My favorite universe [videorecording] / Neil deGrasse Tyson.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: FilmPublisher number: 158 | Teaching CompanySeries: Great courses (DVD)Publication details: Chantilly, VA : Teaching Co., c2003.Description: 2 videodiscs (ca. 360 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (ii, 76 p. ; 22 cm.)ISBN:
  • 1565856635 :
  • 9781565856639
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • DVD QB 461.3 .T9 2003
Contents:
lecture 1. On being round -- lecture 2. On being rarefied -- lecture 3. On being dense -- lecture 4. Death by black hole -- lecture 5. Ends of the world -- lecture 6. Coming attractions -- lecture 7. Onward to the edge -- lecture 8. In defense of the big bang -- lecture 9. The greatest story ever told -- lecture 10. Forged in the stars -- lecture 11. The search for planets -- lecture 12. The search for life in the universe.
Lectures by Professor Neil deGrasse Tyson based on essays written by him for Natural History magazine.Summary: Clear introductions to essential principles of physics support these lectures, including density, quantum theory, gravity, and the General Theory of Relativity. Also includes forays into disciplines such as chemistry and biology as needed to explain events in astronomy.
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DVD Storms Research Center DVD Collection DVD QB 461.3 .T9 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available .PUBLIC. Disc 1. 98644624
DVD Storms Research Center DVD Collection DVD QB 461.3 .T9 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available .PUBLIC. Disc 2. 98644625
DVD Storms Research Center DVD Collection DVD QB 461.3 .T9 2003 GDBK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available .PUBLIC. Accompanying Course Guidebook. 98644652

DVD, region 1.

Lectures by Professor Neil deGrasse Tyson based on essays written by him for Natural History magazine.

Course guidebook includes bibliography.

Clear introductions to essential principles of physics support these lectures, including density, quantum theory, gravity, and the General Theory of Relativity. Also includes forays into disciplines such as chemistry and biology as needed to explain events in astronomy.

lecture 1. On being round -- lecture 2. On being rarefied -- lecture 3. On being dense -- lecture 4. Death by black hole -- lecture 5. Ends of the world -- lecture 6. Coming attractions -- lecture 7. Onward to the edge -- lecture 8. In defense of the big bang -- lecture 9. The greatest story ever told -- lecture 10. Forged in the stars -- lecture 11. The search for planets -- lecture 12. The search for life in the universe.

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