The Resource Understanding the universe : an introduction to astronomy, [taught by] Alexei V. Filippenko ; producer, Zachary H. Rhoades ; academic content supervisor, Jay Tate ; director, Jon Leven
Understanding the universe : an introduction to astronomy, [taught by] Alexei V. Filippenko ; producer, Zachary H. Rhoades ; academic content supervisor, Jay Tate ; director, Jon Leven
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The item Understanding the universe : an introduction to astronomy, [taught by] Alexei V. Filippenko ; producer, Zachary H. Rhoades ; academic content supervisor, Jay Tate ; director, Jon Leven represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Portland Public Library.
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- Summary
- Ninety-six lectures, divided into ten sections, are designed to provide a non-technical description of modern astronomy, including the structure and evolution of planets, stars, galaxies, and the universe as a whole. Updated edition integrates discoveries reported in the 2003 course and includes recent findings (through mid-2006)
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Extent
- 16 videodiscs (48 hr.)
- Note
-
- Course no. 1810
- Lectures produced in 2007
- Contents
-
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Bright objects in the night sky.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Fainter phenomena in the night sky.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Our sky through binoculars and telescopes.
- (ca. 30 min.)
- Disc 2.
- The celestial sphere.
- (ca. 33 min.)
- pt. 1.
- The reason for the seasons.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Lunar phases and eerie lunar eclipses.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Glorious total solar eclipses.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- More eclipse tales.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Early studies of the solar system.
- (ca. 29 min.)
- Observing the heavens: Celestial sights for everyone. ;
- Disc 1.
- A grand tour of the cosmos.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- The rainbow connection.
- (ca. 30 min.)
- Sunrise, sunset.
- On the shoulders of giants.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Surveying space and time.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Scale models of the universe.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Disc 4.
- Observing the heavens : Basic concepts and tools.
- Light: the supreme informant.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- pt. 2.
- The wave-particle duality of light.
- (ca. 30 min.)
- The colors of stars.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- The fingerprints of atoms.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Modern telescopes.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- A better set of eyes.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Disc 3.
- The geocentric universe.
- (ca. 30 min.)
- Galileo and the Copernican revolution.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Refinements to the heliocentric model.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Mercury and Venus.
- (ca. 33 min.)
- Of Mars and martians.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Jupiter and its amazing moons.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Disc 6.
- Magnificent Saturn.
- (ca. 30 min.)
- pt. 3.
- Uranus and Neptune, the small giants.
- (ca. 30 min.)
- Pluto and its cousins.
- (ca. 30 min.)
- Asteroids and dwarf planets.
- (ca. 33 min.)
- Comets: gorgeous pimordial snowballs.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Catastrophic collisons.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Contents of the Universe : Our solar system.
- Disc 5.
- Our sun, the nearest star.
- (ca. 30 min.)
- The Earth, third rock from the sun.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Our moon, Earth's nearest neighbor.
- Life beyond the Earth.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- The search for extraterrestrials.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Special relativity and interstellar travel.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Disc 8.
- Contents of the universe : Stars and their lives.
- Stars: distant suns.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- pt. 4.
- The intrinsic brightnesses of stars.
- (ca. 30 min.)
- The diverse sizes of stars.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Binary stars and stellar masses.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Star clusters, ages, and remote distances.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- How stars shine: nature's nuclear reactors.
- (ca. 30 min.)
- Disc 7.
- The formation of planetary systems.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Contents of the universe : Other planetary systems.
- The quest for other planetary systems.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Extra-solar planets galore! (ca. 31 min.)
- White dwarfs and nova eruptions.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Exploding stars: celestial fireworks.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- White dwarf supernovae: stealing to explode.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Disc 10.
- Contents of the universe: Stellar explosions and black holes.
- Core-collapse supernovae: gravity wins.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- pt. 5.
- The brightest supernova in nearly 400 years.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- The corpses of massive stars.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Einstein's general theory of relativity.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Warping of space and time.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Black holes: abandon hope, ye who enter.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Disc 9.
- Solar neutrinos: probes of the sun's core.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Brown dwarfs and free-floating planets.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Our sun's briliant future.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Quantum physics and black-hole evaporation.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Enigmatic gamma-ray bursts.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Birth cries of black holes.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Disc 12.
- Contents of the universe : The Milky Way and other galaxies.
- Our home: the Milky Way Galaxy.
- (ca. 30 min.)
- pt. 6.
