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Discovering the Universe Preview

Edwin Hubble discovered just how vast the universe truly is.

Aired 11/12/2019 | Rating NR

Lost LA

Discovering the Universe Preview

Preview: Season 4 Episode 5 | 35sVideo has Closed Captions

Edwin Hubble discovered just how vast the universe truly is.

Edwin Hubble, working with the world’s most powerful telescope in the mountains high above Los Angeles, discovered just how vast the universe truly is. Visit the underground vault of the Carnegie Observatories, where paradigm-shifting discoveries are annotated by hand on glass photographic slides; and the historic Mount Wilson observatory.

Aired 11/12/2019 | Rating NR

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Inside the Sistine Chapel of Astronomy

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The 100-inch Hooker Telescope is a wonder of science. (2m 33s)

The Most Important Document in the History of Astronomy

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A glass plate from the Carnegie Observatories archives helped discover the universe. (3m 48s)

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