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[Maggie] The first person we know of
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Strangest Things

The first person we know of that was awareof the apparent speeding up and slowing down of...

[Maggie]
The first person we know of that was aware
of the apparent speeding up and slowing down of the moon was Hipparchus of Nicaea
around 170 BC

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[Maggie] The first person we know of
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that was aware of the apparent speeding up
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and slowing down of the moon
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was Hipparchus of Nicaea around 170 BC.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:41
Uploaded
May 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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 • E02 He entered a cave and discovered some jars - Strangest Things 00:08
He entered a cave and discovered some jars
S01 • E10 So there is very little reason - Strangest Things 00:12
So there is very little reason
S01 • E06 Like the finds at L'Anse aux Meadows, - Strangest Things 00:09
Like the finds at L'Anse aux Meadows,
S01 • E07 It's a signal created by the most common element in the universe. - Strangest Things 00:05
It's a signal created by the most common element in the...
S01 • E09 He had the expertise to create a hoax of this sort, - Strangest Things 00:07
He had the expertise to create a hoax of this sort,
S01 • E05 [Andrew] This was an absolutely - Strangest Things 00:13
[Andrew] This was an absolutely
S01 • E08 The Lozi tribe in Zambia believe - Strangest Things 00:07
The Lozi tribe in Zambia believe
S01 • E01 The glass in the scarab of Tutankhamun's breastplate - Strangest Things 00:08
The glass in the scarab of Tutankhamun's breastplate
S01 • E04 [Corey] By that time, - Strangest Things 00:06
[Corey] By that time,
S01 • E02 [narrator] These 2,000-year-old documents, - Strangest Things 00:06
[narrator] These 2,000-year-old documents,
S01 • E07 [narrator] This signal is known as the Hydrogen Hyperfine transition. - Strangest Things 00:05
[narrator] This signal is known as the Hydrogen Hyperfine tr...
S01 • E06 The Vikings beat him to it - Strangest Things 00:05
The Vikings beat him to it
S01 • E03 Now the body has been removed from its coffin, - Strangest Things 00:06
Now the body has been removed from its coffin,
S01 • E09 [MacDonald] Someone who stood to gain a great deal, - Strangest Things 00:08
[MacDonald] Someone who stood to gain a great deal,
S01 • E08 [narrator] And around 1,340 BCE, - Strangest Things 00:10
[narrator] And around 1,340 BCE,
S01 • E07 Drake's choice of using the hydrogen frequency was a brilliant one. - Strangest Things 00:05
Drake's choice of using the hydrogen frequency was a br...
S01 • E10 Inaudible - Strangest Things 00:19
Inaudible
S01 • E06 [dramatic music playing] - Strangest Things 00:11
[dramatic music playing]
S01 • E04 So if not the great Archimedes, who else? - Strangest Things 00:05
So if not the great Archimedes, who else?
S01 • E02 Their discovery is a game changer for archeologists. - Strangest Things 00:05
Their discovery is a game changer for archeologists.