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Starnet (1989 Video)

Subject

Business studies; Education

Distribution

Free loan, Videocassette. VHS. col. 20 min.

Describes the Training Agency’s STARNET project, which will use the Olympus satellite for the delivery of interactive training courses in business and information technology.

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Introduction to Satellite Remote Sensing, An (1986 Video)

Subject

Geography

Distribution

Hire sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 26 min.

A general introduction to the history, principles and practice of remote sensing. After mentioning early airborne observations through aerial photography to satellite systems, discusses the basic principles...

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Switch on to Satellite TV (1994 Video)

Subject

Education; French studies; German studies; Spanish studies

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 35 min., £10.00 (+p&p)

Demonstrates the potential of satellite television broadcasts as a resource for foreign language learning. Examples in French (15 min), German (15 min) and Spanish (5 min).

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Satellite Communications (1987 Video)

Subject

Information technology

Distribution

Free loan Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 22 min. Teachers’ and students’ notes supplied

Looks at satellite communications from Marconi’s pioneering work with radio waves to Arthur C Clarke’s vision of worldwide communication using geostationary satellites, to Intelsat VI. Other topics...

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Television: The Technological Impact (1992 Video)

Producer

Francis Sealey

Subject

Media studies; Sociology

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

Focuses on changes in technology facing the television industry in the early 1990s, and examines implications for growth of both satellite and cable broadcasting. Raises questions as to whether technological...

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Countdown to the Invisible Universe (1987 Video)

Subject

Astronomy

Distribution

NOT AVAILABLE IN THE UK, Videocassette. VHS (NTSC only). col. 58 min., 1999 sale: US$19.95 (+p&p)

Shows how the Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS), catalogued details of the infrared sky through our galaxy and beyond. It has aided in the discovery of more than 20,000 new galaxies. Discusses the...

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Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made on (1980 Film)

aka: Ariel VI Satellite

Director

Peter Hicks

Producer

Roger Burdett

Subject

Space science

Distribution

Film (16mm)

About the preparation and launch of the Science Research Council’s high-energy astronomy satellite Ariel VI.

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India: Space for Education (1986 Video)

Producer

John Stratford

Subject

Information technology

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 26 min.

In 1983 India launched its own multifunctional satellite INSAT 1B to relay telephone, television, radio and data signals across the Indian sub-continent, as well as to collect meteorological data from its...

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Exploring Earth Science (199 Multimedia)

Subject

Astronomy; Geography; Geology; Space science

Distribution

CD-ROM

Reference material for the for physical geography, geology and space science. The materials include textual, photographic, video and animation resources. Topics include the earth’s surface, geological...

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Television: The Global Impact (1992 Video)

Producer

Francis Sealey

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

Focuses on the issues surrounding the globilisation of the television and entertainment industries. Considers growth of a few major conglomerates and their tendency to vertically integrate the production of...

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