400 Years of the Telescope

5.8

2009

56m

Documentary

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Overview

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

Cast

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Narrator (voice)

Lawrence Krauss

Himself

Wendy Freedman

Herself

Mark Giampapa

Himself

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