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The Sky at Night
BBC Four

S16E07: Midsummer and Megaliths

The Sky at Night · 1972
Aired 21 Jun 1972 at 9:00pm (UTC)
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Synopsis

How much did our prehistoric ancestors know about the movements of the sun and moon? Patrick Moore is at Stonehenge to watch the midsummer sun rise over the Heel Stone, and to discuss with Professor Gerald Hawkins the evidence that ancient monuments were built as observatories or eclipse computers.

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