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ASTRONOMY
"1000 and One"
ASTRONOMY
GROUP 18 Astronomy
All Aboard for the Moon (1) Thrilling imaginary flight to the moon in cleverly designed rocket. Photography of actual surface of moon. Scientific information in popular vein. (^20, 164)
Birth of the Earth (y2) Representation in animated technical drawings, of formation of earth, moon and sun. (•20)
Communing with the Heavens (1) Explains work of Canada's astronomers; non-technical. (170)
Earth and Moon ( 1 ) Phenomena connected with earth and moon ; different phases of moon and eclipses of sun and moon. (49)
Earth and Worlds Beyond (1) Animated summary of the cycles of day and night and of the seasons. (•131, 49)
The Eclipse of 1925 (1) Shows every phase of total eclipse of sun in 1925. Made under supervision of The Sdentifi-c American. (^109)
Evolution of the Solar System (1) Beginning of everything — evolution of a solar system from nebula. (49)
The Heavenly Bodies (1 each) Series covering the field of astronomy. Titles are : The Development of Astronomical Knowledge ; Gravitation, the Moon, Constellations ; The Sun and Its Influence on the Earth ; Mercury, Venus, Mars ; Jupitor, Saturn, the Milky Way ; The Evolution of the Universe. (A* 18, A* 144)
Romance of the Planets (1) Animated drawings and models demonstrate nebular hypothesis. Ideas for interplanetary communication. (*20) Romance of the Skies (1) Study of the course of comets, eclipses and other phenomena of the heavens. (#20)
Tides and the Moon (1) Moon's effect on sea, influence on tides, etc. Technical drawings and actual photography. (#20)
Day ond Night (1) Clear illustration of cause and nature of day and night. (49)
Seasons (1) Exposition of change of seasons. (49)
Worlds in the Making (1) Origin of earth according to modern evolutionary hypothesis. (49)
(See also Groups 25, 60)
BIOGRAPHY
GROUP 19 Biography
American Statesmen Series (1 each) Biographical studies of:
(•49, #114, #120, #164, #170, 36, 54)
Benjamin Franklin (1) From boyhood to his life in Philadelphia whose institutions he helped to establish.
Alexander Hamilton (1) Well-known incidents in his life, with particular attention to some of its most dramatic moments.
Thomas Jefferson (1) Life of the leader of Democracy.
Abraham Lincoln (1) Summarizing life and career of Lincoln.
George Washington ( 1 ) Life of George Washington.
Daniel Webster (1) Life of America's greatest orator. Luther Burbank (1) Study of work done by this great naturalist.
(36, 49, 54, 164)
In a Naturalist's Garden (1) John Burroughs in his garden at Riverby.
(54, 114)
Columbus (8) Life of the mariner of long ago. (49) The Benefactor (2) Life of Edison, told in interesting episodes from
age of five to present. (*61) Light's Golden Anniversary (2) Celebration held for Thomas A. Edison
on the 50th anniversary of discovery of incandescent lamp. (#57) Heart of a Hero (6) Visualization of life of Nathan Hale. (49, 164) Deliverance (7) Biographic study of Helen Keller. (#78) David Garrick (1) Life study of famous actor. (72) Abraham Lincoln (12) Finest delineation of Lincoln that stage or
screen has produced. George Billings in part of Lincoln. (55)
Symbols and reference -numbers are explained on page 3.