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  1. Biological Rhythms: Studies in Chronobiology (1977 Film)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Demonstrates how body rhythms affect a variety of activities in both single-celled and multi-celled organismns. Contrasts natural and mechanical cycles, investigates circadian rhythms, describes body...

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  2. Moon, The: A Giant Step in Geology (1977 Film)

    Subject
    Astronomy; Geology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Shows scientists at Houston’s Lunar Receiving Laboratory analysing lunar rocks samples brought back by astronauts. Animated segments illustrate the origins of lunar topography. Other segments show how...

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  3. Water Insects (1977 Video)

    Producer
    Peter Boulton
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Hire Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 14 min.

    Shows the ways in which insects have evolved to conquer new environments. Shows examples of species that have taken to living on the surface of the water,; the semi-aquatic insects that live beneath the...

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  4. Archaeological Dating: Retracing Time (1976 Film)

    Subject
    Archaeology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Discusses two approaches to determining the age of an archaeological site, relating to other sites. Introduces methods of dating artifacts absolutely, including tree-ring dating (dendrochronology),...

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  5. Big Dig, The (1976 Film)

    Subject
    Archaeology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Records some of the events in a season of excavation at Tel Gezar in Israel, conducted by an international team of archaeologists. An Encyclopaedia Britannica film.

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  6. Social Insects (1976 Video)

    Director
    Peter Boulton
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Hire Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 15 min.

    Aims to illustrate the underlying similarities between the different insect social groupings. Social behaviour in insects is found among bees, wasps, ants and termites. The organisation of each group is...

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  7. Flint Implements (1975 Video)

    Director
    Robin Ridgway
    Producer
    Clement W Bending
    Subject
    Archaeology
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 19 min.

    Investigates the techniques used by prehistoric Neolithic communities to produce stone implements. Normal and high-speed photography are used to show the making of core, flake and blade tools and the method...

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  8. I Am a Mime (1975 Film)

    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Antoine Hodek, the Czechoslovakian mime artist, demonstrates the art of pantomime.

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  9. Industrial Revolution, The (1975 Video)

    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 23 min.

    Shows industrial developments that transformed the cottage industries of the 18th century into the power-driven factories of the 19th. Darby’s introduction of coke iron smelting mill leads to Huntsman’s...

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  10. Living Body, The: The Lymphatic System (1975 Film)

    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The extrusion of the lymph and its composition, the drainage of lymph by the lymphatic vessels, the transport of dietary fat in the lacteals, the structure and distribution of lymph nodes.

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