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Exposition Universelle and the Construction of the Eiffel Tower, 1889, L’ (1997 Multimedia)

Subject

Architecture; Design

Distribution

Sale, 30 slides., 2000 sale: £30.00 (inc. VAT +p&p)

Slides taken from original catalogues, with engravings and prints from the Universal Exposition of 1889 and the ‘Livre d’or de l’exposition’. The Eiffel Tower was designed exclusively for this event,...

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BBC radio drama listening events

Date

24 Sep 2014, 11:00

Author

Sergio Angelini

Post Type

Post

The British Library is hosting a short series of classic BBC radio drama listening events, in partnership with listening event specialists In the Dark and Bournemouth University's Centre for Media History....

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Study in Depth (1979 Film)

Subject

Technology

Distribution

Film (16mm)

About the Christchurch Bay Tower marine data facility, by means of which forces on offshore structures can be investigated. Deals with the construction of the steel structure and its massive base, transport...

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Propping Up Pisa (1992 Video)

Producer

Cynthia Page

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min., 1995 sale: £65.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Examimes theories behind the tilt of the leaning tower of Pisa and its acceleration, leading to the prediction of the tower’s imminent collapse. One theory is that expansion caused by the heat of the sun...

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W B Yeats’ ‘The Tower’: An Exposition (1976 Audio)

Director

N.C. Collins

Producer

N.C. Collins

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Audiocassette. 56 min.

The threat of old age to the will and the heart: Professor Brooks comments on this problem posed by Yeats, the poet’s consideration of his self and achievements, and his adjustment to the limitations of...

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Look at Life: Swinging London (2006)

Subject

Sociology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 132 minutes), £14.99

Sixteen films from the colourful LOOK AT LIFE series, produced by the Rank Organisation every week for screening in Odeon cinemas between 1960 and 1969. Stories covered include the boutiques of Carnaby...

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Distillation2 (1966)

Director

Rodney Giesler

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 14 min.

Demonstration of the separation of hydrocarbon compounds in crude oil. Using models, the working of the fractionating tower in a distillation unit is shown. Shows a few of the varied uses of the finished...

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In Good Company (1988 Video)

Subject

Education

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 12 min., 1996 sale: £35.00 (inclusive)

A sequel to THE END OF THE IVORY TOWER, illustrating some of the ways in which Southampton University works with industry and commerce.

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Science Shack: Tall Buildings (2004)

aka: Building Blocks

Subject

Civil Engineering & Building

Distribution

VHS (PAL, 30 minutes), off air recording under licence

Adam Hart-Davis takes a look at the engineering and challenges of making skyscrapers, while a team tries to build the world’s tallest paper tower.

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World of Steel (1938 Video)

Director

Laurence Henson

Subject

Technology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 5 min., 1999 sale: £12.99 (inc. VAT +p&p)

A promotional film made for screening at the 1938 Empire Exhibition in Glasgow, illustrating steel rolling mill production for girders for the Empire Exhibiton Tower.

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