British Universities Film & Video Council

moving image and sound, knowledge and access

Results

Full access to all collections is a privilege of BUFVC membership. If you are already a BUFVC member, please log in. Otherwise you may join now.
31-40 of 116 results | Page 4 of 12
« First
23456Next ›
Last »
Sort results by

  1. Long View

    Date released
    13 Feb 1969
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    2071A
    NoS ID
    027747
    Story no
    2 / 4

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Long View. DESCRIPTION: Movietone looks at telescopes, from the archaic devices built by Sir William Herschel in the 18th Century to the latest proposals in Radio Telescopes. The most...

    News on Screen News on Screen Cinema news Cinema news Online Online Moving image Moving image

  2. Through Galileo’s Telescope

    Date released
    24 Jul 1933
    Series name
    Pathetone Weekly
    Issue no
    174
    NoS ID
    122813
    Story no
    1 / 4
    Extras
    1 film clip

    Three centuries ago this famous Italian astronomer startled the world and made one of the greatest contributions of all time to human knowledge.

    News on Screen News on Screen Cinema news Cinema news Online Online Moving image Moving image

  3. Exploring the Firmament

    Date released
    13 Feb 1933
    Series name
    Pathetone Weekly
    Issue no
    151
    NoS ID
    122696
    Story no
    1 / 4
    Extras
    1 film clip

    In the heart of the Californian Mountains, is the Mt. Wilson Observatory, home to the world’s largest telescope, magnifying the power of the human eye 160,000 times.

    News on Screen News on Screen Cinema news Cinema news Online Online Moving image Moving image

  4. Radio Astronomy

    Date released
    Sep 1965
    Series name
    Carrousel Britanico
    Issue no
    14
    NoS ID
    324652
    Story no
    2 / 5

    COI synopsis: The giant radio telescopes at Jodrell Bank in north west England have contributed to both American and Russian space projects by helping to track the course of rockets and satellites. A new...

    News on Screen News on Screen Cinema news Cinema news To order To order Moving image Moving image

  5. The Comet

    Date released
    2 May 1957
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1456A
    NoS ID
    021651
    Story no
    7 / 9

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Comet. DESCRIPTION: A mountain railway climbs among the heights of the Bavarian Alps - up to the Vendelstein Peak, over 5,500 feet above sea level. The atmosphere up there is...

    News on Screen News on Screen Cinema news Cinema news Online Online Moving image Moving image

  6. Eclipse of the Moon

    Date released
    20 Oct 1921
    Series name
    Topical Budget
    Issue no
    530-1
    NoS ID
    128282
    Story no
    1 / 3

    An eclipse of the moon seen through a telescope.

    News on Screen News on Screen Cinema news Cinema news To order To order Moving image Moving image

  7. Twenty Ton "Eye" Now Open

    Date released
    26 Dec 1935
    Series name
    British Paramount News
    Issue no
    503
    NoS ID
    034276
    Story no
    3 / 6

    Two hundred inch disc for world’s biggest telescope comes from annealing chamber without flaw.

    News on Screen News on Screen Cinema news Cinema news To order To order Moving image Moving image

  8. Like a Diamant in the Sky

    Date released
    24 Feb 1966
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1916A
    NoS ID
    026338
    Story no
    1 / 4

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Like a Diamant in the Sky. DESCRIPTION: The launching of France’s Diamant Rocket at the rocket base at Hamaguir in the Sahara Desert. Mounted on its Diamant rocket, the Diapason...

    News on Screen News on Screen Cinema news Cinema news Online Online Moving image Moving image

  9. News in Brief

    Date released
    27 May 1937
    Series name
    Universal Talking News
    Issue no
    718
    NoS ID
    143312
    Story no
    4 / 8

    Mount for greatest telescope nearing completion.

    News on Screen News on Screen Cinema news Cinema news To order To order Moving image Moving image

  10. To Peer the Heavens

    Date released
    5 Apr 1934
    Series name
    British Paramount News
    Issue no
    324
    NoS ID
    033183
    Story no
    4 / 7

    Giant "eye" for science. Twenty tons of molten glass go to make world’s largest telescope mirror, to be ready in three years.

    News on Screen News on Screen Cinema news Cinema news To order To order Moving image Moving image
31-40 of 116 results | Page 4 of 12
« First
23456Next ›
Last »
Sort results by
77 Wells Street
London, W1T 3QJ
Tel. 020 7393 1500
E-mail: ask@bufvc.ac.uk
Twitter: @LearnonScreen