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The Shape of the World (1991)

Run Time - 60 min.  |   Countries - United States  |  
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A survey of ancient theories about Earth's size and shape, advanced by Ptolemy, Pythagoras and others. Also: the the first printed maps from China in the 1300s; 2500-year-old stone-tablet maps from Babylon. Patrick Stewart hosts.