400 years of the telescope : a journey of science, technology and thought / produced by Interstellar Studios ; produced and directed by Kris Koenig ; executive producers, Dan Koehler, Kris Koenig ; writers, Donald Goldsmith, Kris Koenig, Albert van Helden.

"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 abo...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Main Author: Slater, Mark (Composer) (Composer)
Corporate Authors: London Symphony Orchestra
Interstellar Studios (Production company)
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) (Broadcaster)
PBS Home Video (Publisher)
Other Authors: Koenig, Kris (Producer, Screenwriter)
Goldsmith, Donald (Screenwriter)
Van Helden, Albert (Screenwriter, participant,)
Tyson, Neil deGrasse (Narrator)
Freedman, Wendy L. (Commentator)
Gingerich, Owen (Commentator)
Corbally, C. J. (Christopher J.) (Commentator)
Watson, Fred, 1944- (Commentator)
Giampapa, M. S. (Mark S.) (Commentator)
Beckwith, S. V. W. (Steve V. W.) (Commentator)
Filippenko, Alexei V. (Commentator)
Krauss, Lawrence M., 1954- (Commentator)
Pereira, Frank L.
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: [Arlington, Va.] : PBS Home Video, [2009], ©2009.
Edition:Widescreen.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:
Genre:
Physical Description:1 videodisc (57 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Four hundred years of the telescope.
Journey of science, technology and thought.
Format: Video DVD

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