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  1. Dustbins in the Sky (1992 Video)

    Director
    Mike Lockey
    Producer
    Bob Thorpe
    Subject
    Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Traces the development of news gathering from the 1890s through to the coming of satellites, from the days of the film to the days of video, from the time when news was always three days old to the time when...

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  2. Promise in the Sky (1980 Film, Video)

    Director
    Bill Metcalfe
    Producer
    Judith Davison
    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Suggests that investment in space technology is perhaps a ‘flight from reality’ with so many problems on earth requiring urgent attention. Discusses the benefits that have and will be experienced,...

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  3. Introduction to Topographic Maps V.1.0 (1996 Multimedia)

    Subject
    Geography
    Distribution
    CD-ROM

    An introduction to topographic maps and mapping, covering such topics as definitions of ‘true’ and ‘magnetic’ north; the Transverse Mercator projection; map scale; latitude and longitude; location...

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  4. What is Oceanography? (1990 Video)

    Producer
    Tony Jolly
    Subject
    Geology
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 49 min.

    Oceanography is the study of the oceans, the largest single environment on earth. It involves scientists from all disciplines working in large international groups deploying instruments from ships,...

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  5. Space at Work (1988 Video)

    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col.

    Includes sections on satellite design and space telecommunications including footage of the large space simulator at the European Space Agency laboratories. Space telecommunications are dealt with mainly...

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  6. Big Picture, The (1996 Video)

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

    Considers the role of remote sensing from aircraft and satellites combined with computer modelling to monitor and predict vegetation changes on a global scale. Examples are the regrowth of tropical forests...

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  7. Everyday Engineering: Understanding the Marvels of Daily Life (2015)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 744 minutes (24 lectures)), £54.99

    This resource is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the way things work around us. Professor Stephen Ressler investigates, among other topics, power plants, dams, aqueducts, railroads, communication...

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  8. Sun, The (2007)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes), £195.00

    We are in a golden age of solar science. Scientists are making remarkable discoveries about the inferno at the Sun’s core and the magnetic chaos of its surface. This programme explores the past, present...

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  9. Alaska and Canada from Space (1980 Multimedia)

    Subject
    Geography
    Distribution
    Sale, 20 slides. col.

    Imaging satellites allow the recording of details of the terrain of remote areas with harsh climates which had previously inhibited detailed environmental mapping and research. The collection presents a...

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  10. How Low Can You Go? (Part 2) (1986 Video)

    Producer
    Nick Brenton
    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Looks at the technology required to achieve high vacuums. Shows a large chamber at NASA/JPL which is regularly evacuated for the testing of satellites and their components before they are launched into...

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