Frontiers in space : exploring the universe with telescopes
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Duration: 0:11:04
Genre: Educational
Year Published: 1962
Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Films: Distributor | Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor
Format: 16mm
Color: Color
Sound: sound
Description: Uses behind the scenes views in the Polomar Observatory to show astronomers using optical and radio telescopes to gather information about the universe. Describes how reflecting and refracting telescipes work and shows the world's largest reflecting telescope in operation. Explains the methods used by astronomers to obtain and analyze data about the stars.
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