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  1. Approaching Technology, The (1990 Video)

    aka: Electronics for Engine Management

    Producer
    Philip Ashby
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    A review of the increasing need for electronics in car engine management. Using a range of classic vintage cars from the British Motor Heritage Collection, shows how car ignition systems, although growing in...

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  2. Acid Rain: Requiem or Recovery (1982 Video)

    Director
    Seaton Findlay
    Producer
    Jim Turpie
    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    Hire, Videocassette. VHS. col. 27 min.

    Origins of acid rain from combustion of fossil fuels. Emissions of sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides result in the formation of sulphuric acid and nitric acid in rain and snow. Consequent effects on...

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  3. Planning for Renewables (1994 Video)

    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    Free loan, Videocassette. VHS. col. 18 min., Free loan

    The development of renewable energy is being encouraged by creating a protected market under the Non Fossil Fuel Obligation. With developers capitalising on this incentive, local planners must consider a...

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  4. Discovering Chemistry (1991 Video)

    Producer
    Ian Spratley
    Subject
    Chemistry
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    The experimental basis of chemistry, starting with the action of heat on substances and continues with combustion, oxidation and the properties of oxides of metals and non-metals. Shows compounds including...

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  5. Acting in Turn (1974)

    Director
    Robin Jackson
    Producer
    George Seager
    Subject
    Engineering; Technology
    Distribution
    Out of distribution, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 20 min.

    Traces the development of the gear from the first recorded use in a crude form over two thousand years ago to its widespread use in many forms today. A lever is a means of transferring power. The gear wheel...

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  6. News in Colour: Age of Steam

    Date released
    5 Sep 1968
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    2048A
    NoS ID
    027531
    Story no
    1 / 2

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Age of Steam News in Colour:-. DESCRIPTION: This summer sees the end of steam trains on British Rail. But the Steam Age is still preserved, notably in the many Traction Engine Rallies...

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  7. Air, Earth, Fire and Water (1995 Video)

    Producer
    David Berman; Nick Watson
    Subject
    Chemistry
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 162 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    4 (72 min): Explores water purity, safety and the role that chemistry plays in managing the environment. Looks at water management from the maintenance of river water quality to the detailed chemistry of the...

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  8. The problem of smoke elimination

    Date released
    Jan 1948
    Series name
    Mining Review 1st Year
    Issue no
    5
    NoS ID
    334736
    Story no
    1 / 2

    NoS Summary - The work of the Fuel Research Station in trying to eliminate smoke from ships’ furnaces is profiled. A machine has been made that can do it. This principle is now being applied on land in...

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  9. Movietone Takes a Look at Some of the Various Activities of the Horse

    Date released
    21 Sep 1975
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    2416
    NoS ID
    030715
    Story no
    1 / 1

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Horses. DESCRIPTION: The horse, man’s other greatest friend, whether for riding or pulling a plough, this noble beast still has a place in the era of the combustion engineFrom the...

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  10. Gazwrx: The Films of Jeff Keen

    Date
    13 Mar 2013, 12:11
    Author
    Sergio Angelini
    Post Type
    BUFVC Review

    2012. GB. BFI. DVD or Blu-ray. 585 minutes. £34.99 About the Reviewer: Paul Newland teaches in the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies, Aberystwyth University. His publication include:...

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