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  1. Theory of Relativity, The: An Introduction (1981 Film, Video)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Surveys some of the important concepts in relativity by providing an introduction to the topics of relative velocity, addition of velocities, the constancy of the velocity of light, time dilation, muon...

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  2. Recent additions to the Moving Image Gateway

    Date
    11 Apr 2014, 15:00
    Author
    Andrew Ormsby
    Post Type
    Post

    The BUFVC Moving Image Gateway includes over 1,500 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. Conflict Brought to Light, A (1980 Video)

    Producer
    Jenny Hughes; John Ross
    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 28 min.

    Einstein used the theory of relativity in conjunction with the universal constancy of the speed of light to unify space and time in a way that provided new descriptions and insights to physical phenomena....

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  4. Marking Time (1980 Video)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Deals with time dilation and length contraction in special relativity. The topic is then discussed by way of COSMIC and CERN muon decay and the twin paradox.

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  5. Shades of Black (1980 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy; Physics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    One of the predictions of Einstein’s theory of general relativity is that objects that ‘black holes’ may exist in the universe and that through discoveries and techniques of observation one may be able...

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  6. At the Frontier (1980 Video)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Examines Einstein’s theoretical prediction that light from a star could be bent when passing close to the sun, and recounts the quantitative confirmation of this prediction during the 1919 eclipse of the...

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  7. Einstein’s Belief (1982 Video)

    Producer
    David Jackson
    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 23 min.

    Explains Einstein’s theory of relativity using animation to illustrate the basic concepts. Discusses the philosophical framework behind Einstein’s ideas - the theory that physical reality is independent...

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  8. Albert Einstein: The Route to Nuclear Physics (1983 Video)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 16 min.

    A mainly photographic record of the life of Albert Einstein is followed by a survey of the advances made in nuclear physics since his time. Stresses the importance of funding to keep pace with modern...

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  9. Isolated Fact, An (1980 Video)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    To Newton it was only an isolated fact that the effects of gravity could be mimicked in an accelerating frame but to Einstein this principle of equivalence was the clue to a new theory of space time and...

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  10. Vanished Brilliance (1980 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy; Physics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Through recent observations made by radio telescopes scientists are now beginning to understand the origin of the universe, which had a hot and explosive beginning. As a result galaxies were formed during...

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