FAU Libraries Media Center - Videographies, Astronomy

VH 3405 Aurora Explained, The
Summary: "The Aurora Explained" tells what northern lights are, how they work, and why when they appear when they do. 030 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: ASTRONOMY

VH 6736 Black Holes
Summary: Explores the origins of astronomical black holes. Explains where they come from and where they might be found. Scientists say one day we may harness the energy of black homes to power intergalactic exploration and colonize the far reaches of space. 052 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ASTRONOMY

VH 5273 Black Holes and Beyond / An Answer to Everything
Summary: "Black Holes and Beyond": The invention of radio astronomy over 50 years ago opened new horizons for astronomers. It also led to astronomical discoveries. "An Answer to Everything": We now know the universe had a beginning and how all the matter formed but there is still one outstanding question- how did the Big Bang begin? 120 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ASTRONOMY Series: STEPHEN HAWKING'S UNIVERSE

VH 0504 Can Man Survive?
Summary: Examines efforts to understand the origin of the universe including radio telescope monitoring of radiation from the "big bang", the use of computer modeling and particle accelerators to explain the mechanics of origin, and the insights provided by "inflation" theory, super-string theory and mathematical approaches. Discusses the possibilities for future human evolution through the development of artificial intelligence. 028 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ASTRONOMY Series: ORIGINS

VH 7743 Carl Sagan: a cosmic celebrity
Summary: The life and times of popular astronomer Carl Sagan is reviewed. 050 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: ASTRONOMY, BIOGRAPHY Series: BIOGRAPHY

VH 5272 Cosmic Alchemy / On the Dark Side
Summary: "Cosmic Alchemy": How could energy become matter? This episode features the basics: fire, water, air, and gas, in addition to more complex findings of elements and matter. "On the Dark Side": Is space empty? In the 1950's a young American scientist discovered that the stars in rotating spiral galaxies seem to be held together by an unseen force. Vera Rubin proposed the idea that the space between the stars was filled by invisible stuff she called dark matter. 120 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ASTRONOMY Series: STEPHEN HAWKING'S UNIVERSE

VH 6981 Everything Under the Sun: Astronomy, Mathematics and Islam
Summary: This program reveals the Empire of the Caliphate's role in developing the Indo-Arabic decimal system, algebra, and algorithms and in refining the science of optics and the Ptolemaic model of the solar system. 026 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: MIDDLE EAST STUDIES, ASTRONOMY, MATHEMATICS Series: WHEN THE WORLD SPOKE ARABIC

VH 6617 Eyewitness: Planets
Summary: A journey back in time and through space to the outer limits of the solar system, demonstrating the birth of the sun and visiting the nine planets. Includes 3-D graphics and special effects. 029 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ASTRONOMY

VH 7628 If Copernicus Had A Computer
Summary: In a lecture presented at the 1995 SIAM annual Meeting, October 23-26, Van Loan wonders if Copernicus would have been as bold a scientist if he had access to 1995 computers. 060 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: COMPUTERS, ASTRONOMY

VH 4764 Music of the Spheres
Summary: This video traces the evolution of mathematics and explores the relationship of numbers to musical harmony, early astronomy and perspective in painting. It follows the spread of Greek ideas through the courts and bazaars of the Islamic empire to Moorish Spain and Renaissance Europe. 052 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, ASTRONOMY, MATHEMATICS Series: ASCENT OF MAN, THE

VH 5118 New Shepherd's Lamp
Summary: The film emphasizes the contribution of Lagrange who sparked many mathematical breakthroughs, and invites the viewer to experience the transition from three-dimensional space to the space of elliptical movements. 028 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: ASTRONOMY, MATHEMATICS

VH 6744 New Solar System, The
Summary: A tour of the solar system, using computer generated graphics and actual photographs from NASA and other sources. 058 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: ASTRONOMY Series: SPACE AND SCIENCE

VH 6037 Origin of the Solar System
Summary: The program provides a detailed examination of the solar nebula theory that explains how our solar system was formed. 029 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: ASTRONOMY Series: UNIVERSE: THE INFINITE FRONTIER

VH 4613 Prospecting for Planets
Summary: Although, no other civilizations have been found, many scientists are convinced that other stars, must at least have planets surrounding them in other solar systems. 060 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ASTRONOMY Series: ASTRONOMERS, THE

VH 1571 Ring of Truth, The-Program 1: Looking
Summary: Examines the way we see and the influence it has on what we understand. By tracing the development of Galileo's telescope and using compelling demonstrations, Morrison shows how instruments have been central to the development of scientific theories through the ages. 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: CHEMISTRY, ASTRONOMY, GEOLOGY Series: RING OF TRUTH, THE

VH 1572 Ring of Truth, The-Program 2: Change
Summary: Using everyday examples that are dramatic, exciting & entertaining, Philip Morrison devotes an entire program to this subject, demonstrating in simple experiments that it is true that matter is equivalent to energy. 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: PHYSICS, ASTRONOMY Series: RING OF TRUTH, THE

VH 1573 Ring of Truth, The-Program 3: Mapping
Summary: Accurate maps of our world were available centuries before satellite photography. How was this done? Philip Morrison traces the history of mapping, beginning with the ancient Greeks & exploring the many innovations of surveyors, geographers & eventually, satellite technicians. 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: PHYSICS, ASTRONOMY, CHEMISTRY Series: RING OF TRUTH, THE

