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- catalog abstract "Prof. Alex Filippenko presents lectures for a course which is designed to provide a non-technical description of modern astronomy, including the structure and evolution of planets, stars, galsxies, and the universe as a whole.".
- catalog alternative "Introduction to astronomy".
- catalog contributor b13110433.
- catalog contributor b13110434.
- catalog created "c1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "c1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1998.".
- catalog description "DVD video.".
- catalog description "Prof. Alex Filippenko presents lectures for a course which is designed to provide a non-technical description of modern astronomy, including the structure and evolution of planets, stars, galsxies, and the universe as a whole.".
- catalog description "pt. I. Unlocking the secrets of the universe. Lecture 1. A grand tour of the cosmos. Lecture 2. Journey through space and time. Lecture 3. Light : the supreme informant. Lecture 4. The fingerprints of atoms. Lecture 5. Tools of the trade. Lecture 6. Space telescopes and the celestial sphere. Lecture 7. Our sun, the nearest star. Lecture 8. Lunar phases and glorious eclipses (2 discs) -- pt. II. The solar system. Lecture 9. The early history of astronomy. Lecture 10. The Copernican revolution. Lecture 11. On the shoulders of giants. Lecture 12. One small step : the Earth and Moon. Lecture 13. Paradise lost : Venus and Mars. Lecture 14. Planetary behemoths : Jupiter and Saturn. Lecture 15. Distant worlds and solar system debris. Lecture 16. Comets and catastrophic collisions (2 siscs) --".
- catalog description "pt. III. The stars and their lives. Lecture 17. Distant suns. Lecture 18. Social stars : binaries and clusters. Lecture 19. Nature's nuclear reactors. Lecture 20. The fate of our sun. Lecture 21. Exploding stars : celestial fireworks. Lecture 22. The corpses of massive stars. Lecture 23. Hearts of darkness. Lecture 24. The quest for black holes (2 discs) -- pt. IV. A universe of galaxies. Lecture 25. Starting at home : the Milky Way. Lecture 26. One giant leap : other galaxies. Lecture 27. The dark side of matter. Lecture 28. The birth and life of galaxies. Lecture 29. Quasars, cosmic powerhouses. Lecture 30. In the belly of the beast. Lecture 31. Are we alone? : The search begins. Lecture 32. Communicating with extraterrestrials (2 discs) --".
- catalog description "pt. V. The birth and life of the universe. Lecture 33. The expansion of the universe. Lecture 34. The age of the universe. Lecture 35. The geometry and fate of the universe. Lecture 36. Einstein's biggest blunder? Lecture 37. Echoes of the big bang. Lecture 38. In the beginning. Lecture 39. The ultimate free lunch? Lecture 40. A universe of universes (2 discs)".
- catalog extent "5 pts. in 10 videodiscs (ca. 1,800 min.) :".
- catalog isPartOf "Great courses (DVD)".
- catalog isPartOf "Great courses".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "c1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Chantilly, Va. : Teaching Company,".
- catalog requires "DVD video.".
- catalog subject "Astronomy.".
- catalog subject "Cosmology.".
- catalog subject "Science films.".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. I. Unlocking the secrets of the universe. Lecture 1. A grand tour of the cosmos. Lecture 2. Journey through space and time. Lecture 3. Light : the supreme informant. Lecture 4. The fingerprints of atoms. Lecture 5. Tools of the trade. Lecture 6. Space telescopes and the celestial sphere. Lecture 7. Our sun, the nearest star. Lecture 8. Lunar phases and glorious eclipses (2 discs) -- pt. II. The solar system. Lecture 9. The early history of astronomy. Lecture 10. The Copernican revolution. Lecture 11. On the shoulders of giants. Lecture 12. One small step : the Earth and Moon. Lecture 13. Paradise lost : Venus and Mars. Lecture 14. Planetary behemoths : Jupiter and Saturn. Lecture 15. Distant worlds and solar system debris. Lecture 16. Comets and catastrophic collisions (2 siscs) --".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. III. The stars and their lives. Lecture 17. Distant suns. Lecture 18. Social stars : binaries and clusters. Lecture 19. Nature's nuclear reactors. Lecture 20. The fate of our sun. Lecture 21. Exploding stars : celestial fireworks. Lecture 22. The corpses of massive stars. Lecture 23. Hearts of darkness. Lecture 24. The quest for black holes (2 discs) -- pt. IV. A universe of galaxies. Lecture 25. Starting at home : the Milky Way. Lecture 26. One giant leap : other galaxies. Lecture 27. The dark side of matter. Lecture 28. The birth and life of galaxies. Lecture 29. Quasars, cosmic powerhouses. Lecture 30. In the belly of the beast. Lecture 31. Are we alone? : The search begins. Lecture 32. Communicating with extraterrestrials (2 discs) --".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. V. The birth and life of the universe. Lecture 33. The expansion of the universe. Lecture 34. The age of the universe. Lecture 35. The geometry and fate of the universe. Lecture 36. Einstein's biggest blunder? Lecture 37. Echoes of the big bang. Lecture 38. In the beginning. Lecture 39. The ultimate free lunch? Lecture 40. A universe of universes (2 discs)".
- catalog title "Introduction to astronomy".
- catalog title "Understanding the universe [videorecording] : an introduction to astronomy / [lecture by] Alex Filippenko ; [produced by] the Teaching Company.".
- catalog type "DVD-Video discs. lcsh".
- catalog type "image".