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  1. Publicity of Oxygen, The (1992 Video)

    Producer
    Charles Cooper
    Subject
    History; Science
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Discusses different explanations given for the existence of fire and air from Aristotle to Georg Ernst Stahl’s theory of phlogiston, before covering the dramatic events that effect those pneumatic chemists...

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  2. Scientific Community in Seventeenth-Century England, The (1992 Video)

    Producer
    Robert Philip
    Subject
    History; Science
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    The foundation of the Royal Society, and the nature of the scientific community within which it functioned. There were few professional ‘scientists’ in the modern sense in late 17th-century Britain, but...

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  3. Soul (3 Parts) (1992 Video)

    Producer
    James Burge; Nikki Stockley; Angela Tilby
    Subject
    Philosophy; Religious studies; Science
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 3 x 50 min., 1998 sale: £29.99 (inclusive) (series)

    Series looking at new thinking in cosmology, evolution and brain sciences, observing that developments in science appear toconverge with religious ideas that are both ancient and new. 1 (producer Angela...

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  4. Terracotta Time Machine, The (1991 Video)

    Producer
    Chris Hale
    Subject
    Science
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at the change of culture at the Natural History Museum, now charging for entry, creating a new corporate identity and promising popular new exhibitions, and its effect on the museum’s scientific...

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  5. Christmas Lectures 1991: Waking Up in the Universe (1991)

    Subject
    Science

    Richard Dawkins presents the first in a series of lectures on the theme of "our own growing knowledge of how life grows up in the universe." (57 minutes). The other lectures in the series are also available...

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  6. Basic Centrifugation Techniques (1990 Video)

    Director
    John Graham
    Producer
    John Mills
    Subject
    Science
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 47 min.

    Theory and demonstration of centrifugation, including differential centrifugation, density gradients, and the safe handling of tubes and rotors. Shows how to carry out technical operations safely and...

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  7. Blue Skies (1990 Video)

    Director
    Jeremy Llewellyn-Jones
    Producer
    Martin Rosenbaum
    Subject
    Science
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., 1993 price: £20.00

    The programme examines the world of venture research. Because of its unconventional character, it is difficult to find the money to fund it. The programme traces the paths of three research projects from the...

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  8. Going Downhill Fast (1990 Video)

    Director
    Andy Fairgrieve
    Producer
    Andy Fairgrieve
    Subject
    Science
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., 1993 price: £20.00

    The programme explores the world of speed skiing, a winter sport equivalent of dragster racing. The difference is that the only motor power available is the slope of the hill.This programme examines the...

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  9. Introducing Vela (1990 Video)

    Subject
    Science
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 18 min.

    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...

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  10. Projects with Vela (1990 Video)

    Subject
    Science
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 18 min.

    Demonstrates a number of different projects in physics, chemistry and biology which make use of VELA.

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