Every Breath We Take : Understanding Our Atmosphere / BBC Worldwide Ltd.

The air around us is not just empty space; it is an integral part of the chemistry of life. Plants are made from carbon dioxide, nitrogen nourishes the soil, and oxygen gives us energy to keep our hearts pumping and our brains alive. This film reveals the story of how we came to understand what air...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	BBC Worldwide Ltd Infobase (Film distributor)
Language:	English
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : BBC Worldwide Ltd, [2014]
Series:	Films on Demand.
Subjects:	Atmosphere > Research. Atmospheric chemistry. Internet videos.
Genre:	Internet videos.
Online Access:	Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (50 min., 44 sec.)) : sound, color.
Variant Title:	Understanding Our Atmosphere
Format:	Electronic Video

Contents:

Understanding the Atmosphere (2:14)
Age of Enlightenment (3:15)
Discovering Carbon Dioxide (3:50)
Discovering Nitrogen (2:44)
Phlogiston Theory (3:10)
Brewery Discovery (4:02)
Isolating Oxygen (3:15)
Oxygen Discovery Controversy (2:39)
Antoine Lavoisier (2:53)
Lead Measuring Experiment (2:12)
Naming Oxygen (2:11)
Air Discoveries (2:01)
Calorimeter Experiment (3:43)
Chemistry of Life (2:51)
Atomic Theory (2:47)
Elixir of Life (2:49)
Slow Killer (2:46)
Credits: Every Breath We Take: Understanding Our Atmosphere (0:44)