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  1. Life of Galileo, The (1994) (1994 Video)

    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    REFERENCE ONLY, Videocassette. col. 164 min.

    Video recording using a single camera of a performance of Brecht’s ‘The Life of Galileo’ in a new version by David Hare at the Almeida Theatre, London, on 28 March 1994, with Richard Griffiths as...

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  2. 400 Years of the Telescope (2009)

    Director
    Kris Koenig
    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 60 minutes), $24.99

    A documentary tracing the history of the telescope from the days of Copernicus to recent findings from the Hubble Telescope. The film begins in 17th century Florence, Italy, with Galileo training his...

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  3. Physics of Motion (1993 Video)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 23 min., 1998 sale: £24.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Discusses displacement, velocity and acceleration. Covers: relative motion; projectiles from standing and moving launch sites; Aristotlean ideas of motion; mation of the planets, geocentric, heliocentric;...

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  4. Flying by the Planets (1991 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS (PAL/NTSC). col. 35 min., 1995 sale: US$ 39.95 (+p&p) (PAL version)

    A close-up examination of the inner planets: 3-D images of Venus as seen by the ‘Magellan’ spacecraft; MARS: THE MOVIE, showing the red planet and prominent features as seen by the Viking spacecraft;...

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  5. Cosmology Before Newton (1980 Video)

    Producer
    David Hoyle
    Subject
    Philosophy
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 22 min.

    Explains the background to Newton’s ‘Principia’ of 1687 and looks at the developments in cosmological science during the 17th century. Following the observational and mathematical work of Copernicus,...

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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. Vanessa Redgrave (1994 Television)

    Series
    South Bank Show, The
    Director
    Jack Bond
    Producer
    Tony Cash

    Television arts documentary series. Profile and interview with Vanessa Redgrave. Vanessa Redgrave talks to Melvyn Bragg about her father Michael Redgrave and her mother, Rachel Kempson. She speaks of her...

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  9. Rebirth of a Region (1993 Video)

    Subject
    Sociology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at the north of England, once described as Britain’s ‘anvil’ and ‘workshop’ in heavy industries such as coalmining, shipbuilding, textiles and steel. Now these great creators of wealth have...

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  10. Sun, The (2000)

    Subject
    Astronomy; Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 50 minutes), $195.00

    This film documents the life of our closest star and the forces that sustain it, following humanity’s fascination with the sun, from the primitive desert astronomy of Native Americans to the first...

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