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  1. Frozen Solid (2018)

    Subject
    Physics; Science; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 50 minutes), £195.00

    The behaviour of matter at temperatures close to absolute zero is driving the advance of technology, from superconductors to quantum computing. In this BBC documentary, physicist Dr Helen Czerski ventures to...

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  2. Temperature for Life, A (2018)

    Subject
    Physics; Science; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 50 minutes), £195.00

    Physicist Dr Helen Czerski explores the narrow band of temperature that has led to life on Earth. Czerski uncovers the natural engineering that animals have evolved to keep their bodies at the right...

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  3. Playing with Fire (2018)

    Subject
    Physics; Science; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 50 minutes), £195.00

    Our ability to harness heat has led to some of humanity’s greatest achievements, from the molten metals that enabled us to make tools, to the great engines of the Industrial Revolution powered by steam, to...

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  4. Temperature (2011)

    Subject
    Chemistry
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 18 minutes), $39.95

    This short program looks at temperature scales and why temperature is important when discussing chemical reactions. It also covers how to convert from one temperature scale to the other. This is the fourth...

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  5. Nova: Absolute Zero (2008)

    Director
    David Dugan
    Subject
    Chemistry
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 112 minutes), $24.95

    The epic story of humanity’s struggle to master extreme cold. This Nova special recreates groundbreaking discoveries across four centuries that expanded our knowledge of low temperatures and led ultimately...

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  6. Key Science: Physical Processes (1998 Video)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 74 min., 1999 sale: £59.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Video-basedteaching pack containing visual evidence of key scientific phenomena. All the sequences have been chosen to show some aspect of the principles of the physical sciences as described in many new...

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  7. Fundamentals of Process Measurement (1993 Video)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 4 x 30-45 min., 1993 sale: £765.00 complete course; £240.00 individual unit (+VAT + p&p).

    A video-based self-training course on the methods and technologies used for measuring pressure, temperature, flow and level, focusing on the various measurement methods commonly used in the process...

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  8. Sunbaskers (1993)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (DVD-R, 24 minutes), £34.99 (CM)

    Shows examples of the ways in which reptiles can regulate their body temperature. Illustrates various techniques used for measuring temperature, including the attachment of heat-sensitive labels,...

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  9. S343 Videocassette 1 (1990 Video)

    Producer
    Rissa de la Paz; David Jackson; Michael Peet
    Subject
    Chemistry
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 96 min., 1999 sale: £120.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    1 (15 min): Close-up photography of colour reactions and colour of metal ions in solution. Titanium dioxide, tetrachloride, and reduction of titanium IV to III. Manganese ions from II to VII, and oxidation...

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  10. How Low Can You Go? (Part 1) (1986 Video)

    Producer
    Nick Brenton
    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Discusses the quest for attaining absolute zero, the lowest temperature in the universe. Looks at the work of Gay-Lussac, an 18th-century French scientist concerned with the properties of gases, who found...

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