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  1. Oedipus Tyrannus (1977 Video)

    Subject
    Classical studies; Drama
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS (PAL). col. 90 min., 2000 sale: US$179.00 (+p&p)

    An excerpted version of ‘Oedipus Rex’ which attempts to avoid archaic language while to preserving the dignity and clarity of the text. It shows scenes of Greek theatres and examines Aristotle’s...

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  2. 2010 BBC Year of Science

    Date
    9 Feb 2010, 13:06
    Author
    Cathy Grant
    Post Type
    Post

    2010 has been designated by the BBC as its year of science. Under the generic title The World of Wonder there will be a year-long celebration of science on BBC television, radio and online, aimed at both...

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  3. Racism in Theory and Practice (1995 Video)

    Subject
    Psychology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS (PAL). col. 59 min., 1997 sale: US$189.00 (+p&p)

    James Sheehan of Stanford University chronicles the development of racism over the last 200 years of European and American history, from prehistoric senses of exclusion and universality through Aristotle,...

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  4. Mechanics in Action (1990 Video)

    Subject
    Mathematics; Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 21 min., 1999 sale: £12.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Introduces Newton’s laws and their application for solving problems in mechanics. Uses as illustrations real-world problems such as the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse; and compares Aristotle’s ideas on...

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  5. Cradles of Civilization: Ancient Greece (2007)

    Subject
    Classical studies; Philosophy
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 48 minutes), £17.99

    Considered by many to be the birthplace of Western thought, ancient Greece was home to many of the world’s great minds. The complex and intriguing philosophies of Aristotle, Socrates, Plato and Pythagoras...

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  6. Great Scientists (2004)

    Subject
    FE; Science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 150 minutes), £19.99

    Oxford historian Professor Allan Chapman presents a series on five great scientists. The programmes combine location filming, animation, comedy and drama to challenge many existing notions about these thinkers.

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  7. 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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  8. Philosophy of Science (2005)

    Subject
    Philosophy; Science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 46 minutes), £134.00

    Does science explain the world, or does it simply describe it? Can science ever be truly objective? What is the boundary between science and non-science? Does nature have laws? This programme seeks to answer...

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  9. Publicity of Oxygen, The (1992 Video)

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

    Discusses different explanations given for the existence of fire and air from Aristotle to Georg Ernst Stahl’s theory of phlogiston, before covering the dramatic events that effect those pneumatic chemists...

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  10. Great Ideas of Philosophy Series II (6 Programmes) (2006)

    Subject
    Philosophy
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 45 minutes each), £39.95 each; £189.95 set

    Stimulating commentary by renowned philosophers whose lines of inquiry intersect the spheres of science, religion, politics, epistemology, and logic makes this 6-part series useful for the study of...

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