [Corey] These patterns of dots appear in texts - Strangest Things 00:08
[Corey] These patterns of dots appear in texts
S01 • E01 [narrator] It's a massive PR coup for the United States. - Strangest Things 00:04
[narrator] It's a massive PR coup for the United States...
S01 • E07 [narrator] Is this the real truth - Strangest Things 00:06
[narrator] Is this the real truth
S01 • E03 He was born in 1480, and he was a knight by the age of 17. - Strangest Things 00:06
He was born in 1480, and he was a knight by the age of 17.
S01 • E01 Fragments of Apollo 11 Moon Rock are gifted to every U.S. State, - Strangest Things 00:08
Fragments of Apollo 11 Moon Rock are gifted to every U.S. St...
S01 • E08 Errors, calculating a ship's position - Strangest Things 00:10
Errors, calculating a ship's position
S01 • E06 Her hairstyle fits that of a peasant girl. - Strangest Things 00:04
Her hairstyle fits that of a peasant girl.
S01 • E04 Now, carefully reconstructing it - Strangest Things 00:14
Now, carefully reconstructing it
S01 • E07 Unfortunately, there seemed to be as many explanations - Strangest Things 00:05
Unfortunately, there seemed to be as many explanations
S01 • E06 Despite being displayed to the public, - Strangest Things 00:08
Despite being displayed to the public,
S01 • E05 All of them are about an ancient practice - Strangest Things 00:05
All of them are about an ancient practice
S01 • E10 It really was one of the earliest true sciences. - Strangest Things 00:04
It really was one of the earliest true sciences.
S01 • E02 From electricity to magnetism to evolution, - Strangest Things 00:06
From electricity to magnetism to evolution,
S01 • E07 I personally see a lot of drawings and scripts - Strangest Things 00:09
I personally see a lot of drawings and scripts
S01 • E09 [Ruth Goodman] The early 19th century is an exceedingly - Strangest Things 00:06
[Ruth Goodman] The early 19th century is an exceedingly
S01 • E01 And that's where the connection to the Rijksmuseum comes in. - Strangest Things 00:04
And that's where the connection to the Rijksmuseum come...
S01 • E03 [narrator] Gotz may be called a knight, - Strangest Things 00:06
[narrator] Gotz may be called a knight,