Description |
2 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 85 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.). |
Series |
The great courses (DVD). Science & mathematics. Astronomy |
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Great courses (DVD). Science & mathematics. Astronomy.
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System Details |
DVD. |
Bibliography |
Guidebook includes bibliography (pages 76-85). |
Performer |
Lecturer, Edward M. Murphy. |
Credits |
Editor, Dan Shine. |
Summary |
Presents 12 lectures (ca. 30 min. each) by Edward M. Murphy on astronomy. |
Note |
Course no. 1846. |
Audience |
College students and adults. |
Note |
Lectures produced in 2007. |
Access |
For home use or face-to-face teaching. |
Contents |
The constellations and their stars -- Seeing and navigating the sky : using binoculars and backyard telescopes -- Observing the moon and the sun -- Observing the planets with a telescope -- Meteor showers, comets, eclipses, and more -- The northern sky and the north celestial pole -- The fall sky -- The winter sky -- The spring sky -- The summer sky -- The southern sky and the milky way. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Astronomy.
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Added Author |
Murphy, Edward M. (Edward Michael)
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Rhoades, Zachary H.
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Tate, Jay.
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Jupiterimages Corporation.
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Teaching Company.
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ISBN |
159803667X |
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9781598036671 |
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9780961320751 |
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0961320753 |
Standard No. |
721212213070 |
Music No. |
1846 Teaching Company |
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ID1846A-01 Teaching Company |
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