Motions of Attracting Bodies
- Synopsis
- Designed to help the student develop an intuitive feel for the full range of possible orbits of gravitationally attracting bodies by showing the motion, bound and unbound, under various initial conditions.
- Series
- Explorations in Space and Time, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 8 min.
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of production
- 1973
- Availability
- Hire
- Documentation
- Teaching notes supplied.
- Uses
- Introductory courses in astronomy, physics and mathematics.*
- Subjects
- Astronomy; Physics
- Keywords
- gravitation; planets
Credits
- Writer
- M L Meeks
Distribution Formats
- Type
- Film
- Format
- 16mm
Production Company
- Name
USA
Distributor
- Name
Higher Education Film & Video Library
- services@bufvc.ac.uk
- Web
- http://bufvc.ac. External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7393 1503
- Fax
- 020 7393 1555
- Address
- c/o British Universities Film & Video Council
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ - Notes
- Catalogue available from British Universities Film & Video Council.
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