400 Years of the Telescope
Jan 06, 2009 | IMDB 5.8
56 min Watch NowDocumentary
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.
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