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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  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. 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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  7. 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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  8. Frontiers of Geology (1988 Video)

    Producer
    David Jackson
    Subject
    Geology
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Illustrates meteorite research, including an appraisal of Halley’s Comet; meteorite collecting in the Antarctic; the OU research related to the origin of SNC meteorites which have possibly come from Mars;...

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  9. Space (13 Parts) (1997 Video)

    Subject
    Space science
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 6 x 60 min., 1997 sale: £12.99 each part (inclusive)

    A series investigating the universe using video recordings taken from space. Filmed by astronaut Claude Nicollier, with contributions from scientists and experts at the European Space Agency. 1: Images of...

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