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Ancient Skies
The Universe is Expanding
Georges Lemaître, Belgian priest and astronomer, used Albert Einstein's equations from the Theory of General Relativity to propose that the universe is expanding.
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A cast of scientific pioneers reshape our solar system.

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Episode two charts our efforts to give the earth shape and place in the cosmos.

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Explore the earliest origins of our relationship with the skies.