- Structure of the Milky Way Galaxy.
- (ca. 30 min.)
- Other galaxies: "Island universes".
- (ca. 30 min.)
- The dark side of matter.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Cosmology: The universe as a whole.
- Cosmic expansion and distant galaxies.
- Cosmology: the really big picture.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Disc 11.
- Expansion of the universe and the big bang.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- The quest for black holes.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Imagining the journey to a black hole.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Wormholes: gateways to other universes?
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Cosmic powerhouses of the distant past.
- (ca. 31; min.)
- Supermassive black holes.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Feeding the monster.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Disc 14.
- Cosmology: The universe as a whole.
- The structure and evolution of the universe.
- The paradox of the dark night sky.
- pt. 7.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- The age of the universe.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- When geometry is destiny.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- The mass density of the universe.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Einstein's biggest blunder?
- (ca. 31 min.)
- The afterglow of the big bang.
- Disc 13.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Searching for distant galaxies.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- The evolution of galaxies.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Active galaxies and quasars.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Dark energy: quintessence?
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Grand unification & theories of everything.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Searching for hidden dimensions.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Disc 16.
- Cosmology: The universe as a whole.
- The birth of the cosmos, and other frontiers.
- The shape, size, and fate of the universe.
- pt. 8.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- In the beginning.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- The inflationary universe.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- The ultimate free lunch?
- (ca. 32 min.)
- A universe of universes.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Reflections on life and the cosmos.
- Disc 15.
- (ca. 30 min.)
- Ripples in the cosmic background radiation.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- The stuff of the cosmos.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Dark energy: quantum fluctuations?
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Isbn
- 9781598032741
- Label
- Understanding the universe : an introduction to astronomy
- Title
- Understanding the universe
- Title remainder
- an introduction to astronomy
- Statement of responsibility
- [taught by] Alexei V. Filippenko ; producer, Zachary H. Rhoades ; academic content supervisor, Jay Tate ; director, Jon Leven
- Title variation
- Introduction to astronomy
- Subject
-
- Astronomy
- Black holes (Astronomy)
- Black holes (Astronomy)
- Cosmology
- Cosmology
- Deep space -- Milky Way
- Educational films
- Educational films
- Expanding universe
- Expanding universe
- Extrasolar planets
- Extrasolar planets
- Filmed lectures
- Astronomy
- Galaxies
- Galaxies
- Giant stars
- Giant stars
- Gravitational collapse
- Gravitational collapse
- Inflationary universe
- Inflationary universe
- Milky Way
- Moon
- Moon
- Planets
- Planets
- Science films
- Science films
- Solar system
- Solar system
- Stars with planets
- Stars with planets
- Stars, New
- Stars, New
- Sun
- Sun
- Universe
- Universe
- Filmed lectures
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Ninety-six lectures, divided into ten sections, are designed to provide a non-technical description of modern astronomy, including the structure and evolution of planets, stars, galaxies, and the universe as a whole. Updated edition integrates discoveries reported in the 2003 course and includes recent findings (through mid-2006)
- Related
-
- Observing the heavens, Celestial sights for everyone
- Contents of the universe, Other planetary systems
- Contents of the universe, Our solar system
- Contents of the universe, Stars and their lives
- Contents of the universe, Stellar explosions and black holes
- Cosmology: The universe as a whole, Birth of the cosmos, and other frontiers
- Cosmology: The universe as a whole, Cosmic expansion and distant galaxies
- Cosmology: The universe as a whole, Structure and evolution of the universe
- Observing the heavens, Basic concepts and tools
- Contents of the universe, Milky Way and other galaxies
- Cataloging source
- JRY
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Filippenko, Alexei V
- Credits note
- Camera, Jim Allen, Alexis Doty, Lonnie Anderson, Jack Dierken, Jared Bourgeouis, Will Savage
- Intended audience
- College students and adults
- PerformerNote
- Lecturer, Alex Filippenko
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
-
- Leven, Jon
- Tate, Jay
- Rhoades, Zachary H
- Teaching Company
- Runtime
- 0
- Series statement
- Great courses
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Cosmology
- Astronomy
- Solar system
- Universe
- Milky Way
- Planets
- Galaxies
- Extrasolar planets
- Black holes (Astronomy)
- Sun
- Moon
- Giant stars
- Gravitational collapse
- Stars with planets
- Stars, New
- Inflationary universe
- Expanding universe
- Astronomy
- Black holes (Astronomy)
- Cosmology
- Expanding universe
- Extrasolar planets
- Galaxies
- Giant stars
- Gravitational collapse
- Inflationary universe
- Planets
- Stars, New
- Stars with planets
- Deep space
- Moon
- Solar system
- Sun
- Universe
- Target audience
- adult
- Technique
- live action
- Label
- Understanding the universe : an introduction to astronomy, [taught by] Alexei V. Filippenko ; producer, Zachary H. Rhoades ; academic content supervisor, Jay Tate ; director, Jon Leven
- Note
-
- Course no. 1810
- Lectures produced in 2007
- Accompanying material
- 1 course guidebook (viii, 562 pages).
