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Publisher
Bennett Watt Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Utah is rich in national parks, three of which are featured in this program in addition to national monuments and a national recreation area showcasing the spectacular natural splendor of southern Utah. Discover America's national parks, such as Zion and Bryce Canyon, and monuments, such as Lake Powell, Lee's Ferry, and the Colorado River, which are included in the Rainbow Bridge national monument.
Publisher
Vision Films
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Famous Egyptologist, Zahi Hawass takes us on an incredible intimate journey into exclusive never-before-seen excavation sites in Ancient Egypt. The spectator is live at the center of the discovery as tombs are opened only for our cameras, and the mysteries of Egyptian culture are revealed.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Travel around the world and across time in search of the unsung heroes who evolved our understanding of astronomy. Learn how Annie Jump Canon, Karl Lansky, Vera Rubin, and others sparked some of the great discoveries that have shaped astronomy over the past century through their groundbreaking new theories, serendipitous observations, and feats of engineering (on Earth and in space).
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
You've learned how to build context and write an engaging narrative. Now, examine the best ways to organize your material and assemble a lasting account of your unique heritage. What are the fundamental questions you'll need to answer before writing? What are the five elements essential to any multigenerational account?
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The engines are filled with wonder at the fantastical new sights and sounds on Sodor. Volcanoes sizzle and dinosaurs roar as the engines help the Earl with a special surprise. Marion experiences some dino daydreams, as Bill and Ben send Timothy on an expedition for a rainbow-colored car. Samson discovers his slip-ups cause confusion and delay, while Emily marvels at her giant and worldly Special.
7) Pale rider
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
An unknown stranger rides into a California Gold Rush town and gets caught in the middle of a feud between the mining syndicate and independent miners.
Series
Publisher
Wonderscape Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
In this new 2022 high-definition program, explore and finally solve some of the mysteries of Stonehenge, the world's most famous prehistoric monument located in Wiltshire, England. Who built this monument? What was its purpose and function? How did the enormous stones of the structure get transported from what we now know was a significant distance and erected in such a remote location? What did the Stonehenge Riverside Project's analysis of DNA...
Author
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The program takes viewers around the world and across time in search of the unsung heroes who evolved understanding. Learn how Annie Jump Canon, Karl Lansky, Vera Rubin, and others sparked some of the great discoveries that have shaped astronomy over the past century through their groundbreaking new theories, serendipitous observations, and feats of engineering (on Earth and in space).
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Follow the fascinating journey of the two explorers who mapped the Louisiana Purchase between 1804 and 1806. Along the way, you'll learn how Lewis and Clark fit into the tradition of explorers looking for a water route to the Pacific, and you'll consider the political (and geographic) history of the Louisiana Purchase.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Tomorrow's heroes of astronomy are hard at work today pursuing new discoveries, testing new theories, and making groundbreaking technological advances. Topics in this final episode include the Giant Magellan Telescope, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA), and the James Webb Space Telescope.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Today, radio astronomy is an immense field that has given rise to some of the most exciting scientific discoveries of the last century. Explore the work of Karl Jansky, who first detected radio waves in the early 1930s, and Grote Roeber, who built the first dedicated radio telescope and kicked off a surge of interest in radio astronomy.
Series
Publisher
Wonderscape Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
In this new 2022 high-definition program, learn all about the California Gold Rush. Who was James Marshall, and what did he discover in 1848? How were the Indigenous people of California affected by the Gold Rush? What was the Bloody Island Massacre? Who were the Forty-Niners? What is the legacy of the California Gold Rush? The answers to all of these questions and more are covered in-depth with detailed graphics, diagrams, and exciting videos that...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Supernovae are some of the most luminous events in our universe. Learn why Oscar Duhalde deserves a unique place among astronomical heroes, then examine how astronomers study and classify supernovae and eventually discovered SN 1987A: one of the most infamous and well-studied supernovae of all time.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Drawing on a great deal of heroic research, take a long (and safe) look at our own Sun. How have particle physics and asteroseismology helped us to understand the Sun's inner workings and deepest layers? How did astronomers build solar telescopes that could tackle the unique challenges of studying the Sun and eye-catching events like sunspots and solar flares?
16) Great Heroes and Discoveries of Astronomy: Episode 8,Discovering the Cosmic Microwave Background
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
What began as a faint hiss soon became one of the most crucial signals being studied in astronomy today. In this episode on the cosmic microwave background (CMB), discover how detector designs, satellite observations, and other heroic efforts have shaped our understanding of the entire universe, from its age to the way it behaves today.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Explore how we study the environments of distant planets and what—or who—may be living on them. Among the many bright minds you'll meet are Vikki Meadows, whose team specializes in habitability and biosignatures, and Frank Drake, whose famous equation puts a number on the civilizations in our galaxy we could potentially detect.
18) Annihilation
Publisher
Paramount Home Media Distribution
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Biologist and former soldier Lena is shocked when her missing husband comes home near death from a top-secret mission into The Shimmer, a mysterious quarantine zone from which no one has ever returned. Now, Lena and her elite team must enter a beautiful, deadly world of mutated landscapes and creatures, to discover how to stop the growing phenomenon that threatens all life on Earth.
19) The gold rush
Series
Criterion collection volume 615
Publisher
MK2
Pub. Date
©2012
Language
English
Description
Classic Chaplin (the Little Tramp) prospects for gold, gets involved with a dance hall girl, and deals with a burly competitor during the Yukon gold rush.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Begin with an overview of the series, which revolves around the landmark accomplishments of Edwin Hubble, Albert Einstein, and Carl Sagan. Preview some of the fascinating astronomical discoveries tied to their legacies—and the many other great heroes of astronomy who helped make these scientific strides possible.
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