LibGuides: Astronomy: Audiovisuals

DVDs at the MCC Library

Galileo
Call Number: DVD Galileo
This bio-pic is about Galileo, the 17th century Italian who laid the foundations of modern science. Galileo made himself one of the world's first telescopes and discovered the moons of Jupiter. He supported Copernicus' theory that the Earth revolved around the Sun. This brought him into conflict with the Catholic Church. By threatening him with torture, the Church forced him to recant his views in front of a tribunal, and sentenced him to house arrest. However, Galileo's trials and theories inspired others like Newton and Kepler to prove that the Earth was not the center of the Universe.

Astronomy observations & theories
Call Number: DVD Astronomy: Observations & Theories
Publication Date: 2006
Contains 20 half-hour lessons.

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Adaptive optic technology make it possible to overcome distortion as starlight penetrates Earth's atmosphere. Modern astronomy demands a much wider range of vision than that of the human eye.

Streaming Videos

Films on Demand (FOD)

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Audiobooks

The Planets by Dava Sobel; Lorna Raver (Read by)
Call Number: CD AUDIOBOOK QB601 .S63 2005
ISBN: 0739322869
Publication Date: 2005-10-04
Compact disc.
Read by Lorna Raver.
Explores the creation and evolution of the solar system's planets through a lens of popular culture, drawing on sources from astrology, science fiction, the fine arts, and other genres to chronicle planetary history in an accessible format.