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  1. Scientists Observe Eclipse of Sun

    Date released
    6 Mar 1952
    Series name
    British Paramount News
    Issue no
    2193
    NoS ID
    043547
    Story no
    4 / 6

    Seventy experts from nine countries record solar eclipse.

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  2. 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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  3. Mass Bathing Marks Solar Eclipse

    Date released
    27 Jun 1955
    Series name
    British Paramount News
    Issue no
    2538
    NoS ID
    045884
    Story no
    3 / 7

    Many thousands of Hindus bathe in holy river during eclipse of sun.

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  4. Solar Eclipse, 300,000 Indians Bathe in Sacred Waters

    Date released
    22 Dec 1955
    Series name
    British Paramount News
    Issue no
    2589
    NoS ID
    046271
    Story no
    3 / 6

    Pilgrims from near and far join in Eclipse celebration.

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  5. News in Flashes

    Date released
    30 Jun 1955
    Series name
    British Paramount News
    Issue no
    2539
    NoS ID
    045893
    Story no
    4 / 7

    Graphic pictures on solar eclipse.

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  6. The Eclipse of the Sun

    Date released
    11 Apr 1921
    Series name
    Topical Budget
    Issue no
    502-2
    NoS ID
    128071
    Story no
    3 / 4

    The solar eclipse of 8th April from Greenwich Observatory.

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  7. Magic of Total Solar Eclipses, The (1999 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 24 min., 1999 sale: £12.50 (inc. VAT +p&p)

    Explains, with the aid of models, the mechanics of total solar eclipses and shows how to observe them safely. Video sequences show the changing landscape during an eclipse, the appearance of the ‘diamond...

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  8. Black Sun, The (1992 Video)

    Producer
    Jane Callander
    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at the solar eclipse over Hawaii on 11 July 1991. The Path of Totality swept over the telescopes of the observatory on Mauna Kea mountain as it passed from the Pacific to South America. Magnetic storms...

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  9. Outer Space with Sir Patrick Moore (2006)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £16.99

    Includes three programmes hosted by Sir Patrick Moore - MOORE ON THE MOON, THE STORY OF THE TOTAL ECLIPSE, and ONE SMALL STEP.

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