The Man who moved the mountains / BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.

The map of the Earth is a flat picture of the Earth's surface; this BBC Horizon program presents the story of how Harold Wellman changed that picture. Hired by the New Zealand Geological Survey to map the underlying bedrock of the Southern Alps region, he noticed that there were invariably only two...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Films on Demand.
Corporate Authors: BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2005], ©1992.
Series:Films on Demand.
Subjects:
Geology, Structural.
Earth (Planet) > Internal structure.
Earth (Planet) > Mantle.
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Genre:
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:1 online resource (50 min.) : sound, color, digital file.
Format: Electronic Video
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Summary:
The map of the Earth is a flat picture of the Earth's surface; this BBC Horizon program presents the story of how Harold Wellman changed that picture. Hired by the New Zealand Geological Survey to map the underlying bedrock of the Southern Alps region, he noticed that there were invariably only two kinds of rock, granite and schist. His search for the boundary between the two led to the discovery of the longest straight line on Earth and a radical new theory that describes the Earth's surface and permits geophysicists to explain how mountains are built, and why they are such a prominent feature of the landscape.
Note:Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on Sept. 19, 2005.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Electronic resource.
System Details:Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Source of Description:
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