Edition |
Full screen. |
Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD; 2.0 stereo. |
Performer |
Narrator, Maurice LaMarche. |
Note |
"Funded in part by the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation and others." |
Summary |
"George Ellery Hale's epic quest to unravel the secrets of the cosmos, culminating with the construction in the 1930s and '40s of his million-pound 'Glass Giant' of Palomar--the Hale 200-inch Telescope"--Container. |
Contents |
Special features: In Hale's shadow--a fascinating look at future telescopes -- Teacher's guide -- Language: English stereo -- Subtitles: English. |
Credits |
Cinematography by Todd Mason ; edited by Todd and Robin Mason ; computer graphics, Todd Mason ; music, Richard Harvey. |
Language |
Closed-captioned. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Hale, George Ellery, 1868-1938.
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Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatories -- History.
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Reflecting telescopes -- California -- Palomar, Mount -- History.
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Telescopes -- Design and construction -- History.
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Genre/Form |
Science films.
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Documentary films.
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Added Author |
Mason, Todd.
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Mason, Robin.
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LaMarche, Maurice, 1958-
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PBS Home Video.
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Richard H. Driehaus Foundation.
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Added Title |
Palomar |
ISBN |
0793694906 |
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9780793694907 |
Standard No. |
841887009911 |
Music No. |
JOUP601 PBS Home Video |
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