Tập
NOVA: Episode 18
Tóm tắt
Princeton professor and author Robert Mark tracks down the engineering secrets of some of the beautiful buildings in the world including Notre Dame in Paris, St. Paul in London and the Roman Pantheon.
Chi tiết
- Phim bộ
- NOVA
- Mùa
- Mùa 14
- Tập
- Tập 18
- Ngày phát sóng
- 1987-11-17
- Thời lượng
- 55 min
Thông tin tập
Episode 18 là tập 18 trong Season 14 của NOVA. Tập này phát sóng ngày 1987-11-17. Thời lượng là 55 min.
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