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  1. Kepler and His Work (1958 Film)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Uses contemporary prints to show Kepler’s birthplace at Weil in WüUErttemberg and his education at the University of Tübingen. Animated diagrams show the conception of planetary movements held when...

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  2. South Africa win in debut cricket world cup (1992)

    Genre
    News report

    Report on South Africa sensationally beating Australia to win the cricket World Cup on their return to international cricket, at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Allan Donald and Richard Snell bowled impressively...

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  3. Planetary Motion and Kepler’s Laws (1973 Film)

    Subject
    Astronomy; Physics
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Uses an exact computer model of the solar system to show the orbits of the planets. Zoom transitions are used to show scale, and Kepler’s laws are illustrated.

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  4. Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion (1977 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy; Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 6 min., 1996 sale: £20.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Kepler’s laws, planetary trajectories, conic sections, area rule, elliptic axes, periods, distances from the sun, initial parameters, computer simulation.

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  5. From Hastings to Halley (1981 Video)

    Producer
    John Jaworski
    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Halley’s Comet reappears in the Earth’s part of the solar system about every 75 years. ‘About every 75 years’ is an observation. Can the return date be predicted? Looks at Kepler’s and Newton’s...

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  6. S357 Videocassette 1 (1997 Video)

    Producer
    Ian Thomas
    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 54 min., 1999 sale: £85.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    The three bands provide a historical background to Einstein’s theories of relativity by studying the scientific works of Galileo, Kepler and Newton. The compilation contains all or parts of MR GALILEO WAS...

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  7. Polytopia I: Tessalations and Polyhedra (1997)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Sale, CD-ROM (PC Version), £49.00

    This CD-ROM explores the history and scientific applications of geometry. Topics include Plato’s Geometrical Alchemy, Kepler’s Universe, Polyhedra and the Natural World and Buckminsterfullerine. The text...

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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. Mr Galileo was Correct (1980 Video)

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

    Discusses the Aristotelian earth-centred world system and its development into the Ptolemaic system. Looks at the scientific renaissance which followed Copernicus’ theory of a sun-centred system. Explains...

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