Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World Season 1 Episode 3 Ancient Wisdom 1980
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This episode is concerned with technology from history that was either ahead of its time and subsequently forgotten, or artefacts which are mysteries in themselves. This includes the Baghdad battery, where German scientist Arne Eggebrecht is shown electroplating a small silver statue with a gold cynanide solution and a replica of the battery using grape juice. There are also segments on the Antikythera Mechanism (including an interview with Derek J. de Solla Price), the Stone Balls of Costa Rica and the so-called 'Skull of Doom' which famously dominates the opening credits of the series. Clarke opines at the end that had some of these forgotten technologies been developed and not lost that we would have 'colonised the stars' by now.
- Released: 1980-09-16
- Runtime: 30 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars: Arthur C. Clarke, Gordon Honeycombe
- Director:
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1. The Journey Begins 1980-09-02
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2. Monsters of the Deep 1980-09-09
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3. Ancient Wisdom 1980-09-16
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4. The Missing Apeman 1980-09-23
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5. Giants for the Gods 1980-09-30
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6. Monsters of the Lakes 1980-10-07
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7. The Great Siberian Explosion 1980-10-14
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8. The Riddle of the Stones 1980-10-21
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9. Out of the Blue 1980-10-28
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10. U.F.O.s 1980-11-04
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11. Dragons, Dinosaurs and Giant Snakes 1980-11-11
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12. Strange Skies 1980-11-18
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13. Clarke's Cabinet of Curiosities 1980-11-25
