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[narrator] In 1820
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In 1820, The Royal Astronomical Societyappoints mathematician Charles Babbage to...

[narrator] In 1820, The Royal Astronomical Society
appoints mathematician Charles Babbage to investigate concerns about
errors creeping into these tables

Full Transcript

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[narrator] In 1820,
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The Royal Astronomical Society appoints mathematician Charles Babbage
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to investigate concerns about errors creeping into these tables.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:52
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 • 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
S01 • E01 While on display, it grabs the attention of a scientist visiting the exhibit. - Strangest Things 00:05
While on display, it grabs the attention of a scientist visi...
S01 • E08 [narrator] Clockmaker John Harrison wants to win this prize with H1. - Strangest Things 00:05
[narrator] Clockmaker John Harrison wants to win this prize ...
S01 • E05 [dramatic music playing] - Strangest Things 00:08
[dramatic music playing]
S01 • E06 These are the wax masks - Strangest Things 00:07
These are the wax masks
S01 • E04 Even in the Roman days in the Fourth Century, - Strangest Things 00:08
Even in the Roman days in the Fourth Century,
S01 • E03 He wants to continue to do his job, so he designs a new arm and hand - Strangest Things 00:10
He wants to continue to do his job, so he designs a new arm ...
S01 • E02 The core of his invention is a glass bottle - Strangest Things 00:06
The core of his invention is a glass bottle
S01 • E10 It has a beautiful property where it glows like an incandescent lamp. - Strangest Things 00:06
It has a beautiful property where it glows like an incandesc...
S01 • E08 It's jam packed with the most sophisticated technology in the world, - Strangest Things 00:08
It's jam packed with the most sophisticated technology ...
S01 • E06 The idea would be that at every funeral, - Strangest Things 00:16
The idea would be that at every funeral,
S01 • E05 [Mark] Geomancy was practiced throughout the Islamic world. - Strangest Things 00:04
[Mark] Geomancy was practiced throughout the Islamic world.
S01 • E01 [man] As he look closer, - Strangest Things 00:05
[man] As he look closer,
S01 • E02 Hidden away at the top of each bottle - Strangest Things 00:07
Hidden away at the top of each bottle
S01 • E09 You could have bridges collapsing, - Strangest Things 00:04
You could have bridges collapsing,
S01 • E10 But it looks more like Dr. Frankenstein's idea of a light bulb. - Strangest Things 00:05
But it looks more like Dr. Frankenstein's idea of a lig...
S01 • E05 They had a name for it, which was ilm al-raml, - Strangest Things 00:09
They had a name for it, which was ilm al-raml,
S01 • E04 [Corey] Microscopic examination shows the cup - Strangest Things 00:08
[Corey] Microscopic examination shows the cup
S01 • E08 Even though we're on a sphere, you can think about it - Strangest Things 00:06
Even though we're on a sphere, you can think about it
S01 • E03 [narrator] He certainly isn't the first person - Strangest Things 00:06
[narrator] He certainly isn't the first person