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James Hutton: Geologist (1984 Video)

Subject

Geology

Distribution

Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Looks at the life and work of the 18th-century geologist James Hutton. After gathering evidence from rock outcrops around Scotland, Hutton proposed in his ‘Theory of the Earth’ that the world was...

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New additions to the Gateway

Date

1 Nov 2012, 14:57

Author

Andrew Ormsby

Post Type

Post

The BUFVC Moving Image Gateway includes over 1,200 websites relating to video, multimedia and sound materials. These have been subdivided into over 40 subject areas. To suggest new entries or...

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Blue Stone, The (1997 Video)

Subject

Geology

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.

An English geologist has discovered the first new mineral in 25 years. It is tracked through the most high-powered physics laboratories in the country to discover its elements, and to Morocco in an attempt...

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Journey from the Centre of the Earth: Architecture (2004)

aka: Building Blocks

Subject

Civil Engineering & Building; Geology

Distribution

VHS (PAL, 60 minutes), off air recording under licence

A programme from the series in which geologist Dr Iain Stewart explains how the rocks beneath our feet have shaped the human history of the Mediterranean. Here he reveals how rocks influenced the Egyptians...

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Volcanic Iceland (1988 Video)

Producer

Tony Jolly

Subject

Geology

Distribution

Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Sixteen million years ago, Iceland emerged from the sea. Today it is one of the best places on earth to study the volcanic rocks of the ocean floor. This film is a record of a field trip to Iceland made by...

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Thin Ice: The Inside Story of Climate Change (2013)

Director

Simon Lamb; David Sington

Producer

David Sington; Catherine Fitzgerald; Simon Lamb

Subject

Environmental science

This film is the result of geologist Simon Lamb’s desire to present the views of climate scientists in the face of increasing criticism of their work. Lamb followed scientists at work in the Arctic,...

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Women in Science (2011)

Subject

Science; Women’s studies

How have individual female scientists contributed to the advancement of science through time? To celebrate the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day (8 March 2011) and to mark the International...

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Day the Earth Melted, The (1991 Video)

Director

David Sington

Producer

David Sington

Subject

Geology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

A volcanic catastrophe 66 million years ago on the west coast of present-day India, thousands of times bigger than anything mankind has ever witnessed, created the spectacular landscape seen there today. The...

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Earth Story (8 Parts) (2006)

Subject

Geology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1, 400 minutes), £19.99

Aubrey Manning presents a series on geological history, unfolding the recent story of how scientists have come to understand the mechanics of our dynamic planet. The 8 programmes took 3 years to make, cost...

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