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:
Telescopes > History.
Telescopes.
Astronomy > History.
Astronomy.
Space telescopes.
Copernicus, Nicolaus, > 1473-1543.
Galilei, Galileo, > 1564-1642.
Discoveries in science.
Cosmology.
Astronomical observatories.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
History.
Genre:
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
History.
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
Description
Summary:
"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.
Note:Documentary.
"PBS."
Program content: c2008.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CT4 D0108292 VideoDVD
ISBN:0793670489
9780793670482
Credits:Director of photography, Scott Stender ; astrophotographer, Kris Koenig ; director of animation, Frank L. Pereira ; editor, Kimberly Generous White ; music composed by Mark Slater and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra.
System Details:DVD, region 1, widescreen (enhanced for 16:9 televisions); Dolby Digital stereo.
Participant or Performer:
Narrator, Neil DeGrasse Tyson ; commentators, Wendy Freedman, Mark van Helden, Owen Gingerich, Christopher Corbally, Fred Watson, Mark Giampapa, Alex Filippenko, Lawrence Krauss ; Galileo voices, Stefano Lecci, Francesca Gianni.