Measuring Large Distances

Duration: 30

Year Published: 1959

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Description: Portrays methods of determining the distance across a river, of a satellite above the earth, between points on the earth, from the earth to the moon, from the earth to the sun, and from the earth to a star. Describes in some detail the process of determining distance on land by triangulation, then shows the application of the same basic method to determining size of the earth, distance to the moon, sun, and stars. Describes the use of the photocell in measuring the distance to the stars and compares the results obtained with those obtained by triangulation methods.

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