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The Universe
Stonehenge
Fri, Feb 28, 2014
  • S8.E1
  • Stonehenge
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.
6.8 /10
Pyramids
Fri, Mar 07, 2014
  • S8.E2
  • Pyramids
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 sun or nighttime stars in the orientation of the pyramids? Were the pyramids the pharaohs' portal to the nighttime stars? Or was the entire Giza complex built as a place of cult worship to the sun?
6.7 /10
Star of Bethlehem
Sun, Mar 23, 2014
  • S8.E4
  • Star of Bethlehem
An explanation by various astronomers and religion historians of what the star of Bethlehem really was based on available evidence.
6.2 /10
Stonehenge

S8.E1 ∙ Stonehenge

Fri, Feb 28, 2014
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.
6.8 /10
Pyramids

S8.E2 ∙ Pyramids

Fri, Mar 07, 2014
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 sun or nighttime stars in the orientation of the pyramids? Were the pyramids the pharaohs' portal to the nighttime stars? Or was the entire Giza complex built as a place of cult worship to the sun?
6.7 /10
Heavenly Destruction

S8.E3 ∙ Heavenly Destruction

Fri, Mar 14, 2014
Checking into the mysteries relating to the destruction of both Sodom and Gomorrah. Were they astronomical events?
5.9 /10
Star of Bethlehem

S8.E4 ∙ Star of Bethlehem

Sun, Mar 23, 2014
An explanation by various astronomers and religion historians of what the star of Bethlehem really was based on available evidence.
6.2 /10
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