146: Our place the universe with Dr. Lanz

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English - March 10, 2019 16:00 - 31 minutes - 43.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 377 ratings
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Dr. Alicia Lanz talks about the history of astronomical instrumentation, starting with the first telescope. She describes some bizarre historical telescopes and shares a surprisingly inspirational story about bubbles in glass.