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Understanding the universe an introduction to astronomy

Introduction to astronomy (portion title)
Filippenko, Alexei V. (Author). Leven, Jon (film director.). Tate, Jay (Added Author). Rhoades, Zachary (film producer.). Teaching Company. (Added Author).

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).

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781598032741
  • ISBN: 1598032747
  • Physical Description: 16 videodiscs : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (viii, 562 pages).
    videodisc
    videorecording
  • Edition: 2nd edition.
  • Publisher: Chantilly, VA : Teaching Company, [2007]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Course no. 1810.
Lectures produced in 2007.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Guide includes bibliography (pages 551-555) and supplementary reading list (pages 556-562).
Formatted Contents Note: Part 8, Disc 15. Ripples in the cosmic background radiation ; The stuff of the cosmos ; Dark energy: quantum fluctuations? ; Dark energy: quintessence? ; Grand unification & theories of everything ; Searching for hidden dimensions -- Disc 16. The shape, size, and fate of the universe ; In the beginning ; The inflationary universe ; The ultimate free lunch? ; A universe of universes ; Reflections on life and the cosmos.
Restrictions on Access Note:
For home use or face-to-face teaching.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Producer, Zachary H. Rhoades ; academic content supervisor, Jay Tate ; director, Jon Leven ; camera, Jim Allen, Alexis Doty, Lonnie Anderson, Jack Dierken, Jared Bourgeouis, Will Savage.
Participant or Performer Note: Lecturer, Alex Filippenko.
Target Audience Note:
College students and adults.

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Subject: Cosmology
Astronomy
Planets
Galaxies
Extrasolar planets
Black holes (Astronomy)
Giant stars
Gravitational collapse
Stars with planets
Stars, New
Inflationary universe
Expanding universe
Solar system
Universe
Milky Way
Sun
Moon
Genre: Science films.
Nonfiction films.
Short films.
Educational films.
Lectures.

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  • 3 of 3 copies available at McDowell County Public Library.

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Old Fort Branch Library 520 FIL (Text)
: V1 AND V2 DVD LECTURES SHELVED SEPARATELY [ CM @ OLD_FORT ]
 37810435330260 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Old Fort Branch Library DVD 520 FIL V1 8DISC (Text)
: V2 AND COURSE GUIDEBOOK SHELVED SEPARATELY [ CM @ OLD_FORT ]
 37810435330245 Adult Video Nonfiction Available -
Old Fort Branch Library DVD 520 FIL V2 8DISC (Text)
: V1 AND COURSE GUIDEBOOK SHELVED SEPARATELY [ CM @ OLD_FORT ]
 37810435330252 Adult Video Nonfiction Available -
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