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This Learning Object consists of a three vodcasts by Jim Bennett, Director of the Oxford Museum of the History of Science, on the Newtonian telescope - why Newton designed it, and how it fits into the story...
Video of a fully functioning replica (made from Lego) of the Antikythera Mechanism, an ancient scientific instrument designed to calculate astronomical positions and lunar events with unprecedented accuracy....
Examines the influence of Newton on scientific thinking in the 18th century, and the rise of what became known as Newtonianism. Discusses ‘Principia Mathematica’ and ‘Optics’, which gave rise to the...
Looks at the problems facing optics company Carl Zeiss Jena and other scientific endeavours in the former East Germany. A year after German reunification the company faces bankruptcy. Asks if eastern...
Shows how to make minor adjustments to the zero setting of the analogue channels, add eroms, upgrade the memory, add a backup batter to keep data in memory when VELA is disconnected from its usual power supply.
A programme for the absolute beginner which provides a step-by-step guide starting from the moment the instrument is unpacked. Explains how to set it up, illustrates basic programming and shows how to avoid...
Demonstrates a number of different projects in physics, chemistry and biology which make use of VELA.
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