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Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
"Dr. Carroll explains the subject of dark matter and dark energy in 24 lectures. He explains why scientists believe we live in a smooth, expanding universe that originated in a hot, dense state called the Big Bang. He describes the features of the infant universe that led to the large-scale structure we observe today. He takes you through the standard model of particle physics and shows how it provides the framework for understanding the interaction...
Author
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"Nearly everyone has heard of black holes, but few people outside of complex scientific fields understand their true nature and their implications for our universe. This lecture course makes this cosmological subject graspable, with 12 lavishly illustrated lectures by veteran Great Courses Professor Alex Filippenko, a distinguished astronomer and award-winning teacher at the University of California, Berkeley."--
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Be introduced to the wonders of the night sky, making casual stargazing or serious amateur astronomy a part of your life. Follows in the footsteps of Timothy Ferris' prior PBS specials The Creation of the Universe and Life Beyond Earth.
9) Cielo
Publisher
Juno Films
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Español
Description
"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, their mythic stories and existential queries with remarkable...
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Take an exhilarating, unprecedented 3D tour of the seven most amazing wonders of our solar system, beginning with a trip to Enceladus, one of Saturn's outer moons. Then venture to Saturn's famous rings, dive into Jupiter's Great Red Spot, soar through the Asteroid Belt, made of millions of rocks left over from the formation of the solar system, trek up Mount Olympus, the largest volcano located on Mars, and have a close encounter with the searing...
Series
Publisher
A&E Television Network
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
In this extraordinary program, the world's most renowned scientist tell the complete story of observatories from Stonehenge to the Hubble telescope. Historians introduce the men and women who battled public ridicule in the quest to unlock the secrets of the cosmos. And astronomers reveal the discoveries that may finally offer a glimpse at the very dawn of creation itself.
18) Atlas of the sky
Publisher
Space Holding Corp
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Atlas of the Sky contains more than 2 1/2 hours of original movies featuring dramatic, accurate visualizations of astronomical objects and phenomena to enrich your celestial explorations. World-renowned researchers provideup-to-date information on specific objects, their origins, orbital dynamics and fascinating features.
19) Ancient skies
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"With breath-taking CGI, beautiful landscape footage and some of the world's most important astronomical artifacts, Ancient Skies looks at the cosmos through the eyes of our ancestors, charting our changing views of the cosmos throughout history." --
