Cosmos: A Personal Voyage · SEASON 1
The Backbone of Night
Episode 7 · 1980-11-09
- Documentary
Episode overview
Humans once thought the stars were campfires in the sky and the Milky Way "the backbone of night." In this fascinating segment Dr. Sagan takes us back to ancient Greece, when the basic question "what are the stars?" was first asked. He visits the Brooklyn elementary school of his childhood, where this same question is still on students' minds.
60 minutes
Season 1 episodes
1. The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean1980-09-28
2. One Voice in the Cosmic Fugue1980-10-05
3. Harmony of the Worlds1980-10-12
4. Heaven and Hell1980-10-19
5. Blues for a Red Planet1980-10-26
6. Travellers' Tales1980-11-02
7. The Backbone of Night1980-11-09
8. Journeys in Space and Time1980-11-16
9. The Lives of the Stars1980-11-23
10. The Edge of Forever1980-11-30
11. The Persistence of Memory1980-12-07
12. Encyclopedia Galactica1980-12-14
13. Who Speaks for Earth?1980-12-21
