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A visual guide to the universe [videorecording (DVD)] / David M. Meyer.

by Meyer, David Michael, 1958-

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Teaching Company, 2014.

DVD 523.1 M612v

Great courses (DVD). Science & mathematics. Astronomy.

Great courses (DVD)

Alternate title:

Great Courses. A visual guide to the universe [videorecording (DVD)]

[videorecording (DVD)] /

3 videodiscs (535 min.) 5.1 Dolby digital sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 12 cm. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 132 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)

"The Great Courses has partnered with the Smithsonian to create unique and fascinating educational experiences, such as this visually stunning series..."--Container.

Course no. 1893.

"18 lectures / 30 minutes per lecture"--Container.

Course guidebook includes course scope, lecture guides and bibliography (pages 127-132).

"Smithsonian®"--Container's cover.

"The Great Courses has teamed up with The Smithsonian - the world's largest museum and research complex - to create unique and fascinating educational experiences. Combining the legendary collections of The Smithsonian with the powerful and comprehensive approach of The Great Courses, this partnership will bring you a new kind of engaging learning experience."--From www.thegreatcourses.com/.

Closed-captioned.

Disc 1. Probing the cosmos from space (26 min.) -- The magnetic beauty of the active sun (28 min.) -- Mars: water and the search for life (29 min.) -- Vesta and the asteroid belt (29 min.) -- Saturn: the rings of enchantment (29 min.) -- The ice moons Europa and Enceladus (27 min.) -- Disc 2. The search for other Earths (31 min.) -- The Swan Nebula (31 min.) -- The Seven Sisters and their stardust veil (30 min.) -- Future supernova, Eta Carinae (31 min.) -- Runaway star, Zeta Ophiuchi (30 min.) -- The center of the Milky Way (31 min.) -- Disc 3. The Andromeda Galaxy (30 min.) -- Hubble's Galaxy zoo (30 min.) -- The brightest quasar (30 min.) -- The dark side of the bullet cluster (31 min.) -- The cosmic reach of gamma-ray bursts (29 min.) -- The afterglow of the Big Bang (33 min.).

Professor David M. Meyer, Northwestern University ; producer/editor, Derek Knight, Courtney Westphal ; director, Jonathan D. Leven, Jim Allen.

Lecturer: Professor David M. Meyer, Northwestern University.

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.

Filmed lectures.

Educational films.

Films for the hearing impaired.

Teaching Company.

Smithsonian Institution.

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