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  1. Thread of Quicksilver, A (1998 Video)

    Subject
    Chemistry
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 29 min., 1999 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Traces the history of mercury from its use as a cosmetic and a paint, through to magnetic levitation (Maglev) railway trains. Set in Almaden, Spain, the world’s largest producer of mercury.

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  2. Planets, The. Part 2: Mercury and Venus (1985 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min.

    Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. It was not thought to rotate on its own axis so a solar day would equal a year. Shows how modern radar telescope techniques disproved this theory. The Mariner 10...

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  3. Banking on People (1991)

    Subject
    Business studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 45 minutes), £20.00

    Britain’s first ethical bank, Mercury Provident Plc, was established in 1974. Depositors explain that it is important that their money is being used positively supporting what they value and believe in....

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  4. Heavy Metals As Contaminants of the Human Environment (1976 Audio)

    Subject
    Chemistry; Environmental science
    Distribution
    Sale, Audiocassette. 100 min., 1998 sale: £10.75 (inclusive)

    A discussion of some of the effects on man arising from the increasing use and distribution of heavy metals, particularly lead, cadmium and mercury. Accompanying booklet with supplementary information and...

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  5. Day That Panicked America, The: H. G. Wells’ War of the Worlds Scandal (2005)

    Subject
    Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Audio (CD, 60 minutes), $9.99

    Examines the events surrounding the broadcast in 1938 of Orson Welles’ radio adaptation of H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds which caused panic when thousands of Americans thought the world was coming to an...

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  6. War of the Worlds Broadcast (2003)

    Subject
    Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Audio (CD, 60 minutes), $9.99

    The full 1-hour classic radio ‘Mischief Night’ that took place on 30 October 1938, in which Orson Welles and the Mercury Theater- On-The-Air produced a dramatization of H.G. Wells’ tale "War of the...

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  7. Magnetohydrodynamics (1968 Film)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Experiments using transparent electrolyte, mercury and liquid sodium-potassium alloy demonstrate the interactions between electro-magnetic and velocity fields which are central to magnetohydrodynamics.

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  8. 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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  9. Classic Car Commercials of the 50s and 60s (2007)

    Subject
    Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 115 minutes), £9.99

    A compilation of television advertisements for cars from the 1950s and 1960s, including commercials for Volkswagen, Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, Mercury Cougar, Ford, Chrysler, Datsun, Dodge as well as memorable...

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  10. Measurement of Arterial Blood Pressure in the Anaesthetised Dog (1975 Film)

    Director
    P N Cardew
    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Shows three methods of measuring blood pressure, each involving cannulation of the carotid artery: 1) the direct measurement as described by Stephen Hales in 1732; 2) by using a mercury manometer and 3) by...

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