The Universe: Series 7 (2014)
2h 56min
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- Synopsis:
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...The Great Pyramids of Giza remain one of the enduring wonders of the ancient world. These mesmerizing monuments have eluded astronomers and archeologists for centuries. Why and how were they built? Were they merely burial tombs, or a cosmic vehicle to the celestial world? The world's renowned Egyptologists, astronomers and engineers join forces to solve some of the long-held mysteries about the pyramids. What were the motives and methods behind the orientation of the pyramids to face the four cardinal directions with extreme accuracy? Did the ancient Egyptians use the... - Actors:
- Erik Thompson, Tania Burchell, Adam Frank, Bryan E. Penprase, John Fillwalk, Alex Filippenko, Clive Ruggles, Ed Krupp, Vince Tiede, Clifford V. Johnson, Mark Lehner, Willeke Wendrich, John Nolan, James P. Allen, Laura Danly, Glen Dash, Julye Bidmead, Jeffrey Goodman, Tyler Nordgren, Dan Durda
- Directors:
- Darryl Rehr, Laura Verklan, James Grant Goldin
- Producers:
- Emily Campbell, Douglas Cohen, Joel Franklin, Carl H. Lindahl, Arthur Maturo, Louis Tarantino, Sven Berkemeier, Vincent Lopez
- Narrated By:
- Erik Thompson
- Writers:
- Darryl Rehr, Laura Verklan, James Grant Goldin
- Genres:
- TV Children & Family, TV Classics, TV Documentaries