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The ancient Greeks decidedto fit in with the Meton cycle to add an extra lunar month for 7...

The ancient Greeks decided
to fit in with the Meton cycle to add an extra lunar month for 7 of the 19 years when the two calendars
were out of sync

Full Transcript

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The ancient Greeks decided to fit in with the Meton cycle
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to add an extra lunar month
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for 7 of the 19 years
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when the two calendars were out of sync.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:29
Uploaded
May 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
8
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 • E01 Could Tutankhamun's tomb hold a clue? - Strangest Things 00:04
Could Tutankhamun's tomb hold a clue?
S01 • E04 [Corey] The tomographic scans - Strangest Things 00:07
[Corey] The tomographic scans
S01 • E09 [narrator] Why isn't this obvious evidence of fraud spotted by experts? - Strangest Things 00:05
[narrator] Why isn't this obvious evidence of fraud spo...
S01 • E06 This is a process that goes on - Strangest Things 00:06
This is a process that goes on
S01 • E05 [Corey] The question is, can they break the code? - Strangest Things 00:05
[Corey] The question is, can they break the code?
S01 • E03 So you had to come up with a solution, - Strangest Things 00:06
So you had to come up with a solution,
S01 • E02 [Dr. Steele] So, for example, you might get a Roman centurion - Strangest Things 00:05
[Dr. Steele] So, for example, you might get a Roman centurio...
S01 • E07 [Sascha] Sagan is a pioneer here in that he's - Strangest Things 00:11
[Sascha] Sagan is a pioneer here in that he's
S01 • E01 Another object that has stirred some controversy - Strangest Things 00:07
Another object that has stirred some controversy
S01 • E04 Experts believe it was painted - Strangest Things 00:06
Experts believe it was painted
S01 • E06 [narrator] The Maine State Museum - Strangest Things 00:07
[narrator] The Maine State Museum
S01 • E09 It's all because Piltdown man is considered too important to be handled. - Strangest Things 00:07
It's all because Piltdown man is considered too importa...
S01 • E08 [narrator] This fix keeps the lunar and solar calendars - Strangest Things 00:08
[narrator] This fix keeps the lunar and solar calendars
S01 • E03 Now there is a new idea, - Strangest Things 00:07
Now there is a new idea,
S01 • E02 Place that standard down, when that standard - Strangest Things 00:08
Place that standard down, when that standard
S01 • E01 It was found inside Tutankhamun's sarcophagus - Strangest Things 00:08
It was found inside Tutankhamun's sarcophagus
S01 • E05 [Corey] The Enigma machine, - Strangest Things 00:06
[Corey] The Enigma machine,
S01 • E04 [Philip] You see the little ball - Strangest Things 00:09
[Philip] You see the little ball
S01 • E06 The results support - Strangest Things 00:05
The results support
S01 • E09 And this is really crucial because the casting process - Strangest Things 00:15
And this is really crucial because the casting process