Fair rating?When Knowledge Conquered Fear
There was a time, not so long ago, when natural events could only be understood as gestures of divine displeasure. We will witness the moment that all changed, but first--The Ship of the Imagination is in the brooding, frigid realm of the Oort Cloud, where a trillion comets wait. Our Ship takes us on a hair-raising ride, chasing a single comet through its million-year plunge towards the Sun.
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#12In Season 2of 13 rated episodes
#14All-timeof 39 rated episodes
−0.2vs season avgSeason 2 averages 8.8
2014First airedMarch 23, 2014
Guest stars
Alexander Siddigas Isaac Newton
Tom Konkleas Samuel PepysCrew
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