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Everything and Nothing Everything /

In part 1 Everything, professor Jim Al-Khalili investigates a very simple question: Why does it get dark at night? The journey to find the answer will take him through remarkable stories to the boundaries of the known universe, investigating how our understanding of space has been shaped by both mat...

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Other Authors: Infobase,, TVF International (Firm)
Format: Video
Language: English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : TVF International, [2011]
Distributed by Infobase,
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (59 min., 34 sec)) : sound, color.
Series: Everything and Nothing.
Subjects:
Galaxies.
Physical sciences.
Astronomy.
Space.
Stars.
Summary: In part 1 Everything, professor Jim Al-Khalili investigates a very simple question: Why does it get dark at night? The journey to find the answer will take him through remarkable stories to the boundaries of the known universe, investigating how our understanding of space has been shaped by both mathematics and astronomy.
Item Description: Originally released by TVF International, 2011.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on December 08, 2017.
Introduction-Everything and Nothing: Everything (2:44); What is the Totality of Everything? (6:42); Why is it Dark at Night? (8:00); Measuring Space (5:45); Edwin Hubble (5:07); Space Science (10:02); Applications of Geometry (6:44); Changing Universe (6:46); Night Sky (6:31); Credits: Everything and Nothing: Everything (0:07);
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In part 1 Everything, professor Jim Al-Khalili investigates a very simple question: Why does it get dark at night? The journey to find the answer will take him through remarkable stories to the boundaries of the known universe, investigating how our understanding of space has been shaped by both mathematics and astronomy.
9 - 12.
Streaming video file.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Closed-captioned.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (59 min., 34 sec)) : sound, color.
Format: Streaming video file.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience: 9 - 12.
Access: Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.

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