The Distance to the Sun

Year Published: 1957

Creator: Philippe Lecorbeiller Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin WGBH-TV Lowell Institute Cooperative Broadcasting Council

Format: 16mm

Description: Uses charts, models, and diagrams to illustrate basic concepts of solar measurement. Explains the use of parallax in finding the scale of the universe. Demonstrates how to find the distance to the moon and sun. Features Dr. Cecelia Payne-Gaposchkin, Professor of Astronomy, Harvard University. (WGBH-TV) Kinescope.

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