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  1. Planets, The. Part 4: The Angry Red Planet (1985 Video)

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

    Mars, the red planet, is historically believed to contain life because of its straight canals, seen through earlier astronomers’ telescopes. Looks at the exploration of the planet by the Mariner and Viking...

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  2. Partnership in Space: Mission Helios (1976 Film)

    Subject
    Astronomy; Space science
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Documents the joint US-German programme to explore the vicinity of the sun, which culminated in the launching of the spacecraft Helios to orbit the sun. On 15 March 1975 it approached to within 28 million...

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  3. Molecules in Space (1985 Video)

    Producer
    Nick Brenton
    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Discusses interstellar matter, taking an historical approach to the discoveries of molecules in space. Radio telescopes and astronomic spectrometers are seen at work. Taking part in the programme are Dr...

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  4. Mars Minus Myth (1973 Film)

    Director
    Ben Shedd
    Subject
    Space science
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Dr Murray, a scientist working on Mariner 9, explains the photographs and theorises about unexplained land forms, water, the polar caps, elements, and the possibility of finding life on Mars.

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  5. Apollo 17: On the Shoulders of Giants (1973 Video)

    Subject
    Space science
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 29 min., 1995 sale: £11 (+VAT + p&p)

    The final moon mission (launched 6 Dec 1972) was notable for the discovery of orange-coloured soil. The film includes activity at the ground centres, with specialists’ comments on both the mission and...

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  6. Design for an Alien World 1 (1993 Video)

    Producer
    Cameron Balbirnie
    Subject
    Astronomy; Physics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Tracks some of the development through 1992 of a space mission that will be launched towards Titan, the largest satellite of Saturn, in 1997. Closely follows two experiments being developed at the University...

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  7. Eagle Has Landed, The: The Flight of Apollo 11 (1969 Video)

    Subject
    Space science
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 28 min., 1995 sale £11 (+VAT +p&p)

    The historic first landing of men on the Moon and their safe return to Earth. It documents the Apollo 11 mission from the launching of the Saturn V-Apollo vehicle on 16 July 1969, through the lunar landing...

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  8. I Will See Such Things (1986 Film)

    Subject
    Astronomy; Space science
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The discovery of Uranus in 1781 by William Herschel is compared with discoveries by Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 of additional moons for the outer planets, especially Uranus. Shows photographs of the moon and the...

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  9. Planets, The. Part 5: Planets of Gas (1985 Video)

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

    Jupiter and Saturn are the first pair of outer planets and are enormous compared to earth. They are dense, compressed masses of gas. From the data sent back by the Pioneer and Voyager space probes, the...

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  10. E T, Please Phone Home (1992 Video)

    Director
    Richard Smith
    Producer
    Stuart Carter
    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., 1993 sale: £20.00 +VAT +p&p

    Looks at the American space agency NASA’s SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) project. Radiotelescopes in Puerto Rico, Spain, Australia and the USA will sweep the skies, hoping to catch faint...

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