NOVA scienceNOW | Manhattanhenge | PBS
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Program: NOVA scienceNOW
Perched over 42nd Street, NOVA scienceNOW host Neil deGrasse Tyson is eager to show you how his hometown has its own version of a Stonehenge magic moment.
This video podcast was produced by Lexi Krock and Anna Lee Strachan. Video editing by Alex Kreuter and Steve Mack. Major funding for NOVA is provided by Google. Major funding for NOVA scienceNOW is provided by the National Science Foundation and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Additional funding is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Kavli Foundation.
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Post Date: February 13, 2007
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