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  1. Arc-Clouds in Thunderstorms (1979 Video)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 6 min., 1996 sale: £15.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Explains formation and propagation of the wind-gust lines of thunderstorms (arc-clouds) using animation and time-lapse shots from geostationary weather satellites. Interpretation of characteristic...

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  2. Mapping the Universe (2002)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 25 minutes), £29.95

    Explores the study of space through the use of optical radio telescopes, satellites and computer modelling. Shows how astronomers use different language technologies to develop a picture of the universe....

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  3. The Black Knight

    Date released
    15 Sep 1958
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1528
    NoS ID
    022597
    Story no
    2 / 8

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Black Knight. DESCRIPTION: Here it is - the Black Knight ballistic rocket, thrusting its lance right into space, hundreds of miles up in the silent solitudes among the satellites....

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  4. Ocean Floor, The (1989 Video)

    Producer
    Tony Jolly
    Subject
    Geology
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licenc Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1999 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Beginning with archival film of the first human submersible (William Beebe’s bathysphere), shows how oceanographers gain a picture of the ocean floor. Shows modern submersibles, remotely operated vehicles...

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  5. Oceanography (1991 Video)

    Subject
    Geology
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licenc Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 49 min., 1999 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Presents a montage of present-day oceanographic activities and stories, looking briefly into the past and glimpsing the future. Oceans are the largest single environemnt on earth, and the study of...

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  6. Cirrus Shields in Thunderstorms (1979 Video)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 7 min., 1996 sale: £15.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Convection during thunderstorms caused by heat leads to an ascension of the clouds with the formation of a cirrus shield, an overshooting top; anvil forms result from wind shearing. Explanations using...

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  7. Challenger space shuttle disaster - Reaction and analysis (1986)

    Genre
    Interview

    Assessment of the Challenger space shuttle explosion. Space expert Dr David Whitehouse on what went so disastrously wrong; Congressman Bill Nelson on the space programme now being put on temporary hold....

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  8. The space race (1978)

    Genre
    News report; Press conference

    Norman Beebe reports on the space race, which the United States entered 20 years ago today with the launch of its first satellite into orbit. Recently, the Soviets’ Cosmos 954 was powered by a nuclear...

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  9. Currents (1989)

    Producer
    Tony Jolly
    Subject
    Geography
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (DVD-R, 25 minutes), £34.99 (CM)

    Ocean currents can no longer be thought of as ‘rivers in the sea’. The currents in the deep oceans influence our weather in complex ways. Archival film of early water mass investigation on board the...

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  10. Project HOTOL (1987)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Report on the future for project HOTOL (Horizontal Take-Off and Landing - space aircraft that could take off from normal airports) after Trade Minister Kenneth Clarke would not put any more funds into the...

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