The Backbone of Night (S01E07)
S01E07
Long ago, people believed that the stars were merely campfires illuminating the night, and they viewed the Milky Way as the "backbone of night." In this captivating episode, Dr. Sagan transports us to ancient Greece, exploring when humanity first pondered, "what are the stars?" He then returns to his old elementary school in Brooklyn, where that same question continues to spark curiosity among the students today.
Show
Frank TV
Episode
S01E07
Air Date
Nov 09, 1980
Season 1 Episodes
S01E01
The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean
S01E01
Franksgiving
S01E02
Money in the Frank
S01E02
One Voice in the Cosmic Fugue
S01E03
Harmony of the Worlds
S01E03
Frankly, My Dear, I Don't Give a Frank
S01E04
Ballpark Frank
S01E04
Heaven and Hell
S01E05
Frankincense and Myrrh
S01E05
Blues for a Red Planet
S01E06
Travellers' Tales
S01E07
The Backbone of Night
S01E08
Journeys in Space and Time
S01E09
The Lives of the Stars
S01E10
The Edge of Forever
S01E11
The Persistence of Memory
S01E12
Encyclopedia Galactica
S01E13
Who Speaks for Earth?