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Moon, The: Old and New (1973 Video)

aka: Moon, The: An Emerging Planet

Subject

Astronomy

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 38 min.

Reviews the information gleaned from unmanned spacecraft and manned lunar landings. Discusses early events in the history of the moon - accretion, structural formation, volcanic activity and bombardment....

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Space Science: Exploring the Moon (1971 Video)

Subject

Astronomy

Distribution

Hire Sale, Videocassette. VHS. sd. col. 16 min.

A chronological survey of attempts to gather knowledge of the moon. The most important features of the moon’s surface identified before 1700. Man’s knowledge of the moon prior to the use of space probes,...

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Moon: The Great Impact (2010)

Subject

Astronomy

A look at the Japanese space probe, Kaguya, which is orbiting and cataloguing the entire surface of the moon for the first time. Launched in 2007, Japan’s first moon orbiter has been circling the moon and...

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Moon, The: A Giant Step in Geology (1977 Film)

Subject

Astronomy; Geology

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Shows scientists at Houston’s Lunar Receiving Laboratory analysing lunar rocks samples brought back by astronauts. Animated segments illustrate the origins of lunar topography. Other segments show how...

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Do we Really Need the Moon? (2011)

Subject

Astronomy

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes), £59.00 (DVD), £20.00 (1 Year Digital Licence), £59.00 (3 Year Digital Licence)

The Earth and the moon have a vital connection. Without it, our planet would be unrecognisable. But what does the moon do for us? Through an immersive combination of real footage and photo real 2D and 3D...

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What is an Eclipse? (1985 Film, Video)

Subject

Astronomy

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Using animation and three-dimensional models, shows how the motion of the moon around the earth causes both solar and lunar eclipses. An eclipse of the sun occurs when the moon passes between the earth and...

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Apollo 15: The Mountains of the Moon (1971 Video)

Subject

Space science

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. sd. col. 28 min., 1995 sale: £11 (+VAT + p&p)

The mission which yielded the ‘Genesis rock’. Includes the Lunar Rover excursions near Hadley Rille, a space-walk to retrieve film from the craft’s cameras and the placing on the moon of a plaque...

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Controversy over the Moon (1972 Film)

Subject

Astronomy; Geology

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Presents the ‘controversy’ concerning the geological make-up of the moon, specifically the origin of large lunar craters. Examines information gained from manned lunar landings.

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James May on the Moon (2009)

Subject

Space science

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes), £14.98

James meets three men who have walked on the moon, to discover how it felt and learn how 1960s technology managed to produce machines which were able to fly to the moon. May also experiences the thrill of...

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Space Conquest: The First Twenty Five Years (2009)

Subject

Space science

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 97 minutes), £12.99

This film about the historic Apollo 11 space mission and the history of NASA features archive footage of the take-off from the Kennedy Space Centre, the moon landing and the astronauts’ return home as well...

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