400 years of the telescope : a journey of science, technology and thought, PBS ; An Interstellar Studios production ; executive producers, Dan Koehler and Kris Koenig ; produced and directed by Kris Koenig ; writers, Donald Goldsmith, Kris Koenig and Albert Van Helden ; director, Kris Koenig, (videorecording)
The Resource 400 years of the telescope : a journey of science, technology and thought, PBS ; An Interstellar Studios production ; executive producers, Dan Koehler and Kris Koenig ; produced and directed by Kris Koenig ; writers, Donald Goldsmith, Kris Koenig and Albert Van Helden ; director, Kris Koenig, (videorecording)
400 years of the telescope : a journey of science, technology and thought, PBS ; An Interstellar Studios production ; executive producers, Dan Koehler and Kris Koenig ; produced and directed by Kris Koenig ; writers, Donald Goldsmith, Kris Koenig and Albert Van Helden ; director, Kris Koenig, (videorecording)
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The item 400 years of the telescope : a journey of science, technology and thought, PBS ; An Interstellar Studios production ; executive producers, Dan Koehler and Kris Koenig ; produced and directed by Kris Koenig ; writers, Donald Goldsmith, Kris Koenig and Albert Van Helden ; director, Kris Koenig, (videorecording) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Bemis Public Library.
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- Summary
- "The film features interviews with leading astrophysicists and cosmologists from the world's renowned universities and observatories, who explain concepts ranging from Galileo's act of revealing the cosmos with a simple telescope, to the latest discoveries in space, including startling new ideas about life on other planets and dark energy - a mysterious vacuum energy that is accelerating the expansion of the universe." - Container
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (57 min.)
- Note
- Originally broadcast on PBS in 2008
- Isbn
- 9780793670482
- Label
- 400 years of the telescope : a journey of science, technology and thought
- Title
- 400 years of the telescope
- Title remainder
- a journey of science, technology and thought
- Statement of responsibility
- PBS ; An Interstellar Studios production ; executive producers, Dan Koehler and Kris Koenig ; produced and directed by Kris Koenig ; writers, Donald Goldsmith, Kris Koenig and Albert Van Helden ; director, Kris Koenig
- Title variation
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- Four-hundred years of the telescope
- Journey of science, technology and thought
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The film features interviews with leading astrophysicists and cosmologists from the world's renowned universities and observatories, who explain concepts ranging from Galileo's act of revealing the cosmos with a simple telescope, to the latest discoveries in space, including startling new ideas about life on other planets and dark energy - a mysterious vacuum energy that is accelerating the expansion of the universe." - Container
- Cataloging source
- TEFMT
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- Credits note
- Director of photography, Scott Stender ; astrophotographer, Kris Koenig ; director of animation, Frank L. Pereira ; editor, Kimberly Generous White ; music composed by Mark Slater and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra
- Dewey number
- 681.4123
- Intended audience
- Not rated
- Language note
- Closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired
- LC call number
- QB88
- LC item number
- .F68 2009
- PerformerNote
- Narrator, Neil DeGrasse Tyson ; Galileo voices, Stefano Lecci, Francesca Gianni
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Koenig, Kris
- Goldsmith, Donald
- Van Helden, Albert
- Tyson, Neil deGrasse
- Slater, Mark
- Pereira, Frank L
- London Symphony Orchestra
- Interstellar Studios
- Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
- PBS Home Video
- Runtime
- 57
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Telescopes
- Space telescopes
- Copernicus, Nicolaus
- Galilei, Galileo
- Discoveries in science
- Cosmology
- Astronomy
- Astronomical observatories
- Target audience
- general
- Technique
- live action
- Label
- 400 years of the telescope : a journey of science, technology and thought, PBS ; An Interstellar Studios production ; executive producers, Dan Koehler and Kris Koenig ; produced and directed by Kris Koenig ; writers, Donald Goldsmith, Kris Koenig and Albert Van Helden ; director, Kris Koenig, (videorecording)
- Note
- Originally broadcast on PBS in 2008
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- stereophonic
- Control code
- ocn317890000
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (57 min.)
- Isbn
- 9780793670482
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 841887010498
- Other physical details
- sd., col.
- Publisher number
- FYET601
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
- (OCoLC)317890000
- System details
- DVD, region 1, widescreen (enhanced for 16:9 televisions); Dolby Digital stereo
- Terms governing use
- Includes limited public performance rights, whereby this video may be shown in a classroom, screened by a public group that is not charged for admission, or transmitted on a closed-circuit system within a building or a single campus.
- Video recording format
- DVD
- Label
- 400 years of the telescope : a journey of science, technology and thought, PBS ; An Interstellar Studios production ; executive producers, Dan Koehler and Kris Koenig ; produced and directed by Kris Koenig ; writers, Donald Goldsmith, Kris Koenig and Albert Van Helden ; director, Kris Koenig, (videorecording)
- Note
- Originally broadcast on PBS in 2008
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- stereophonic
- Control code
- ocn317890000
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (57 min.)
- Isbn
- 9780793670482
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 841887010498
- Other physical details
- sd., col.
- Publisher number
- FYET601
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
- (OCoLC)317890000
- System details
- DVD, region 1, widescreen (enhanced for 16:9 televisions); Dolby Digital stereo
- Terms governing use
- Includes limited public performance rights, whereby this video may be shown in a classroom, screened by a public group that is not charged for admission, or transmitted on a closed-circuit system within a building or a single campus.
- Video recording format
- DVD
Subject
- Astronomical observatories
- Astronomy
- Copernicus, Nicolaus, 1473-1543
- Cosmology
- Discoveries in science
- Documentary television programs
- Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642
- Science television programs
- Space telescopes
- Telescopes
- Television programs
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Genre
- Documentary television programs
- Science television programs
- Television programs
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
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