- Bibliography note
- Guide includes bibliography (pages 551-555) and supplementary reading list (p. 556-562)
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- Contents
-
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Bright objects in the night sky.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Fainter phenomena in the night sky.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Our sky through binoculars and telescopes.
- (ca. 30 min.)
- Disc 2.
- The celestial sphere.
- (ca. 33 min.)
- pt. 1.
- The reason for the seasons.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Lunar phases and eerie lunar eclipses.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Glorious total solar eclipses.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- More eclipse tales.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Early studies of the solar system.
- (ca. 29 min.)
- Observing the heavens: Celestial sights for everyone. ;
- Disc 1.
- A grand tour of the cosmos.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- The rainbow connection.
- (ca. 30 min.)
- Sunrise, sunset.
- On the shoulders of giants.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Surveying space and time.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Scale models of the universe.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Disc 4.
- Observing the heavens : Basic concepts and tools.
- Light: the supreme informant.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- pt. 2.
- The wave-particle duality of light.
- (ca. 30 min.)
- The colors of stars.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- The fingerprints of atoms.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Modern telescopes.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- A better set of eyes.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Disc 3.
- The geocentric universe.
- (ca. 30 min.)
- Galileo and the Copernican revolution.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Refinements to the heliocentric model.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Mercury and Venus.
- (ca. 33 min.)
- Of Mars and martians.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Jupiter and its amazing moons.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Disc 6.
- Magnificent Saturn.
- (ca. 30 min.)
- pt. 3.
- Uranus and Neptune, the small giants.
- (ca. 30 min.)
- Pluto and its cousins.
- (ca. 30 min.)
- Asteroids and dwarf planets.
- (ca. 33 min.)
- Comets: gorgeous pimordial snowballs.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Catastrophic collisons.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Contents of the Universe : Our solar system.
- Disc 5.
- Our sun, the nearest star.
- (ca. 30 min.)
- The Earth, third rock from the sun.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Our moon, Earth's nearest neighbor.
- Life beyond the Earth.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- The search for extraterrestrials.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Special relativity and interstellar travel.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Disc 8.
- Contents of the universe : Stars and their lives.
- Stars: distant suns.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- pt. 4.
- The intrinsic brightnesses of stars.
- (ca. 30 min.)
- The diverse sizes of stars.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Binary stars and stellar masses.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Star clusters, ages, and remote distances.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- How stars shine: nature's nuclear reactors.
- (ca. 30 min.)
- Disc 7.
- The formation of planetary systems.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Contents of the universe : Other planetary systems.
- The quest for other planetary systems.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Extra-solar planets galore! (ca. 31 min.)
- White dwarfs and nova eruptions.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Exploding stars: celestial fireworks.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- White dwarf supernovae: stealing to explode.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Disc 10.
- Contents of the universe: Stellar explosions and black holes.
- Core-collapse supernovae: gravity wins.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- pt. 5.
- The brightest supernova in nearly 400 years.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- The corpses of massive stars.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Einstein's general theory of relativity.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Warping of space and time.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Black holes: abandon hope, ye who enter.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Disc 9.
- Solar neutrinos: probes of the sun's core.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Brown dwarfs and free-floating planets.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Our sun's briliant future.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Quantum physics and black-hole evaporation.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Enigmatic gamma-ray bursts.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Birth cries of black holes.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Disc 12.
- Contents of the universe : The Milky Way and other galaxies.
- Our home: the Milky Way Galaxy.
- (ca. 30 min.)
- pt. 6.
- Structure of the Milky Way Galaxy.
- (ca. 30 min.)
- Other galaxies: "Island universes".
- (ca. 30 min.)
- The dark side of matter.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Cosmology: The universe as a whole.
- Cosmic expansion and distant galaxies.
- Cosmology: the really big picture.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Disc 11.
