Our attempt to understand gravitation, especially in its relation to cosmology and geophysics; the views of the Egyptians and the Greeks, the later work of Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo and Newton and modern methods of studying and measuring gravity in different parts of the earth’s surface, with an explanation of the effect of the moon’s gravitational pull on the earth.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
308188
Language
English
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Geophysics
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Science - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Cosmology
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Earth sciences
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Geophysics
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Gravitation
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Gravity
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Physics
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - History
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Study and teaching
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Scientists
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Space sciences - History
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)