Great Heroes and Discoveries of Astronomy. Episode 17, Heroic Surveys of the Entire Night Sky

Great Heroes and Discoveries of Astronomy Episode 17, Heroic Surveys of the Entire Night Sky Episode 17, Heroic Surveys of the Entire Night Sky.

Streaming video - 2021

How do astronomers study and track changes in the night sky? Track the development of astronomical surveys, from the work of William and Caroline Herschel in the 1780s to build a systematic catalogue of the northern night sky to Jim Gunn's work in the late 20th century to develop the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.

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Subjects
Astronomy.
Technology.
History, Modern.
Computer science.
Physics.
Education films.
Genres
Education films
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : The Great Courses 2021.
2022.
Language
English
Other Authors
The Great Courses (film director), Emily Levesque (actor)
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A Kanopy streaming video
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Item Description
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In Process Record.
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (24 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Format
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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