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  1. Stars, The (6 Parts) (1988 Video)

    Director
    Stuart Carter
    Producer
    Avie Little
    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min.

    Six programmes portraying the birth, life and death of stars emphasising their importance for navigation and calendar making.

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  2. Media Screen Roundup - March 2015

    Date
    17 Apr 2015, 10:52
    Author
    Linda
    Post Type
    Post

    The monthly roundup of film and television publications compiled by Simon Baker, Institute of Historical Research, & published here at the BUFVC by Linda Kaye. The Red Shoes and Soviet film feature in...

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  3. Starlight (2000 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy; Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 20 min., 2000 sale: £47.00 (inc. VAT +p&p)

    Explains how by analysing the light from stars we can deduce everything we know about stars. Covers: radiation and wind from the sun (spectra, temperature, elements); history of classification of spectra;...

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  4. Universe, The (1977 Film, Video)

    Director
    Lester Novros
    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Describes the modern concept of the universe. A brief account of observational methods, telescopes, rockets and satellites. Shows the accretion of galaxies, the formation of stars and planetary systems, and...

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  5. Absurd Stars: The Physics of White Dwarfs (1983 Video)

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

    Investigates the properties of the super-dense matter of white dwarfs, stars so compact that they are as massive as the sun but only the size of the earth.

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  6. Steel, Stars and Spectra (1989 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy; Chemistry
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Begins with the analysis of a sample of molten steel, using spectroscopy on a computer-assisted automatic basis, then considers the interpretation of spectra. Then, in a sequence recorded at the University...

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  7. Gravity and the Stars (1985 Video)

    Producer
    Tony Duggan
    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    The birth and death of stars. Discusses dust in interstellar space and the formation of stars. Gravity is shown to play a major part in the necessary increase of density and temperature, leading to the...

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  8. Motions of Stars, The (1973 Film)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Illustrates the proper motion of stars in various sky regions by simulating the observed motion with a time rate of 7200 years per second. The parallactic motion of Aldebaran and Vega is shown with high...

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  9. Not in the Stars (1989 Video)

    Subject
    Philosophy
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 50 min., 1997 sale: £30.00 (inc. VAT +p&p)

    Examines the argument between scientists and astrologers on the value of forecasting the future and investigates the premise that our future is not in the stars but rooted here on earth.

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  10. Cosmic Recycling (1993 Video)

    Producer
    Tony Jolly
    Subject
    Astronomy; Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at the birth and death of stars and the interstellar matter that keeps the whole cosmic cycle turning. Infrared astronomy has revealed previously hidden details of starbirth behind dust clouds....

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