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  1. Halley’s Comet: The Apparition (1985 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.

    Deals with the imminent return of Halley’s comet which was due (during winter 1985-6) to make its closest approach to earth since 1910. Describes how Edmund Halley discovered the comet in 1682 and looks at...

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  2. Sylvia

    Date
    8 Aug 2014, 09:26
    Author
    Sergio Angelini
    Post Type
    BUFVC Review

    2007. Opus Arte. DVD (all regions). 117 minutes. £24.99 Also available to rent via Digital Theatre. About the reviewers: Dr Claire Brock is  Lecturer in English, University of Leicester. Dr Brock’s...

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  3. Comet Called Halley, A (1985 Video)

    Director
    Terence Murtagh; David Taylor
    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min.

    Produced to herald the 1985-86 appearance of Halley’s Comet. Uses a mixture of VAX/11/750 computer animation, Quantel Paintbox graphics and archive visual material. Note: A new edition of the video taking...

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  4. Halley the Beautiful (198 Multimedia)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Sale, 20 slides. col.

    Halley’s comet returned to the inner parts of the solar system during late 1985 and early 1986. Giotto and four other spacecraft took pictures of the orbit; there are also pictures from earth-based...

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  5. Stars and Galaxies (2 Parts) (1987 Multimedia)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Sale, 30, 24 slides. col.

    Part 1 (1983): Pictures from the Anglo-Australian Telescope. Part 2 (1987): Pictures from the Anglo-Australian Telescope. Includes slides of Halley’s Comet, many different emission nebulae (e.g.Rosette...

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  6. Surface Mount Technology (1993 Video)

    Director
    J Beamish
    Producer
    J Beamish
    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, Video master: Hi-band U-matic. Videocassette. VHS. col. 65 min.

    A distance learning package in 3 sections: introduction, case study (IBM) and discussion.

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  7. Stardate (2007)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £12.50

    This DVD contains 3 programmes from the BBC 2 series Stardate - MISSION TO TITAN, DEEP IMPACT and MISSION TO VENUS.

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  8. Lessons from Engineering Failures: Ronan Point, Tay Bridge, Dolgarrog Dam, Comet Airliners Etc (1982 Multimedia)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, 37 slides. col.

    Looks at the historical and geographical background to the problem of east coast floods and the threat to London, and how it is hoped that modern engineering can contain it.

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  9. Comets: Time Capsules of the Solar System (1982 Film)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Combines animation with live action and documentary photography in an exploration of the role comets play in contemporary scientific research. The film was made before the space probe Giotto’s encounter...

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  10. Hunt for the Doomsday Asteroid (1995 Video)

    Producer
    Tim Haines
    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Discusses the thousands of asteroids orbiting the sun that are on a potential collision course ith earth. A warning of a possible disaster was given when a huge comet the size of Australia smashed into...

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