Cosmos: A Personal Voyage

Season 1, Episode 6

Episode Title: Travellers' Tales

Air Date: 1980-11-02

Overview:

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.