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  1. Measuring the Universe: From the Transit of Venus to the Edge of the Cosmos (2012)

    Subject
    Astronomy

    This short film explains how the transit of Venus was used in previous centuries to make an accurate measure of the distance to the planets, giving astronomers their first inkling of the true scale of space.

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  2. Press Release

    Date
    18 Mar 2016, 16:44
    Author
    Alex Morris
    Post Type
    Page

    NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR 12TH ANNUAL   LEARNING ON SCREEN AWARDS  Celebrating film and media production in education #LoSAwards   [caption id="attachment_29157" align="aligncenter" width="510"]...

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  3. Isaac Newton Telescope, The (1968 Film)

    Director
    Peter Brown
    Producer
    F B Nicol
    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The manufacture, testing and installation of the Isaac Newton telescope. The grinding and polishing processes are shown and the assembly at the Royal Greenwich Observatory, Herstmonceux, Sussex.

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  4. Message of Starlight, The (1983 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy; Physics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Describes the birth and death of stars. Filmed at the Royal Greenwich Observatory, Herstmonceux, and at the Department of Astrophysics at Oxford University.

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  5. Spacewatch (12 Parts) (1984 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy; Space science
    Distribution
    Sale, out of distribution

    Twelve 12-minute programmes. 1: A ride into space. 2: Venus and Mercury. 3: Earth and Mars. 4: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus. 5: Orian and related bodies. 6: Includes footage of a total eclipse of the sun. 7: A...

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  6. Founding of the Royal Society, The (1987 Video)

    Producer
    Andrew Barker
    Subject
    Mathematics; Science
    Distribution
    Out of distribution, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 2000 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Describes the various scientific groups that began to form in 17th-century England: at Gresham College, London, in 1645 and in Oxford in 1657, culminating with the founding of the Royal Society in 1660....

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  7. Longitude (2000 Video)

    Director
    Charles Sturridge
    Subject
    History; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 198 minutes), £12.99

    Adaptation of the Daba Sobel book telling the story of 18th-century clockmaker John Harrison’s attempts to build a chronometer, and the parallel story of Rupert Gould, who in the late 19th century...

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  8. Learning on Screen Awards Nominations

    Date
    28 Sep 2016, 16:51
    Author
    Alex Morris
    Post Type
    Page

    [caption id="attachment_29106" align="aligncenter" width="510"] SLEEPING LIONS, Libra Television Ltd & David & Goliath. Director: David Barnes, Producer: Louise Lynch.[/caption]  ...

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