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KING AMANULLAH VISITS THE OBSERVATORY

Date other

14 Mar 1928

Series name

Gaumont Graphic

NoS ID

386586

Extras

1 film clip

NfO synopsis: King Amanullah visits the observatory.

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Measuring the Universe: From the Transit of Venus to the Edge of the Cosmos (2012)

Subject

Astronomy

This short film explains how the transit of Venus was used in previous centuries to make an accurate measure of the distance to the planets, giving astronomers their first inkling of the true scale of space.

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Royal Greenwich Observatory threatened with closure (1986)

Genre

News report; Interview

Report on the news that the Royal Greenwich Observatory in Sussex will have to close and/or relocate as a result of financial cutbacks. Includes Head of the Observatory’s Time Department, Dr John...

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Victory Report: interview with Andrew Dornay about The Wildfowl Trust, including Arundel Reserve (1978)

Part of a series called Victory Report, broadcast by Radio Victory on 17 February 1978, concerning Arundel Wildfowl Trust and its origins. Track 1- GUY PAYNE interviews ANDREW DORNAY. Wildfowl Trust began...

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Greenwich Observatory resets time (1979)

Genre

Interview

Interview with a male speaker (not identified) at the Greenwich Observatory about the loss of one or two seconds at midnight on the 31/12/79 to reset clocks and who it will affect. Female interviewer not...

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Patrick Moore on Royal Observatory telescope (1987)

Genre

Interview

Patrick Moore on the 28-inch refracting telescope at the Royal Observatory. He talks about how it is one of the largest telescopes in the world, how long it has been there, the groundbreaking things it has...

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Eclipse - Following the Sun

Date released

5 Jul 1973

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2300A

NoS ID

029958

Story no

2 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Eclipse - Following the Sun. DESCRIPTION: French astronomers at the National Centre of Scientific Research Observatory, Saint-Michel-de-Provence, prepare to observe the eclipse of the...

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Royal Observatory

Date released

23 Jun 1963

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

443

NoS ID

121397

Story no

2 / 3

Extras

1 film clip

Pathe synopsis: ... that castle is at Herstmonceaux, Sussex, the place mentioned in the Domesday Book where the Greenwich Observatory has now re-established itself. We see its big 36-inch telescope that...

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Super Camera at Griffith Park Observatory

Date released

30 May 1938

Series name

Pathetone Weekly

Issue no

427

NoS ID

124010

Story no

4 / 5

Extras

1 film clip

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The march of time (1981)

Genre

Interview; Documentary; Special

The March of Time, presented by Rodney Bennett. Looks at methods of recording and telling time. Visits National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, and Royal Greenwich Observatory, Herstmonceux, Sussex. Interviews...

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