| Description |
1 audio disc (59 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Dialogue ; #459-460
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Guft va gū ;
#459-460.
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| Note |
Titles from disc label. |
| System Details |
Audio compact disc. |
| Event |
Dialogue program #459 broadcast week Nov. 9-15, 1998 ; #460 broadcast week Nov. 16-22, 1998 ; broadcast by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, in association with Smithsonian Productions ; originally broadcast on Public Radio International. |
| Performer |
Host, George Liston Seay ; guest : Richard Berendzen, American University. |
| Summary |
Program #459 : Title: A history of the heavens, part III. Marvelous machines "The invention of the telescope revolutionized the science of Astronomy. It became the principle instrument of discovery and centuries of astronomical exploration have benefited from ever more precise optical equipment. In this century. The Hubble Telescope and a fleet of robotic surveying craft have vastly expanded the reach of astronomy into the heavens. Dr. Richard Berendzen explains how technology has emerged as an important ally in the science of Astronomy."--Track sheet. |
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Program #460 : Title: A history of the heavens, part IV : When we leave here "No other science has had the effect on art and literature that astronomy has had. No other field of scientific endeavor has had such a tense dialogue with theology. The recent advances in biology may be altering this unique status somewhat, given the anguished ethical questions now being posed by techniques like cloning. But, given that astronomy, cosmology, and space exploration all deal with ultimate questions of creation, the science of the heavens will always have a special place in human regard. Richard Berendzen describes how science, science fiction, religion, and philosophy all influence our thoughts about an eventual human migration to another world."--Track sheet. |
| Linking Entry |
This describes one issue from the audio portion of the magazine, Dialogue, created by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and broadcast on both radio and television. |
| Subject |
Astronomy -- History.
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Astronomy. |
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History. |
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Telescopes.
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Telescopes. |
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Astronomy -- Religious aspects.
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Astronomy -- Religious aspects. |
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Astronomy in literature.
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Astronomy in literature. |
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Astronomy in art.
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Astronomy in art. |
| Genre/Form |
Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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| Added Author |
Berendzen, Richard.
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Seay, George Liston.
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Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
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Public Radio International.
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| Added Title |
Dialogue (Radio program). 1998. No. 459.
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Dialogue (Radio program). 1998. No. 460.
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Marvelous machines
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When we leave here.
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History of the heavens, part IV. When we leave here.
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| Constituent Unit: |
Dialogue (Radio program) 1998 (OCoLC)39307750 |
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