New Zealand’s contribution to the International Geophysical Year, 1957-1958, as exemplified in the tracking of sunspots and the consequent interruptions to radio signals. The extent of New Zealand’s observations; routine work at stations from Antarctica to the Pacific; the elaborate international communications system for tracing a sunspot and warning radio channels. A picture of scientific cooperation on an international scale.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
003812
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Radio - Receivers and reception
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Geophysics
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Communication
Documentary → Documentary films - New Zealand
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → International cooperation
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Science - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
History → New Zealand - History
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Geophysics
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Study and teaching
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Scientific surveys
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)