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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.
Episodes
EP 1
The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean
1980-09-28
EP 2
One Voice in the Cosmic Fugue
1980-10-05
EP 3
Harmony of the Worlds
1980-10-12
EP 4
Heaven and Hell
1980-10-19
EP 5
Blues for a Red Planet
1980-10-26
EP 6
Travellers' Tales
1980-11-02
EP 7
The Backbone of Night
1980-11-09
EP 8
Journeys in Space and Time
1980-11-16
EP 9
The Lives of the Stars
1980-11-23
EP 10
The Edge of Forever
1980-11-30
EP 11
The Persistence of Memory
1980-12-07
EP 12
Encyclopedia Galactica
1980-12-14
EP 13
Who Speaks for Earth?
1980-12-21
Voice Cast
Carl SaganSelf - HostVoice Actor
