“Halley shattered their monopoly, beating them at their own game. A game that no scientist had ever played before: Prophecy. -S01E03”

—  Neil deGrasse Tyson

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014)
Variant: 'Halley shattered their monopoly, beating them at their own game. A game that no scientist had every played before: Prophecy.

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