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[narrator] This Obsidian Mirror
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Strangest Things

This Obsidian Mirror was one ofthe strangest possessions of Elizabethan alchemist,John...

[narrator] This Obsidian Mirror was one of
the strangest possessions of Elizabethan alchemist,
John Dee

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[narrator] This Obsidian Mirror
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was one of the strangest possessions
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of Elizabethan alchemist, John Dee.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:34:25
Uploaded
May 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
7
Genres
documentary
Production
A+E Networks,Blink Films

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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 He also has a deep understanding of the fundamental science. - Strangest Things 00:04
He also has a deep understanding of the fundamental science.
S01 • E09 Difference Engine No. 1, - Strangest Things 00:10
Difference Engine No. 1,
S01 • E04 And each color of light is caused by photons - Strangest Things 00:07
And each color of light is caused by photons
S01 • E05 What it is is a set of disconnected dials - Strangest Things 00:09
What it is is a set of disconnected dials
S01 • E02 Just rolling your skirts, right up and walking in the sorts of places - Strangest Things 00:07
Just rolling your skirts, right up and walking in the sorts ...
S01 • E10 [narrator] Marconi wants to eliminate the mechanical element and critically improve - Strangest Things 00:15
[narrator] Marconi wants to eliminate the mechanical element...
S01 • E08 So, the first sort of intractable problem - Strangest Things 00:15
So, the first sort of intractable problem
S01 • E03 To do that, the paul has to be lifted clear. - Strangest Things 00:05
To do that, the paul has to be lifted clear.
S01 • E06 [theme music playing] - Strangest Things 00:11
[theme music playing]
S01 • E04 The magic happens when these photons - Strangest Things 00:07
The magic happens when these photons
S01 • E07 [Ruth] Many of us think of alchemists - Strangest Things 00:10
[Ruth] Many of us think of alchemists
S01 • E02 In fact, they were so much used, - Strangest Things 00:07
In fact, they were so much used,
S01 • E09 [Ball] He'd set it up to carry out what we now call an algorithm. - Strangest Things 00:05
[Ball] He'd set it up to carry out what we now call an ...
S01 • E01 We got single cotton ceiling with just two tiny leaves. - Strangest Things 00:05
We got single cotton ceiling with just two tiny leaves.
S01 • E03 It's exactly the same mechanism still found in handcuffs. - Strangest Things 00:05
It's exactly the same mechanism still found in handcuff...
S01 • E05 [Corey] The Geomancy machine - Strangest Things 00:04
[Corey] The Geomancy machine
S01 • E09 So a set of steps, um, that will automatically then give you your result. - Strangest Things 00:07
So a set of steps, um, that will automatically then give you...
S01 • E04 [Daniel] Because they're metal particles, - Strangest Things 00:06
[Daniel] Because they're metal particles,
S01 • E01 [narrator] The Drees Moon rock was once a plant, - Strangest Things 00:07
[narrator] The Drees Moon rock was once a plant,
S01 • E05 It's just a fancy upgrade - Strangest Things 00:07
It's just a fancy upgrade