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The Universe
2007
If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.
Carl Sagan covers a wide range of scientific subjects, including the origin of life and a perspective of our place in the universe.
The Shores of the Cosmic OceanSep 28, 1980 · 60m · ★ 8.2At the beginning of this cosmic journey across space and time, Dr. Carl Sagan takes us to the edge of the universe aboard a spaceship of the imagination. Through beautiful special effects, we witness quasars, exploding galaxies, star clusters, supernovas and pulsars.
Returning to our solar system, we enter a re-creation of the Alexandrian Library, the seat of learning on Earth 2,000 years ago.
One Voice in the Cosmic FugueOct 5, 1980 · 60m · ★ 8.3Dr. Sagan's cosmic calendar makes the history of the universe understandable and frames the origin of the Earth and the evolution of life. We see the evolutionary process unfold, from microbes to humans.
Our understanding of how life developed on Earth enables us to venture to other worlds for imaginative speculations on what forms life might take elsewhere.
Harmony of the WorldsOct 12, 1980 · 60m · ★ 7.8This episode is a historical re-creation of the life of Johannes Kepler, the last scientific astrologer, the first modern astronomer and the author of the first science fiction novel.
Kepler provided the insight into how the moon and the planets move in their orbits and ultimately how to journey to them. It's also a story about the scientific process of discovery, and how the search for truth is never easy but always worthwhile.
Heaven and HellOct 19, 1980 · 60m · ★ 8.1A descent through the hellish atmosphere of Venus to explore its broiling surface serves as a warning to our world about the possible consequences of the increasing greenhouse effect.
Then Dr. Sagan leads us on a tour of our solar system to see how other heavenly bodies have suffered from various cosmic catastrophes.
Blues for a Red PlanetOct 26, 1980 · 60m · ★ 8.4Is there life on Mars? Dr. Sagan takes viewers on a tour of the red planet first through the eyes of science fiction authors, and then through the unblinking eyes of two Viking spacecrafts that have sent thousands of pictures of the stunning Martian landscape back to Earth since 1976. Though based on older Mars missions, Sagan's analysis still holds true.
Travellers' TalesNov 2, 1980 · 60m · ★ 8.4Dr. Sagan compares the exhilaration of 17th-century Dutch explorers who ventured in sailing ships halfway around our planet in their quest for wealth and knowledge to an inside view of the excitement around Voyager's expeditions to Jupiter and Saturn.
The newly acquired treasures of our present golden age of exploration are the focus of this episode.
Carl Sagan covers a wide range of scientific subjects, including the origin of life and a perspective of our place in the universe.
Carl SaganSelf - Host
Jaromír HanzlíkJohannes Kepler
Jonathan FahnJean-Francois Champollion
Dana HlaváčováJohannes Kepler's Wife
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