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BOOM

Date released

Sep 1963

Series name

Mining Review 17th Year

Issue no

1

NoS ID

346219

Story no

3 / 4

BFI synopsis: the Bretby Selective Heading Machine developed by Board engineers (609). NCB Commentary - What’s this - a caravan holiday sits above the seashore; and a giant crane to help build the...

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Story of Palomar, The (1948 Film)

Subject

Astronomy

Distribution

Film (16mm)

The development of the Palomar telescope explaining the theory behind the reflecting telescope and tracing the manufacture and installation of the mirror for the Palomar telescope.

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McDonald’s: Romeo and Juliet (2002 Television)

Television advertisement for a McDonald’s chicken flatbread sandwich. Romeo is about to leave the balcony when Juliet, holding a telescope, notices that he has a sandwich in his bag. She leaves the balcony...

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Guest Speaker

Date

20 Sep 2017, 14:49

Author

Alex Morris

Post Type

Page

We're delighted to announce Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock as our guest speaker for the Learning on Screen Awards 2017. Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE is a space scientist whose passion is presenting science to a...

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Telescope in Space, A (1986 Video)

Subject

Astronomy

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

Describes the International Ultraviolet Explorer, a satellite carrying an ultraviolet telescope. Shows how the observations are made using the telescope from the European Space Agency satellite tracking...

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Isaac Newton Telescope, The (1968 Film)

Director

Peter Brown

Producer

F B Nicol

Subject

Astronomy

Distribution

Film (16mm)

The manufacture, testing and installation of the Isaac Newton telescope. The grinding and polishing processes are shown and the assembly at the Royal Greenwich Observatory, Herstmonceux, Sussex.

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Jpl Story, The (1982 Film)

Subject

Space science

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Involvement of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the Californian Institute of Technology in spacecraft missions. Considers alternative energy sources, star spectrum analysis, infra-red imaging radar, ion...

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New Perspectives on Space (1993 Video)

Subject

Space science

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 10 min.

Explains the mission of the British National Space Centre (BNSC) of focusing British space activities, to help understand and protect the environment, develop commercial application of space communication...

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Sun: Our Nearest Star, The (1981 Video)

Subject

Astronomy

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 12 min.

At Culgoora, 650km north-west of Sydney, CSIRO scientists study the sun and its atmosphere, using both radio and optical instruments. The main optical instrument is a 30cm high-resolution telescope which is...

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How Low Can You Go? (Part 2) (1986 Video)

Producer

Nick Brenton

Subject

Physics

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

Looks at the technology required to achieve high vacuums. Shows a large chamber at NASA/JPL which is regularly evacuated for the testing of satellites and their components before they are launched into...

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