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  1. (Untitled record)

    Date released
    24 Sep 1928
    Series name
    British Screen Tatler
    Issue no
    8
    NoS ID
    330314
    Story no
    1 / 5

    NoS synopsis: Mount Cotopaxi volcano in Ecuador taken below and above the snow line.

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  2. Case History of a Volcano (1969 Film)

    Subject
    Geology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    A record of the events over several years preceding a volcanic eruption including scenes of the Kilauea Iki erupting. The construction of new seismographs and tilt meters and their use in experiments is...

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  3. Psyched-Up: Mind-Bending Films on 4 (1987-1992)

    Date
    11 Aug 2014, 16:40
    Author
    bufvclinda
    Post Type
    Post

    With the recent unprecedented multi-platform release (5th July 2013) of Ben Wheatley’s A Field in England, which has been variously described as “a psychedelic Western” (Sound on Sight), “a...

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  4. Eclipse of the Century (1992 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    NOT AVAILABLE IN THE UK, Videocassette. VHS (NTSC only). col. 60 min., 1999 sale: US$19.95 (+p&p)

    Looks at the total solar eclipse viewed on 11 July 1991 from the observatories at the top of Mauna Keo, a dormant volcano, in Hawaii. Also relates the problems of the preparations as astronomers faced...

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  5. Santorini: Island Arc Magmatism (1990)

    Subject
    Geology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (DVD-R, 38 minutes), £34.99 (CM)

    Investigates aspects of the geology of an island arc volcano, filmed on location on an around the islands of Santorini. Surveys all the accessible surface geology, describes and explains the geology of the...

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  6. Lavas of Etna (1981 Video)

    Subject
    Geology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Surface features and structural differences between older and younger basaltic flows of an active volcano, Mt Etna, are illustrated. Rock samples from the two, rather distinct layers reveal differences in...

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  7. National Story - OUT OF THE ASHES

    Date released
    Jan 1966
    Series name
    Mining Review 19th Year
    Issue no
    5
    NoS ID
    346315
    Story no
    1 / 3

    BFI synopsis: the fine ash produced by power stations is put to good use in building. NCB Commentary - When the Romans built, they built to last. And the mortar they used in the Colosseum was made of...

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  8. Birth of Europe, The (1991 Video)

    Producer
    Michael Andrews
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 7 x 55 min., 1996 sale: £280.00 (+VAT +p&p) series

    Series exploring the development of European civilisation, exploring the relationship between people and the geology of their lands.

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