Summary: A live performance of Holst's The Planets accompanied by state-of-the-art high definition images from NASA's exploration of the solar system.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Houston Symphony Orchestra 2010
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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS PLASummary: This course explores the development of our knowledge of the solar system from the simple pondering of the motions in the sky to the latest discoveries of modern astrophysics.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 520 NEWWinn, Joshua N.
Summary: As recently as 1990, it seemed plausible that the solar system was a unique phenomenon in our galaxy. Thanks to advances in technology and clever new uses of existing data, now we know that planetary systems and possibly even a new Earth can be found throughout galaxies near and far. We are living during a new golden age of planetary discovery, with the prospect of finding many worlds like...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: DVD 523.24 SEASummary: A cinematic reverie on the beauty of the night sky, as experienced in the Atacama Desert, Chile, one of the best places on the planet to contemplate its splendor. The film drifts between science and spirituality, the arid land, desert shores, and lush galaxies, expanding the imagination. From astrophysicists to the desert dwellers, all share their evocative visions of the stars and planets,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CIEFerrie, Chris
Summary: "To the tune of "Ten Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed" comes a new bedtime story from bestselling author Chris Ferrie that's sure to get little ones excited about the solar system while learning new facts about each planet!"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, and imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. 2018