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[narrator] According to Merryweather, inspiration for his prognosticator
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Strangest Things

According to Merryweather,inspiration for his prognosticator comes from a poem written...

[narrator] According to Merryweather,
inspiration for his prognosticator comes from a poem written by
vaccine pioneer, physician and all-round science
superstar, Edward Jenner

Full Transcript

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[narrator] According to Merryweather, inspiration for his prognosticator
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comes from a poem written by vaccine pioneer, physician
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and all-round science superstar, Edward Jenner.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:34:45
Uploaded
May 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 So, Harrison has a brilliant idea, which might seem slightly counterintuitive. - Strangest Things 00:06
So, Harrison has a brilliant idea, which might seem slightly...
S01 • E04 And when the photon hits the cloud of electrons, - Strangest Things 00:10
And when the photon hits the cloud of electrons,
S01 • E09 [narrator] But in an era long before electronics, - Strangest Things 00:07
[narrator] But in an era long before electronics,
S01 • E05 Not that it matters because it's how you interpret - Strangest Things 00:06
Not that it matters because it's how you interpret
S01 • E08 He puts what are essentially two pendulums on the clock - Strangest Things 00:08
He puts what are essentially two pendulums on the clock
S01 • E07 So in searching for this philosopher's stone, - Strangest Things 00:08
So in searching for this philosopher's stone,
S01 • E10 This spider like object is what he comes up with - Strangest Things 00:09
This spider like object is what he comes up with
S01 • E06 When L'Inconnue's body is fished out of the Seine, - Strangest Things 00:09
When L'Inconnue's body is fished out of the Seine,
S01 • E01 That cotton ceiling died in the freezing in night, - Strangest Things 00:10
That cotton ceiling died in the freezing in night,
S01 • E03 So Gotz can use his good hand - Strangest Things 00:08
So Gotz can use his good hand
S01 • E05 [Andrew] It's not as though they have a really standard interpretation, - Strangest Things 00:10
[Andrew] It's not as though they have a really standard...
S01 • E09 Difference Engine No.1 uses a series - Strangest Things 00:07
Difference Engine No.1 uses a series
S01 • E04 It's like a jumper hitting a trampoline, - Strangest Things 00:06
It's like a jumper hitting a trampoline,
S01 • E02 So, the poem is called 'Signs of Rain' and it includes the lines, - Strangest Things 00:16
So, the poem is called 'Signs of Rain' and it incl...
S01 • E08 They've got little ball weights on the top and bottom, - Strangest Things 00:07
They've got little ball weights on the top and bottom,
S01 • E04 And then when it flexes back out again, - Strangest Things 00:07
And then when it flexes back out again,
S01 • E07 [narrator] The Obsidian Mirror is central - Strangest Things 00:05
[narrator] The Obsidian Mirror is central
S01 • E06 [Ruth] People are looking at many different ways - Strangest Things 00:08
[Ruth] People are looking at many different ways
S01 • E10 Fleming takes an entirely novel approach to detecting radio. - Strangest Things 00:06
Fleming takes an entirely novel approach to detecting radio.
S01 • E09 The actual arrangement of the numbers - Strangest Things 00:06
The actual arrangement of the numbers