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29356s Cambridge core science series Complete new releases curriculum library 2006 Cosmos, a beginner's guide Librarian special (Cambridge educational (Firm)) Physical science collection (New York, N.Y.) Physics in action Space facts and figures The Universe Time, the story of existenceSummary: Provides an exploration of space from the nearest planets of the solar system to far-off galaxies and examines the tools and techniques of space flight.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2016
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Summary: The tiny specks of light we see in the sky at night, called stars, are actually enormous objects made of gas. A very large system of stars is a galaxy. Readers will catch a glimpse of the many stars and galaxies that make up the universe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Windmill Books, an imprint of Rosen Publishing 2019
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 523.1 DICSummary: "Space: A Visual Encyclopedia is completely revised and updated for 2020, with new images and information to cover the latest developments in all things space-y. From Space travel and exploration, to the wonders of the Solar System such as the Moon and the Sun, and the mysteries of the Universe such as dark matter and black holes, this book covers all you need to know about the cosmos. The most...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J520 SPASummary: What happens when astronomers send a fragile telescopic mirror to the edge of space-not aboard a rocket or satellite, but dangling from a huge balloon? This documentary provides the answers in a riveting story of cutting-edge physics, subfreezing launch sites, disastrous balloon trajectories, and scientists who refuse to give up. Dr. Mark Devlin of the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Barth...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: The Big Bang is a widely accepted theoretical model, but CERN's Large Hadron Collider offers something more tangible: creating the physical conditions surrounding the birth of the universe. This program introduces viewers to that experiment and to others under way around the world-all of them designed to increase our knowledge of the physical structure of the cosmos. Dr. Andy Kirk of the U.K....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: This program features Freeman Dyson, an elder statesman of the scientific community whose ideas are so original in scope that his colleagues coined the term "Dysonian" to describe any highly imaginative idea. Joining him are astrophysicist Sara Seagar, a rising star in planetary system research who studies large extra-solar planets; John Bahcall, a pioneer in neutrino astrophysics and the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Although gravity is the weakest of the fundamental forces, it is nevertheless the most universal-and the easiest to demonstrate! This program demystifies the properties and behavior of gravity with the help of real-world illustrations and animated graphics. Topics include the four fundamental forces or interactions; Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation; the physics involved in microgravity...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: This video reveals the immensity of space by showing how its vast distances are measured and by examining the strange effects of Einstein's Theory of Relativity on space travel. Topics include the units of measure in astronomy; how scientists estimate distances through parallax calculations, the inverse square law of light brightness, and the Cepheid variable, Doppler shift, and supernova...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: On September 30, 2010, a NASA space telescope called the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, completed its sweeping goal: to record observations of the entire sky in infrared light. The WISE science team is now sifting through the telescope's two million images to spot objects that no astronomer has ever seen before. WISE's most intriguing finds will include mysterious objects called...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Nuclear fusion has kept our Sun burning for five billion years. Might it be harnessed here on Earth as an energy source? This program illustrates the race to create artificial stars that can ensure humanity's earthbound survival. Several facilities and projects are profiled-including the Joint European Torus, or JET, which initiates nuclear fusion at a rate far higher than that inside the Sun;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Astronomers have detected hundreds of extrasolar planets in recent years, and the pace of discovery shows no sign of letting up. Are any of these far-off worlds comparable to Earth? This program visits observational sites around the globe in search of answers. Journeying to La Palma in the Canary Islands, the film examines sophisticated telescopes like the compact SuperWASP, a boon to exoplanet...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Although "little green men" belong in the menagerie of science fiction cliches, the search for extraterrestrial life is now taken seriously by many astronomers. This program follows veteran alien hunters-including the acknowledged master of the field, SETI founder Dr. Frank Drake-as they participate in one of the most exciting quests in science today. Researchers at the Allen Telescope Array, a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Beginning with the history of astronomy (Ptolemy, Copernicus, Giordano Bruno, Galileo), this program considers the mathematics of motion (velocity, acceleration); gravity (Kepler's discoveries, Newton's laws, center of gravity, astronomical units); the properties of stars (parallax, flux, luminosity, color, Hertzsprung-Russell diagram); relativity (Einstein's theories, speed of light,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: This Science Screen Report details the long history of speculation that led to theoretical awareness of black holes, as well as the eventual confirmation that they exist based on observations by the Hubble Space Telescope and terrestrial radio telescopes. The program presents solid discussions of the relationship these objects have to quantum particle behavior, antimatter, and the origins of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: The origins of the cosmos are shrouded in the distant past. But new discoveries may emerge in a place that is just as dark and obscure-buried, in fact, under 100 meters of Swiss bedrock. This program goes inside the massive research facility known as CERN to follow work undertaken with its Large Hadron Collider. Viewers learn about an experiment that forces sub-atomic particles to crash into...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: This video looks deep into space to learn how stars are born and how, eventually, they die. Each stage is covered: the formation of proto-stars, the nuclear ignition of main sequence stars, the cooling of red giants, the compaction of white dwarfs, and the final drama: death by burnout as a black dwarf or by supernova. Special attention is given to the Sun-its effect on the Earth, its projected...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This program surveys some of the 88 official constellations, from Orion, to the North Star, to the little-known 13th zodiac sign.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: What are the odds that life exists elsewhere in the universe, and what are we doing to find out? Topics in this video range from the meaning of the Drake Equation and assumptions being used to narrow the vast field of stars in which scientists are searching, to the Doppler and transit methods of discovering extrasolar planets, to three initiatives that will help pinpoint probable...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Is M theory Einstein's elusive "theory of everything"? In this program, visionary physicists Neil Turok, of Cambridge University; Burt Ovrut, of the University of Pennsylvania; Paul Steinhardt, of Princeton University; and others theorize on a revolutionary cosmology that explains what happened at the Big Bang-and in the process posit a continuum in which our universe is but one bubble among an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: The laws of physics are all well and good, but near-chaos apparently rules the cosmos. This program illustrates the extreme volatility of the forces at work in our universe, underscoring both the creative and destructive potential of celestial collisions, eruptions, and explosions. From awe-inspiring supernova bursts to fiery coronal mass ejections to careening asteroids that threaten our...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: String field theory pioneer Michio Kaku hosts this fascinating look at the cosmic landscape and its relationship to time. The program examines time's curious behavior on a wide range of scales-from atomic nuclei, in which particles can appear to be in two places at once, to black holes, which warp the fabric of space and squeeze time until it stands still. Demonstrating that time travel is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: In the darkness of space, invisible energy fills the vast regions between the stars. This video sheds light on intergalactic radio waves, microwaves, X-rays, deadly gamma rays, and other forms of energy not visible to the naked eye. Information on technology for seeing the invisible universe such as the Very Large Array radio telescope, the Infrared Astronomical Satellite, the Compton Gamma Ray...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: What is everywhere, not made of atoms, and can't be seen? Dark matter, says renowned astrophysicist David Spergel-but not everyone in the cosmological community is in agreement with him. This program presents the views of Spergel and other key figures in the debate, including Princeton University's P. James Peebles and Jeremiah Ostriker; Timothy Sumner, of Imperial College London;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Today's astronomers use more sophisticated "eyes" than stargazers of centuries past, but peering into the night sky remains the principal way of exploring the depths of space. This program features observatories and instruments that use state-of-the-art technology to provide glimpses of the distant cosmos. Journeying to Chile's Atacama Desert, home of the world's largest telescope, the film...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008