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Hunting the Edge of Space: The Mystery of the Milky Way
Part 1 of 2 on how the telescope revolutionized the understanding of the universe. This installment highlights today’s powerful telescopes, which reveal the universe in astonishing detail., How the telescope revolutionised the understanding of the universe., In this mini series, examines how the telescope has fundamentally changed our understanding of our place in the universe and helped revolutionise human thought across science, philosophy and religion Dramatised tales reflect the technological innovations and instances of human ingenuity, evident in the work of such figures as Galileo, Kepler, Newton, William Herschel, George Hale and Edwin Hubble, that have led to the colossal telescopes in use today, both on Earth and in space.
