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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     More Content       More by this author     Summers, Frank.     Subjects     Celestial mechanics.     Astrophysics -- History -- 20th century.     Heliocentric astrology.     Planets -- Atmospheres.     Planets -- Observations.     Planets -- Geology.     Planetary rings.     Atmosphere, Upper -- Observations.     Comets.     Satellites.     Solar system.     Solar system -- Origin.     Sun.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Summers, Frank.       by title:      New frontiers [video...       by call number:      DVD 523.2 S955n     Search the Web     Summers, Frank.     Celestial mechanics.     Astrophysics -- History -- 20th century.     Heliocentric astrology.     Planets -- Atmospheres.     Planets -- Observations.     Planets -- Geology.     Planetary rings.     Atmosphere, Upper -- Observations.     Comets.     Satellites.     Solar system.     Solar system -- Origin.     Sun.       MARC Display

New frontiers [videorecording (DVD)] : modern perspectives on our solar system / Frank Summers. by Summers, Frank. Teaching Co., c2008. Call #: DVD 523.2 S955n Subjects Celestial mechanics.   Astrophysics -- History -- 20th century.   Heliocentric astrology.   Planets -- Atmospheres.   Planets -- Observations.   Planets -- Geology.   Planetary rings.   Atmosphere, Upper -- Observations.   Comets.   Satellites.   Solar system.   Solar system -- Origin.   Sun. Series Great courses (DVD)   Great courses (DVD). Science & mathematics. Astronomy. ISBN:  9781598034363 (set) Alternate title:  Great Courses. New frontiers [videorecording (DVD)] : modern perspectives on our solar system Modern perspectives on our solar system [videorecording (DVD)] Format:  [videorecording (DVD)] : Description:  4 videodiscs (ca. 12 hrs.) : digital sd., col. ; 12 cm. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 134 p. ; 21 cm.). Notes:  "24 lectures / 30 minutes per lecture"--Container. Book contains lecture transcripts and outlines, timeline, glossary, biographical notes, and bibliography. Home use only. Contents:  Disc 1. The 21st century solar system -- Geometry of the heavens -- Truth, beauty, and Heliocentrism -- Deducing the laws of motion -- Planetary predictions and scientific theory -- From observational evidence to discoveries. Disc 2. The space-age solar system -- The star of our solar system -- Planetary surfaces and natural wonders -- Craters, impacts, and cataclysms -- Journey to the centers of planets -- Structure and behavior of atmospheres. Disc 3. Weather on other worlds -- Solar systems and planetary consequences -- A myriad of moons -- Intricate ring systems of the giant planets -- Comets: the interplanetary nomads -- New outer realms: Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud. Disc 4. Pluto and the definition of planet -- Formation of the solar system -- Birthplaces of stars and planets -- Detecting planets around other stars -- Extrasolar planetary systems -- Life in our solar system and beyond. Performers:  Lecturer, Professor Frank Summers, astrophysicist at the Space Telescope Science Institute. Summary:  These 24 half-hour lectures increase our understanding of how our solar system has changed since 1990. Recent discoveries have uncovered a whole new class of objects among our planets, as well as the existence and details of planetary systems around other stars. This course explores the development of our knowledge of the solar system from the simple pondering of the motions in the sky to the latest discoveries of modern astrophysics. Genre:  Filmed lectures. Educational films. DVDs. Other authors:  Teaching Company. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Woodlawn Public Library Adult Nonfeature DVDs DVD 523.2 S955n Adult Dvds-21 Days Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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