Summary: The development of the arts in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern era is an astonishing record of cultural achievement, from the breathtaking architecture of Gothic cathedrals to the daring visual experiments of the Cubist painters. We all have our favorite artists, periods, or styles from this immensely rich tradition, but how many of us truly know the full sweep of European art? How...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 HISSummary: This course introduces the student to the history of the English language, from its origins as a dialect of the Germanic-speaking peoples, through the literary and cultural documents of its 1500 year span, to the state of American speech of the present day.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2008
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 420.9 HISCall number: DVD 420.9 HIS
Meyer, David Michael
Contents: Disc 1. Probing the cosmos from space -- The magnetic beauty of the active sun -- Mars: water and the search for life -- Vesta and the asteroid belt -- The dark side of the bullet cluster -- Saturn: the rings of enchantment -- The ice moons Europa and Enceladus -- Disc 2. The search for other Earths -- The Swan Nebula -- The Seven Sisters and their stardust veil -- Future supernova, Eta Carinae...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014