400 Years of the Telescope

“A journey of science, technology, and thought.”

5.8/ 10 5 votes 2009-01-06 0h 56m 1 popularity

A documentary chronicling the history of the telescope from the time of Galileo. Featuring interviews with leading scientists discussing Galileo's first use of the telescope to the latest discoveries in cosmology.

Director: Kris Koenig

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$1M

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Neil deGrasse Tyson

Narrator (voice)

Lawrence Krauss

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Wendy Freedman

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Mark Giampapa

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