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1) Understanding the world's greatest structures: science and innovation from antiquity to modernity
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 12 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 204 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Description
"Understanding the World's Greatest Structures: Science and Innovation from Antiquity to Modernity -- a marvelous learning experience that takes you around the world and reveals the stories behind the most famous bridges, churches, skyscrapers, towers, and other structures from thousands of years of history. These 24 lectures take you on a fascinating and richly illustrated tour that deftly blends history and science to create an unforgettable survey...
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (535 min.) sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 132 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm), 1 transcript book (vi, 366 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Description
These 18 lavishly illustrated lectures that take you from our neighborhood of the solar system to the farthest reaches of space and time. Your guide is Professor David M. Meyer, an award-winning teacher, popular public speaker, and distinguished astronomer at Northwestern University.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 268 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Description
Learn how ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Indians, Chinese, and other cultures saw the sky and how the sun, moon, and stars were their clock, calendar, and compass. Constellations encoded their mythologies and the perfection of the heavens inspired religious and philosophical ideas, ultimately laying the foundation for modern science.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 720 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 347 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
Description
Everyone loves to see the beauty of the star-studded night sky, but how many of us understand what makes stars shine, where Saturn's rings come from, or why galaxies have their distinctive shapes. Observational astronomy excels at cataloging celestial objects, but it takes a more rigorous discipline to come up with physical explanations for them. That field is astrophysics, which uses the laws of physics to investigate everything beyond Earth. In...
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guidebook (228 pages)
Description
"An acclaimed physicist uses analogies to everyday life to teach the rules that govern the microscopic world of particles in this accessible introduction to quantum theory."
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