Looking up down under

Australia, 1993

Film
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Episode of Series “Astronomy: an Open Learning unit”.
Telescopes provide our gateway to the stars. The study of astronomy relies heavily on telescopes and has done so for many centuries. Australia is in a unique position for studying the heavens, given its location in the Southern Hemisphere and its relatively small population. This program looks at the history of Astronomy in Australia.

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Credits

producer

Michael Hollander

production company

ABC-TV (Australia)

Monash University

Open Learning Agency of Australia

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1993

Appears in

Astronomy: an Open Learning unit

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Astronomy: an Open Learning unit

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

306179

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Astronomy

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Astronomy - History

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Telescopes

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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