Exploring the night sky.
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L: Limited Access CP: Composite Positive AC: Acetate A: 400' 16/8/9.5mm 16mm Black & White Sound 365 Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc. Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation. Films & Video., Introduces basic concepts of astronomy and shows how astronomers study the night sky with telescopes. Animated drawings and live photography are used to illustrate and identify the major constellations. Explains how the apparent motion of the stars provides the basis for the measurement of time and the construction of the calendar.
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Introduces basic concepts of astronomy and shows how astronomers study the night sky with telescopes. Animated drawings and live photography are used to illustrate and identify the major constellations. Explains how the apparent motion of the stars provides the basis for the measurement of time and the construction of the calendar. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.
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