Measuring the Universe
- Episode aired Aug 31, 1960
Patrick talks to Sir Harold Spencer Jones F.R.S. about measuring distances which are literally astronomical. The greatest distance ever measured is that of a recently discovered galaxy whose... Read allPatrick talks to Sir Harold Spencer Jones F.R.S. about measuring distances which are literally astronomical. The greatest distance ever measured is that of a recently discovered galaxy whose light takes 5 billion years to reach the earth.Patrick talks to Sir Harold Spencer Jones F.R.S. about measuring distances which are literally astronomical. The greatest distance ever measured is that of a recently discovered galaxy whose light takes 5 billion years to reach the earth.