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This is because the moon is going around the Earth
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This is because the moonis going around the Earth, not in a circular orbit, but in what we...

This is because the moon
is going around the Earth, not in a circular orbit, but in what we call an ellipse, a squashed circle

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This is because the moon is going around the Earth,
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not in a circular orbit,
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but in what we call an ellipse,
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a squashed circle.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:10
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 • E03 [Dr. Altaweel] In modern beer making, - Strangest Things 00:11
[Dr. Altaweel] In modern beer making,
S01 • E01 Scientists did X-ray chemical analysis - Strangest Things 00:05
Scientists did X-ray chemical analysis
S01 • E07 By an incredibly fortunate coincidence, the technology had just been developed - Strangest Things 00:07
By an incredibly fortunate coincidence, the technology had j...
S01 • E09 [narrator] Meanwhile, the French have found Cro-Magnon man, - Strangest Things 00:09
[narrator] Meanwhile, the French have found Cro-Magnon man,
S01 • E05 [Sascha] The Germans continue - Strangest Things 00:04
[Sascha] The Germans continue
S01 • E08 What makes this so exciting - Strangest Things 00:09
What makes this so exciting
S01 • E02 [narrator] And the most essential need of all for the Roman army - Strangest Things 00:06
[narrator] And the most essential need of all for the Roman ...
S01 • E04 So, when the moon is closer to the Earth, - Strangest Things 00:06
So, when the moon is closer to the Earth,
S01 • E01 And what they found was quite a lot of nickel inside. - Strangest Things 00:04
And what they found was quite a lot of nickel inside.
S01 • E06 In 1960, - Strangest Things 00:14
In 1960,
S01 • E05 They basically make the code more and more complex, - Strangest Things 00:06
They basically make the code more and more complex,
S01 • E07 [narrator] But there is space for just 115 pictures. - Strangest Things 00:05
[narrator] But there is space for just 115 pictures.
S01 • E04 And when the moon is further away from the Earth, - Strangest Things 00:05
And when the moon is further away from the Earth,
S01 • E10 In 1931, a crew of English trawlermen land an unexpected catch, - Strangest Things 00:10
In 1931, a crew of English trawlermen land an unexpected cat...
S01 • E08 If the theory of this hat is correct, - Strangest Things 00:10
If the theory of this hat is correct,
S01 • E09 One French archaeologist - Strangest Things 00:07
One French archaeologist
S01 • E03 To get rid of the hydrogen sulphide from beer, - Strangest Things 00:05
To get rid of the hydrogen sulphide from beer,
S01 • E02 Not only for things like arrows, but they also had catapults. - Strangest Things 00:05
Not only for things like arrows, but they also had catapults...
S01 • E01 No naturally occurring iron on the Earth has a nickel content close to that level. - Strangest Things 00:06
No naturally occurring iron on the Earth has a nickel conten...
S01 • E07 Surprisingly, Sagan wastes the first one on a plain circle. - Strangest Things 00:05
Surprisingly, Sagan wastes the first one on a plain circle.