VH 1574 Ring of Truth, The-Program 4: Clues
Summary: Philip Morrison retraces the exciting expedition of a team of geologists searching for the secrets of the Mediterranean's past. Discerning scientific truth from small clues is a process that is carefully examined in this fascinating program. 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: CHEMISTRY, ASTRONOMY, PHYSICS, GEOLOGY Series: RING OF TRUTH, THE

VH 1575 Ring of Truth, The-Program 5: Atoms
Summary: Philip Morrison offers a tour of the beginnings of the quest for a proof of the atom's existence. Today, with the aid of powerful electron microscopes, scientists have succeeded in visualizing atoms - a feat that has troubled experiments since early Greek times. 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: PHYSICS, ASTRONOMY Series: RING OF TRUTH, THE

VH 1576 Ring of Truth, The-Program 6: Doubt
Summary: Viewers are presented with the fascinating world of unanswered questions that drives & excites the scientific mind of Philip Morrison & his colleagues. 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: ASTRONOMY, CHEMISTRY Series: RING OF TRUTH, THE

VH 4609 Searching for Black Holes
Summary: Quasars are the cores of distant and extremely powerful galaxies, hundreds of times more than luminous than ordinary ones. Many scientists believe that a super-massive black hole is the only thing that can generate such incredible energy in such a small space. 057 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ASTRONOMY Series: ASTRONOMERS, THE

VH 5271 Seeing is Believing / The Big Bang
Summary: "Seeing is Believing": This program explores mathematics and how it revolutionized our view of the Universe. " The Big Bang": Our sun at the center of our solar system is just one star among billions in the Milky Way galaxy. Where could this entire universe come from? In this century, science has come to understand how the universe began from a tiny point, fifteen billions years ago. 120 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ASTRONOMY Series: STEPHEN HAWKING'S UNIVERSE

VH 0082 Solar System, The
Summary: Describes the solar system, moving outward from the sun to each planet in turn. Uses diagrams, animation, photomosiacs, time-lapse photography, and computerized color pictures to provide information about the planets and their natural satellites. 027 Min. VIDEO 1982 Subject: ASTRONOMY, GEOLOGY

VH 4612 Stardust
Summary: Stars, like people are born, they live and they die. Stardust features several astronomers investigating all three stages and the mysteries that surround the life cycle of the stars. 056 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ASTRONOMY Series: ASTRONOMERS, THE

VH 4765 Starry Messenger
Summary: Here is the story of early attempts to map the forces that move the planets. Dr. Bronowski traces the origins of the scientific revolution through the conflict between fact and religious dogma, culminating in the trial of Galileo. 052 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, ASTRONOMY Series: ASCENT OF MAN, THE

VH 4677 Sun Dagger, The
Summary: This classic film documents the extraordinary celestial calendar created by ancient North American Indians, and rediscovered by artist Anna Sofaer. 060 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES, ANTHROPOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY, ASTRONOMY Series: SACRED WAYS

VH 4824 Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy, 1-A
Summary: Unlocking the Secrets of the Heavens. 180 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ASTRONOMY, PHYSICS Series: SUPERSTAR TEACHERS SERIES, THE

VH 4825 Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy, 1-B
Summary: Unlocking the Secrets of the Heavens. 180 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ASTRONOMY, PHYSICS Series: SUPERSTAR TEACHERS SERIES, THE

VH 4826 Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy, 2-A
Summary: The Solar System. 225 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ASTRONOMY, PHYSICS Series: SUPERSTAR TEACHERS SERIES, THE

VH 4827 Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy, 2-B
Summary: The Solar System. 135 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ASTRONOMY, PHYSICS Series: SUPERSTAR TEACHERS SERIES, THE

VH 4828 Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy, 3-A
Summary: The Stars and Their Lives. 180 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ASTRONOMY, PHYSICS Series: SUPERSTAR TEACHERS SERIES, THE

VH 4829 Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy, 3-B
Summary: The Stars and Their Lives. 180 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ASTRONOMY, PHYSICS Series: SUPERSTAR TEACHERS SERIES, THE

VH 4830 Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy, 4-A
Summary: A Universe of Galaxies. 180 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ASTRONOMY, PHYSICS Series: SUPERSTAR TEACHERS SERIES, THE

VH 4831 Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy, 4-B
Summary: A Universe of Galaxies. 180 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ASTRONOMY, PHYSICS Series: SUPERSTAR TEACHERS SERIES, THE

VH 4832 Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy, 5-A
Summary: The Birth and Life of the Universe. 180 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ASTRONOMY, PHYSICS Series: SUPERSTAR TEACHERS SERIES, THE

VH 4833 Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy, 5-B
Summary: The Birth and Life of the Universe. 180 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ASTRONOMY, PHYSICS Series: SUPERSTAR TEACHERS SERIES, THE

VH 4611 Waves of the Future
Summary: One of the most important new areas of investigation in astronomy is a phenomenon known as gravity waves, ripples in the fabric of time and space. These waves have yet to be detected or measured though scientists believe they may well hold the key to many secrets of the universe. 056 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ASTRONOMY Series: ASTRONOMERS, THE

VH 4608 Where is the Rest of the Universe?
Summary: The question addressed in the title is critical to astronomers, as they are unable to account for nearly 90 percent of the universe's mass. 055 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ASTRONOMY Series: ASTRONOMERS, THE

VH 4610 Window to Creation, A
Summary: The program follows Berkeley professors to Japan for the launch of a rocket that will record cosmic background radiation free of the effects of atmosphere absorption. 057 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ASTRONOMY Series: ASTRONOMERS, THE