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Nature versus the laboratory

Genre: Television

Year Published: 1957

Creator: Philippe Lecorbeiller Gerald Holton WGBH-TV Lowell Institute Cooperative Broadcasting Council

Format: 16mm

Description: Uses demonstrations of falling objects to explain how laboratory experiments help in understanding nature. Discusses the work of Galileo and Newton. Illustrates how basic laws of science are arrived at through laboratory experiments. Relates the work of the scientist to modern technology and a changing world. Features Dr. Gerald Holton, Professor of Physics, Harvard University. (WGBH-TV) Kinescope.

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