The Black holes of gravity [motion picture]
The Black holes of gravity [motion picture]
About this item
Full title
Publisher
[Great Britain] : BBC-TV, c1973.
Call Numbers
C3054
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
2 film reels (56 min.) : sd., col. ; 16 mm. + 1 study guide.
Contents
Narrator, John Taylor.
Publication information
Publisher
[Great Britain] : BBC-TV, c1973.
Place of Publication
United Kingdom
Date Published
c1973.
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
Traces the history of man's attempts to understand gravity, beginning with the Ptolemaic theory of the Greeks and continuing with Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler, Newton, and Einstein. Discusses the discovery of astronomical black holes, formed by stars that collapse under the weight of their own gravity, which then devour neighboring stars.
Alternative Titles
Full title
The Black holes of gravity [motion picture]
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Horizon (Television program)
Also issued as videocassette.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
c1973.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
C3054
Record Identifier
74VvpkADpgwX
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvpkADpgwX
Other Identifiers
DDC
521
MMS ID
991005346209702626