- Expansion of the universe and the big bang.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- The quest for black holes.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Imagining the journey to a black hole.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Wormholes: gateways to other universes?
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Cosmic powerhouses of the distant past.
- (ca. 31; min.)
- Supermassive black holes.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Feeding the monster.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Disc 14.
- Cosmology: The universe as a whole.
- The structure and evolution of the universe.
- The paradox of the dark night sky.
- pt. 7.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- The age of the universe.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- When geometry is destiny.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- The mass density of the universe.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Einstein's biggest blunder?
- (ca. 31 min.)
- The afterglow of the big bang.
- Disc 13.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Searching for distant galaxies.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- The evolution of galaxies.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Active galaxies and quasars.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Dark energy: quintessence?
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Grand unification & theories of everything.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Searching for hidden dimensions.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Disc 16.
- Cosmology: The universe as a whole.
- The birth of the cosmos, and other frontiers.
- The shape, size, and fate of the universe.
- pt. 8.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- In the beginning.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- The inflationary universe.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- The ultimate free lunch?
- (ca. 32 min.)
- A universe of universes.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Reflections on life and the cosmos.
- Disc 15.
- (ca. 30 min.)
- Ripples in the cosmic background radiation.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- The stuff of the cosmos.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Dark energy: quantum fluctuations?
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Control code
- 84846466
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- 4 3/4 in. +
- Dimensions
- other
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Extent
- 16 videodiscs (48 hr.)
- Governing access note
- For home use or face-to-face teaching
- Isbn
- 9781598032741
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- Label
- Understanding the universe : an introduction to astronomy, [taught by] Alexei V. Filippenko ; producer, Zachary H. Rhoades ; academic content supervisor, Jay Tate ; director, Jon Leven
- Note
-
- Course no. 1810
- Lectures produced in 2007
- Accompanying material
- 1 course guidebook (viii, 562 pages).
- Bibliography note
- Guide includes bibliography (pages 551-555) and supplementary reading list (p. 556-562)
- Carrier category
-
- videodisc
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
-
- rdacarrier
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Bright objects in the night sky.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Fainter phenomena in the night sky.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Our sky through binoculars and telescopes.
- (ca. 30 min.)
- Disc 2.
- The celestial sphere.
- (ca. 33 min.)
- pt. 1.
- The reason for the seasons.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Lunar phases and eerie lunar eclipses.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Glorious total solar eclipses.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- More eclipse tales.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Early studies of the solar system.
- (ca. 29 min.)
- Observing the heavens: Celestial sights for everyone. ;
- Disc 1.
- A grand tour of the cosmos.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- The rainbow connection.
- (ca. 30 min.)
- Sunrise, sunset.
- On the shoulders of giants.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Surveying space and time.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Scale models of the universe.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Disc 4.
- Observing the heavens : Basic concepts and tools.
- Light: the supreme informant.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- pt. 2.
- The wave-particle duality of light.
- (ca. 30 min.)
- The colors of stars.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- The fingerprints of atoms.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Modern telescopes.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- A better set of eyes.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Disc 3.
- The geocentric universe.
- (ca. 30 min.)
- Galileo and the Copernican revolution.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Refinements to the heliocentric model.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Mercury and Venus.
- (ca. 33 min.)
- Of Mars and martians.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Jupiter and its amazing moons.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Disc 6.
- Magnificent Saturn.
- (ca. 30 min.)
- pt. 3.
- Uranus and Neptune, the small giants.
- (ca. 30 min.)
- Pluto and its cousins.
- (ca. 30 min.)
- Asteroids and dwarf planets.
- (ca. 33 min.)
- Comets: gorgeous pimordial snowballs.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Catastrophic collisons.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Contents of the Universe : Our solar system.
- Disc 5.
- Our sun, the nearest star.
- (ca. 30 min.)
- The Earth, third rock from the sun.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Our moon, Earth's nearest neighbor.
- Life beyond the Earth.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- The search for extraterrestrials.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Special relativity and interstellar travel.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Disc 8.
- Contents of the universe : Stars and their lives.
- Stars: distant suns.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- pt. 4.
- The intrinsic brightnesses of stars.
- (ca. 30 min.)
- The diverse sizes of stars.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Binary stars and stellar masses.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Star clusters, ages, and remote distances.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- How stars shine: nature's nuclear reactors.
- (ca. 30 min.)
- Disc 7.
- The formation of planetary systems.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Contents of the universe : Other planetary systems.
