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Nearest Star

Portrays the unique and critical roles of the sun in the drama of our own planet. Explains how solar towers, rockets and balloons are used in the study of the sun and describes the communications system established by the National Bureau of Standards to coordinate work on solar disturbances., Develops through animation, time-lapse, and live-action photography the early concepts of the interrelation of the sun and man, the development of the modern concepts of the place of the sun in the universe, the modern methods of studying the sun, and the ways events on the sun influence the earth and life on it. Pictures studies of the sun using the coronograph, spectroheliograph, rockets, and balloons. Portrays the combined efforts of scientists throughout the world engaged in solar research.
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The Nearest Star. U.S. National Academy Of Sciences. 27 Min., Sd., Color, 16 Mm. © U.S. National Academy Of Sciences; 1nov60; Mp10979.

More in Planet Earth Series

  1. Fate Of The Earth
  2. Force of Gravity
  3. Gifts From The Earth
  4. Tales From Other Worlds
  5. The Solar Sea
  6. Magnetic Force.
  7. Nearest Star
  8. The Hidden Earth 1960
  9. CHALLENGE OF THE OCEANS 1961
  10. FLORIDA AURORA 1961
  11. MAGNETIC FORCE 1961
  12. RADIO WAVES 1961
  13. RESEARCH BY ROCKETS 1961
  14. SCIENCE IN SPACE 1961
  15. SECRETS OF THE ICE 1961
  16. THE INCONSTANT AIR 1961
  17. THE SHAPE OF THE EARTH 1961

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