Episode of Series “The Nature of things”.
Visits the cities in which Galileo lived and worked: Pisa, Florence, Padua, Venice and Rome. Also repeats some of his experiments and explains them in a script based largely on Galileo’s own writings. With David Suzuki. Suitable for upper secondary level.
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ACMI Identifier
506952
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Florence (Italy)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Pisa (Italy)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Rome (Italy)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Venice (Italy)
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Experiments
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Scientists
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Scientists - Biography
People → Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)