From the Royal Institution Lectures in London The purpose of this series is to combine the knowledge derived from all the different types of astronomy that have evolved in the past 40 years—optical, radio, x-ray, infrared, ultraviolet, y-ray, and even neutrino astronomy—into a coherent picture of our present understanding of the origin and evolution of the universe. 5-part series, 58 minutes each.

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The Series Includes : The Grand Design | The Birth of the Stars and the Great Cosmic Cycle | The Origin of Quasars | The Origin of Galaxies | The Origin of the Universe

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