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Ancient skies [videorecording (DVD)].

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PBS Distribution, 2019.

DVD 520.9 A541 Doc

Astronomy -- History.

Archaeoastronomy.

[videorecording (DVD)].

1 videodisc (180 min.) : 5.1 Dolby digital sd., col. ; 12 cm.

Originally broadcast as a television program in 2019.

"Explore the cosmos through the eyes of our ancestors."--Container.

English (SDH) subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Produced by Impossible Factual in association with ZDF Enterprises for PBS ; series produced and directed by Adam Luria.

Narrator, Jason Alan Carvell.

"With breathtaking CGI, beautiful landscape footage and some of the world’s most important astronomical artifacts, Ancient Skies looks at the cosmos through the eyes of our ancestors, charting our changing views of the cosmos throughout history. Take a journey through past visions of the heavens from all over the world, from the dawn of civilization to the recent past. From hunter-gatherers to Edwin Hubble, see the myriad of ways that we have observed and chronicled the movements of the heavens. With a cast of expert historians and astronomers, the science behind the phenomena that our ancestors sought to explain through mythology is explored. Cutting-edge animation is used to demonstrate our ever-evolving understanding of how the universe works and our place in an ever-expanding cosmos."--Container.

Documentary television programs.

Science television programs.

Films for the hearing impaired.

Carvell, Jason A.

Impossible Factual (Firm)

ZDF Enterprises.

Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)

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