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  1. Gravity - History of Idea - Early Geocentric to Modern Heliocentric Models

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 24 minutes), £49.00 (DVD), £20.00 (1 Year Digital Licence), £49.00 (3 Year Digital Licence)

    Follows the path of the ancient Greeks, Renaissance Europeans and early British in their search for an understanding of the properties of the universe. From the simple versions of Geocentric models to the...

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  2. Thebe Medupe: Cosmic Africa (2004)

    Subject
    Anthropology; Astronomy

    A recording of a public lecture exploring Africa’s ancient astronomical history.given by Thebe Medupe of the South African Astronomical Observatory at the Royal Society By shedding new light on...

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  3. James Burke’s Connections: The Complete Series (2017)

    Subject
    Science; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 500 minutes), £24.99

    Three DVD set featuring all ten episodes from the acclaimed BBC series CONNECTIONS. James Burke traces the history of science and technology. The ow did the nautical instruments of Elizabethan times give...

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  4. Genetics and Plant Breeding (1968 Video)

    Director
    David Morphet
    Producer
    Peter Bradford
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Hire Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 17 min.

    Shows how Mendel first elucidated the mathematical laws of inheritance. It explains how the passage of dominant and recessive characteristics from one generation to another depends on discreet particles of...

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  5. Conflict Brought to Light, A (1980 Video)

    Producer
    Jenny Hughes; John Ross
    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 28 min.

    Einstein used the theory of relativity in conjunction with the universal constancy of the speed of light to unify space and time in a way that provided new descriptions and insights to physical phenomena....

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  6. History of Science Fiction Movies, A (1996)

    Subject
    Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 60 minutes), £9.99

    How the future was viewed in the first half of the twentieth century, using original archive film clips of many classic science fiction movies. Films like THE FIFTH ELEMENT were inspired by the dreams of...

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  7. Scientific Community in Seventeenth-Century England, The (1992 Video)

    Producer
    Robert Philip
    Subject
    History; Science
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    The foundation of the Royal Society, and the nature of the scientific community within which it functioned. There were few professional ‘scientists’ in the modern sense in late 17th-century Britain, but...

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  8. Lord Kelvin’s Clock (1982 Video)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 22 min.

    About thermodynamics and the irreversibility of time. Deals with Kelvin’s attempts to establish scientifically the age of the earth. Shows the importance of steam power to 19th-century science and...

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  9. X-Rays and Energy Levels (1980 Video)

    Producer
    John Stratford
    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    AVAILABLE ONLY AS PART OF S271/VC3, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Discusses the discovery of X-rays and their implications for the newly emerging quantum theory. Shows a re-creation of Roentgen’s original experiment, a survey of the various atomic models, and a look at...

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  10. Organic Chemistry Lecture Series

    Subject
    Chemistry

    Video recordings of a series of 37 lectures given by J Michael McBride at Yale University. They comprise the first semester of a two-semester introductory course focusing on current theories of structure and...

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