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May 2022
1h 29m

How We Found the Universe (Science and F...

JIMMY AKIN
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How did humanity come to know the world around us, the structure of our planet, our solar system, and the universe. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the mystery of the nature of the universe and the historical figures who found the answers we have today.

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