Cosmos: A Personal Voyage Season 1 Episode 7
The Backbone of Night
Humans once thought the stars were campfires in the sky and the Milky Way "the backbone of night." In this fascinating segment Dr. Sagan takes us back to ancient Greece, when the basic question "what are the stars?" was first asked. He visits the Brooklyn elementary school of his childhood, where this same question is still on students' minds.
1 - 13Who Speaks for Earth?Dec. 21, 1980- 1 - 12Encyclopedia GalacticaDec. 14, 1980
- 1 - 11The Persistence of MemoryDec. 07, 1980
- 1 - 10The Edge of ForeverNov. 30, 1980
- 1 - 9The Lives of the StarsNov. 23, 1980
- 1 - 8Journeys in Space and TimeNov. 16, 1980
- 1 - 7The Backbone of NightNov. 09, 1980
- 1 - 6Travellers' TalesNov. 02, 1980
- 1 - 5Blues for a Red PlanetOct. 26, 1980
- 1 - 4Heaven and HellOct. 19, 1980
- 1 - 3The Harmony of the WorldsOct. 12, 1980
- 1 - 2One Voice in the Cosmic FugueOct. 05, 1980
- 1 - 1The Shores of the Cosmic OceanSep. 28, 1980