- The quest for other planetary systems.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Extra-solar planets galore! (ca. 31 min.)
- White dwarfs and nova eruptions.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Exploding stars: celestial fireworks.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- White dwarf supernovae: stealing to explode.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Disc 10.
- Contents of the universe: Stellar explosions and black holes.
- Core-collapse supernovae: gravity wins.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- pt. 5.
- The brightest supernova in nearly 400 years.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- The corpses of massive stars.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Einstein's general theory of relativity.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Warping of space and time.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Black holes: abandon hope, ye who enter.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Disc 9.
- Solar neutrinos: probes of the sun's core.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Brown dwarfs and free-floating planets.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Our sun's briliant future.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Quantum physics and black-hole evaporation.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Enigmatic gamma-ray bursts.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Birth cries of black holes.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Disc 12.
- Contents of the universe : The Milky Way and other galaxies.
- Our home: the Milky Way Galaxy.
- (ca. 30 min.)
- pt. 6.
- Structure of the Milky Way Galaxy.
- (ca. 30 min.)
- Other galaxies: "Island universes".
- (ca. 30 min.)
- The dark side of matter.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Cosmology: The universe as a whole.
- Cosmic expansion and distant galaxies.
- Cosmology: the really big picture.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Disc 11.
- Expansion of the universe and the big bang.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- The quest for black holes.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Imagining the journey to a black hole.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Wormholes: gateways to other universes?
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Cosmic powerhouses of the distant past.
- (ca. 31; min.)
- Supermassive black holes.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Feeding the monster.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Disc 14.
- Cosmology: The universe as a whole.
- The structure and evolution of the universe.
- The paradox of the dark night sky.
- pt. 7.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- The age of the universe.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- When geometry is destiny.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- The mass density of the universe.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Einstein's biggest blunder?
- (ca. 31 min.)
- The afterglow of the big bang.
- Disc 13.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Searching for distant galaxies.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- The evolution of galaxies.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Active galaxies and quasars.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Dark energy: quintessence?
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Grand unification & theories of everything.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Searching for hidden dimensions.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Disc 16.
- Cosmology: The universe as a whole.
- The birth of the cosmos, and other frontiers.
- The shape, size, and fate of the universe.
- pt. 8.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- In the beginning.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- The inflationary universe.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- The ultimate free lunch?
- (ca. 32 min.)
- A universe of universes.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Reflections on life and the cosmos.
- Disc 15.
- (ca. 30 min.)
- Ripples in the cosmic background radiation.
- (ca. 31 min.)
- The stuff of the cosmos.
- (ca. 32 min.)
- Dark energy: quantum fluctuations?
- (ca. 31 min.)
- Control code
- 84846466
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. +
- Dimensions
- other
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Extent
- 16 videodiscs (48 hr.)
- Governing access note
- For home use or face-to-face teaching
- Isbn
- 9781598032741
- Media category
-
- video
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
-
- rdamedia
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- n
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other physical details
- sound, color
- Publisher number
- 1810
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
- (OCoLC)84846466
- System details
- DVD
- Video recording format
- DVD
Subject
- Astronomy
- Black holes (Astronomy)
- Black holes (Astronomy)
- Cosmology
- Cosmology
- Deep space -- Milky Way
- Educational films
- Educational films
- Expanding universe
- Expanding universe
- Extrasolar planets
- Extrasolar planets
- Filmed lectures
- Astronomy
- Galaxies
- Galaxies
- Giant stars
- Giant stars
- Gravitational collapse
- Gravitational collapse
- Inflationary universe
- Inflationary universe
- Milky Way
- Moon
- Moon
- Planets
- Planets
- Science films
- Science films
- Solar system
- Solar system
- Stars with planets
- Stars with planets
- Stars, New
- Stars, New
- Sun
- Sun
- Universe
- Universe
- Filmed lectures
Genre
Member of
Related
- Observing the heavens, Celestial sights for everyone
- Contents of the universe, Other planetary systems
- Contents of the universe, Our solar system
- Contents of the universe, Stars and their lives
- Contents of the universe, Stellar explosions and black holes
- Cosmology: The universe as a whole, Birth of the cosmos, and other frontiers
- Cosmology: The universe as a whole, Cosmic expansion and distant galaxies
- Cosmology: The universe as a whole, Structure and evolution of the universe
- Observing the heavens, Basic concepts and tools
- Contents of the universe, Milky Way and other galaxies
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