Tập
The Universe: Episode 1
Tóm tắt
Perhaps the most mysterious structure on Earth, Stonehenge has stood on a plain in Southern England for 5000 years. Why is it there? In this episode we explore the possibility that this was a prehistoric astronomical observatory. Here ancient astronomer priests may have divined the complex movements of the Sun and Moon, recognizing patterns that would not be discovered elsewhere for thousands of years. The primitive Shamans may have also been the first astronomers to predict eclipses.
Chi tiết
- Phim bộ
- The Universe
- Mùa
- Mùa 8
- Tập
- Tập 1
- Ngày phát sóng
- 2014-03-01
- Thời lượng
- 45 min
Thông tin tập
Episode 1 là tập 1 trong Season 8 của The Universe. Tập này phát sóng ngày 2014-03-01. Thời lượng là 45 min.
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