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  1. Voyager (1982 Film, Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory proposed a mission in the 1960s to send spacecraft to the giant outer planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. In 1977 Voyagers 1 & 2 were launched. The leading...

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  2. Bill Becker on Voyager space mission (1977)

    Genre
    Interview

    Bill Becker of Jet Lab (Jet Propulsion Laboratory?), on the problems experienced by Voyager 2 and the delay of the Voyager 1 launch. Voyager 2 is however now on course for Jupiter and will soon lock up on...

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  3. Jpl Story, The (1982 Film)

    Subject
    Space science
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Involvement of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the Californian Institute of Technology in spacecraft missions. Considers alternative energy sources, star spectrum analysis, infra-red imaging radar, ion...

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  4. I Will See Such Things (1986 Film)

    Subject
    Astronomy; Space science
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The discovery of Uranus in 1781 by William Herschel is compared with discoveries by Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 of additional moons for the outer planets, especially Uranus. Shows photographs of the moon and the...

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  5. 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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  6. Asteroid Hunters (1999 Video)

    Subject
    Mathematics; Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Shows how abstract mechanics can be put to practical use by examining the mathematical concepts employed in tracking, determining the orbit and deflecting potentially hazardous asteroids. Visits the site of...

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  7. Surface of Mars, The (1977 Video)

    Producer
    Tony Jolly
    Subject
    Astronomy; Physics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Filmed on location at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, the film shows how excellent pictures from the surface of Mars were obtained in the summer of 1976. The story is told by the men who...

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  8. Into the Future: On the Preservation of Knowledge in the Electronic Age (1997 Video)

    Director
    Terry Sanders
    Subject
    Information technology; Librarianship
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS (PAL or NTSC). col. 30 or 56 min., 1997 sale: US$39.50 (+p&p) for 30-minuteversion 1997 sale: US$59.50 (+p&p) for 56-minute version

    Looks at the hidden crisis of the digital information age, asking whether digitally stored information and knowledge will survive into the future. Discussing the issue are Peter Norton (Norton Utilities),...

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