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What does it mean to be a "Renaissance Man"? Get the history of the Renaissance as told by musician and artist Jeffrey Lewis.

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  • The Renaissance
    The Renaissance

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    What does it mean to be a "Renaissance Man"? Get the history of the Renaissance as told by musician and artist Jeffrey Lewis.

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  • Coroner's Report: Plague
    Coroner's Report: Plague

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    In the 14th century, a devastating plague known as the Black Death claimed an estimated 75 million lives. How did the people who contracted it know their luck had run out?

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  • Mankind in 2 Minutes
    Mankind in 2 Minutes

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    Experience the story of Mankind in 2 Minutes.

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  • St. Peter's Basilica
    St. Peter's Basilica

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    One of the largest domed structures in the world, St. Peters Basilica was designed in by Michelangelo and completed in 1626. Structural problems have threatened it for hundreds of years, but were always kept at bay by humans. How long can it stand on its own?

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  • Humanism Triggers The Renaissance
    Humanism Triggers The Renaissance

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    The Renaissance began with the belief of humanism that spread through the writer.

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  • The Last Supper
    The Last Supper

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    Painted by Leonardo DaVinci in the 15th century, the Last Supper has been meticulously maintained through restorations and the installment of an advanced dehumidifying system. Could the last supper be on its last legs?

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  • Leonardo's Deluge
    Leonardo's Deluge

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    The Last Supper is Leonardo Da Vinci's most famous work, but he also sketched prophetic symbols of calamitous disasters.

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  • The Book that Changed the World
    The Book that Changed the World

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    The Gutenberg Bible was the first book printed in Western Europe using movable metal type, introducing text reproduction to the masses.

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  • Beyond the Big Bang: Galileo Galilei
    Beyond the Big Bang: Galileo Galilei

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    In a History Beyond the Big Bang video, discover that the sophisticated telescopes used by astronomers today to see distant galaxies are direct descendents of the humble lenses used by Galileo Galilei over four hundred years ago.

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