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  1. Newton: The Mind That Found the Future (1971 Film)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Discusses the life of Newton and his contribution to modern science based on the notion of Edmund Halley, Newton’s colleague, transported into the 20th century.

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  2. Recent additions to the BUFVC Moving Image Gateway

    Date
    6 Nov 2013, 12:13
    Author
    Andrew Ormsby
    Post Type
    Post

    The BUFVC Moving Image Gateway includes over 1,450 websites relating to video, multimedia and sound materials. These have been subdivided into   over 40 subject areas. To suggest new entries or ...

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  3. Portraits of Newton (198 Video)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 52 min., 1995 sale: £25.00 (VAT +p&p)

    Shows how society’s image of Sir Isaac Newton, widely regarded as the greatest scientific hero of all time, has changed dramatically several times since his death, with each change reflecting the mood of...

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  4. Motion and Newton’s Laws (1986 Video)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Looks at how to apply Newton’s Laws of Motion to the real world. Shows how a computer can be used to analyse the motion of athletes and how a seemingly complex motion can be reduced into simple movements...

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  5. Newton and the Space Shuttle (1986 Video)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 20 min.

    Examines Newton’s laws of motion through a mission of the NASA space shuttle. During the mision to repair a damaged satellite, the underlying physics is emphasised, illustrated using computer graphics.

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  6. Newton’s Equal Areas (1973 Film)

    Producer
    Bruce Cornwell; Katherine Cornwell
    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Using carefully chosen examples, demonstrate how Newton’s laws of motion work. Shows that the law of areas for central force motion is a consequence of the first two laws of motion. Several examples are...

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  7. Pushed to the Limit (1980 Video)

    Producer
    Andrew Crilly; Ian Rosenbloom
    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 28 min.

    Newton’s synthesis of terrestrial and celestial mechanics was so successful that it seemed that all of physics - and perhaps all of life - was deterministic. Newton’scheme allows for infinite speeds. In...

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  8. Isaac Newton Telescope, The (1968 Film)

    Director
    Peter Brown
    Producer
    F B Nicol
    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The manufacture, testing and installation of the Isaac Newton telescope. The grinding and polishing processes are shown and the assembly at the Royal Greenwich Observatory, Herstmonceux, Sussex.

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  9. Birth of Calculus, The (1987 Video)

    Producer
    Glan Thomas
    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (PAL, 25 minutes), £34.99

    With the discovery of calculus, mathematics received its greatest boost since the time of the Greeks. Discusses the early work of Newton and Leibniz that led to their independent formulations of the methods...

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  10. From Hastings to Halley (1981 Video)

    Producer
    John Jaworski
    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Halley’s Comet reappears in the Earth’s part of the solar system about every 75 years. ‘About every 75 years’ is an observation. Can the return date be predicted? Looks at Kepler’s and Newton’s...

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