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Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
In 1760, Guillaume le Gentil sets out on a quest through the oceans of India, to document the transit of Venus at the request of the King. The weather is turbulent, the seas are rough, but Guillaume's determination will conquer all. In 2012, divorced estate agent Xavier Lemercier finds Guillaume's telescope by chance in a cupboard in one of his old apartments. While looking out across the city, the telescope falls on the window of a beautiful brunette...
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Join our friendly team of astronauts as they prepare for lift-off. Explore the wonders of space travel-from rocket launchers to zero gravity. Discover all about the powerful telescopes that help scientists uncover the mysteries of the universe and take a glimpse at some of the incredible images that they have recorded. Have you ever wondered what life on the International Space Station is like? Find out the answer to this and so much more in this...
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Takes viewers on a global adventure of discovery, dramatizing the inNovations in technology and the achievements in science that have marked the rich history of the telescope. Then Nova turns its attention to a new generation of ever-larger telescopes, poised to reveal answers to longstanding questions about our universe.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Revised edition.
Language
English
Description
"Galileo has been referred to as the father of modern science. Even though he didn't invent the very first telescope, he did invent the first telescope that could see into space. This book features Galileo's process of altering the telescope, as well as the how STEM concepts helped him make his discoveries. Readers will learn about Galileo's early life and how his discoveries have affected the way we understand Earth's place in the solar system. Full-color...
75) Stargazing
Series
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
400 years of the telescope: "The film features interviews with leading astrophysicists and cosmologists from the world's renowned universities and observatories, who explain concepts ranging from Galileo's act of revealing the cosmos with a simple telescope, to the latest discoveries in space, including startling new ideas about life on other planets and dark energy - a mysterious vacuum energy that is accelerating the expansion of the universe."--Container.
Hubble's...
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
This two-part film tells the story of the search for extraterrestrial life. New discoveries about the origins of life are combined with recent revelations about the nature of the sun's planets and their moons to seek out possible home for life in our solar system and beyond. The film also explains why some scientists believe there is abundant life throughout the universe, and shows how radiotelescopes may be the way we can connect with alien civilizations....
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"In July 2022, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope released its first images, looking further back in time than ever before to show the universe in stunningly beautiful detail. But that was just the beginning. With tons of new data and spectacular images flooding in, Webb is allowing scientists to peer deep in time to try to answer some of astronomy's biggest questions. When--and how--did the first stars and galaxies form? And can we see the fingerprints...
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