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Millennium: a Thousand Years of History: Century of the Telescope

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

In the Europe of AD 1600-1700, science becomes the new route to power, colonies grow on America's Atlantic coast and slaves are imported from Africa. The Dutch get rich on the spice trade and visiting
Jesuits prove to the Emperor of China that their knowledge of astronomy is superior to China's. Narrated by Ben Kingsley.
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Contributors

Narrator:
Ben Kingsley
Director/Series Producer:
Neil Cameron
Series Producer:
Emma De'Ath
Source: Radio Times

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