Observatories: Stonehenge to Space Telescopes

This Modern Marvels episode from The History Channel explains the different methods that humans have used to observe the sky and to keep track of it. Stonehenge is thought to be one of these observatories, as are other stone monuments from various civilizations. Scientists are interviewed, speaking on the subject of structures like Stonehenge and also on modern technology such as the Hubble telescope. Humanity's need to track, record, understand, and explain the motions of the stars and of the planets is noted. Astronomers talk about available evidence of the beginning of planet Earth

Trace the complete history of mankind's eternal quest to unlock the mysteries of the heavens, and get an astonishing view of the very edge of the universe through the incredible Hubble telescope.

 

Join some of the world's most renowned scientists for the complete story of observatories from Stonehenge to the Hubble telescope. Meet the men and women who battled public ridicule in the quest to unlock the secrets of the cosmos. And astronomers reveal the discoveries that may finally offer a glimpse at the very dawn of creation itself.

 

This Modern Marvels episode from The History Channel explains the different methods that humans have used to observe the sky and to keep track of it. Stonehenge is thought to be one of these observatories, as are other stone monuments from various civilizations. Scientists are interviewed, speaking on the subject of structures like Stonehenge and also on modern technology such as the Hubble telescope.

 

Humanity's need to track, record, understand, and explain the motions of the stars and of the planets is noted. Astronomers talk about available evidence of the beginning of planet Earth.