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  1. Comet Called Halley, A (1985 Video)

    Director
    Terence Murtagh; David Taylor
    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min.

    Produced to herald the 1985-86 appearance of Halley’s Comet. Uses a mixture of VAX/11/750 computer animation, Quantel Paintbox graphics and archive visual material. Note: A new edition of the video taking...

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  2. Telescope in Space, A (1986 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Describes the International Ultraviolet Explorer, a satellite carrying an ultraviolet telescope. Shows how the observations are made using the telescope from the European Space Agency satellite tracking...

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  3. Origin of the Solar System: A Theory (1986 Video)

    Producer
    David Jackson
    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Professor A G W Cameron of Harvard University gives a specially commissioned tutorial of his latest ideas on the origin of the solar system.

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  4. Molecules in Space (1985 Video)

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

    Discusses interstellar matter, taking an historical approach to the discoveries of molecules in space. Radio telescopes and astronomic spectrometers are seen at work. Taking part in the programme are Dr...

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  5. Countdown to the Invisible Universe (1987 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    NOT AVAILABLE IN THE UK, Videocassette. VHS (NTSC only). col. 58 min., 1999 sale: US$19.95 (+p&p)

    Shows how the Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS), catalogued details of the infrared sky through our galaxy and beyond. It has aided in the discovery of more than 20,000 new galaxies. Discusses the...

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  6. Seeing the Scientific Light (2008)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 60 minutes), £16.99

    This educational programme is aimed at high school students and college undergraduates studying astronomy, chemistry and physics. Spectroscopy is the measurement of the response of matter as it interacts...

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  7. As Surely As Columbus Saw America (1980 Video)

    Producer
    Ian Rosenbloom
    Subject
    Astronomy; Physics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 28 min.

    Describes how Newton’s laws of motion were based on Kepler’s work. Discusses their greatest classical application - the discovery of Neptune - and the use of celestial mechanics in current space...

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  8. In the Primordial Soup (1985 Video)

    Producer
    Charles Jackson
    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    The earth was formed about four and a half billion years ago, and life appeared on the planet within the first billion years. Looks first at the solar system and beyond for the kind of organic material that...

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  9. Planets, The 1 (1976 Video)

    Producer
    Edward Goldwyn
    Subject
    Astronomy; Space science
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 55 min.

    Discusses developments in space exploration, including American and Russian flights to the Moon, Mars, Venus, Mercury and Jupiter. Geological features on these planets and on the moon give clues as to how...

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  10. E T, Please Phone Home (1992 Video)

    Director
    Richard Smith
    Producer
    Stuart Carter
    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., 1993 sale: £20.00 +VAT +p&p

    Looks at the American space agency NASA’s SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) project. Radiotelescopes in Puerto Rico, Spain, Australia and the USA will sweep the skies, hoping to catch faint...

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