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Mount St. Helens: Out of the Ash
In 1980, after 123 years of slumber, Mount St. Helens erupted, destroying 200 square miles of forest and much of the life in the surrounding area. This program provides an in-depth scientific analysis of this historic event-the actual eruption, its g...(more details) |
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Mechanics in Action
This program uses computer graphics and live demonstrations to introduce Newton's laws and their application for solving problems in mechanics. Aristotle's model of force and motion is compared with Newton's. Amusement park rides, an antique car, and...(more details) |
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From Stonehenge to Hubble: Looking to the Stars
Animation and historical footage trace the progress of astronomy from megalithic observatories through the genius of Isaac Newton, to the Hubble telescope. The Hubble's eye, a tour de force in astronomy tools, is used to describe how telescopes work ...(more details) |
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Space Explorers: A History of the Last Frontier
Using rarely seen footage, this program traces the history of human space exploration from Yuri Gagarin's first orbit of Earth, through the moon landings, to the present-day Shuttle program and Mir. Also discussed are how scientists get things into o...(more details) |
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The Space Telescope
In April of 1990, NASA launched an instrument likely to revolutionize astronomy as much as the telescope did centuries ago. This program describes the space telescope and its spectacular images, as well as the operation of this orbital observatory an...(more details) |
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