Cosmos: A Personal Voyage — Season 1, Episode 6: Travellers' Tales

Episode synopsis

Dr. Sagan compares the exhilaration of 17th-century Dutch explorers who ventured in sailing ships halfway around our planet in their quest for wealth and knowledge to an inside view of the excitement around Voyager's expeditions to Jupiter and Saturn. The newly acquired treasures of our present golden age of exploration are the focus of this episode.

About Cosmos: A Personal Voyage

Carl Sagan covers a wide range of scientific subjects, including the origin of life and a perspective of our place in the universe.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean
• E2One Voice in the Cosmic Fugue
• E3Harmony of the Worlds
• E4Heaven and Hell
• E5Blues for a Red Planet
• E7The Backbone of Night
• E8Journeys in Space and Time
• E9The Lives of the Stars
• E10The Edge of Forever
• E11The Persistence of Memory
• E12Encyclopedia Galactica
• E13Who Speaks for Earth?