Educational film catalog (1936)

EDUCATIONAL FILM CATALOG 1943 EDITION 520-523.3 EXPLORING SPACE—Con/wM^i ing Baily's Beads and the corona. Scientific and a very understandable commentary." Minnesota Minn $1 Ohio Syr $1.50 EXPLORING THE UNIVERSE. (Univ. of Chicago phj^sical science ser.) lOmin 16-sd-$50 35-sd-nf-$100 1937 Erpi 520 Jh-sh-c Guide 15c Demonstrates tlie principles and construc- tion of telescopes. Shows by animation the binaries, trinaries, the variables and why they vary, galaxies and galactic rotation. Shows also what will happen to the Big Dipper in 100,000 years and the theory of the expanding universe This film is in so many of the state col- lege and university film libraries that we sug- gest contacting your local state service. If they do not have it write to Erpi for nearest source PLANETS—ASTEROIDS—COMETS. IR 16-si-sd-$24-$36; rent $1 B&H 520 Comparison of Ptolemaic and Copernican theories of universe. The solar family. Phases of Venus, parade of seasons on Mars, Giant Jupiter and its moons, in motion. Changing aspects of ringed Saturn. Halley's and Brook's comets. Made by Ruroy Sibley IdP si-sd Ohio sd 111 sd-$1.50 VES sd-$1.50 TIDAL THEORY OF THE EARTH'S AND MOON'S CREATION, AND THE MOON IN CLOSEUP. (Our world in review ser.) lOmin 16-sd-$30; rent $1.50 1937 Gut 520 Jh-sh-c Originally produced by Pathe and re- edited m 1936 for this series A graphic description of the earth's evo- lution with animated drawings showing this evolution according to the tidal theory as com- pared to the outworn nebular hypothesis. In- cludes a series of closeup pictures of the moon, taken at the McMath-Hulbert Observa- tory Cine NC gg: NFS $27; rent $1.50 EK Tex IdP YMCA $1.50 TRIP TO THE SKY. llmin 16-si-sd- $25-$45 1937 French film ex 520 ^ ^ Jh-sh-c + ..Awarded grand prize for scientific films at the International exposition in France, 1937. Narration is in English for the above prices but It may also be had in Spanish for $65 Depicts scenes on the moon and several planets on an imaginary trip to the sky. Use- tui for providing an appreciation of the place ot the earth in the universe, for giving im- pressions of the probable conditions upon the surfaces of moon and other planets, and for demonstrating methods employed by astrono- mers to estimate astral distances." Virginia bd. of educ. "An excellent film for (1) providing an fTn^vlr«t*'°?9,°^ i^^. Pl^P« of t^e earth in the Universe, (2) offering impressions of probable conditions upon the surface of the moon and i^^w^'?^^"®*^ ^^^ (^) demonstrating methods employed to estimate astral distances. The fe^f^K^^"?^ photographic effects enhance both its beauty and usefulness. It will be valu- w?or >„-IS'^"*^S t"^^, astrology classes from junior high school through college. Photog- ^aphy^and sound are excellent." Am. council 522 Telescope B&H sd-$1.50 VaEd sd VAF sd VES sd-$1.50 THROUGH GALILEO'S TELESCOPE & MT WILSON OBSERVATORY. (Our world in review ser.) lOmin 16-sd- $30; rent $1.50 1937 Gut 522 sh-c Originally produced by Pathe and re- edited in 1936 for this series Pictures of Galileo and the optic tube, invented by a Dutch spectacle maker; his trial for heresy and his final defiance. We see the world's largest telescope and how it is operated Cine Minn $1 Cos NC DG NFS $27; rent $1.50 EK YMCA $1.50 IdP WORLD'S LARGEST TELESCOPE RE- FLECTOR. lOmin 16-sd-$36; rent $2 1940 B&H 522 sh-c-trade-adult "This movie combines entertainment with educational value, for it is a scientific record of grinding and polishing the newest, two hundred inch telescope reflector at the Cali- fornia Institute of Technology Observatory. The picture has been approved by the Insti- tute." Movie makers Cal $1.50 IdP Mo $1.50 523.2 Solar system SOLAR FAMILY. (Univ. of Chicago * physical science ser.) lOmin 16-sd-$50 35-sd-nf-$100 1936 Erpi 523.2 Jh-sh-c Guide 15c The evolution of the solar system reveaJed according to the planetesimal hypothesis is followed by a portrayal of the real and ap- parent motion of the planets. Among the special phenomena presented are: the phases of Venus; retrograde motion of Mars, Jupiter and its satellites; the apparent motion of Saturn's rings; orbits of the planetoids, Eros and Anteros; orbit of Halley's comet; and the mo- tion of the solar system in space This film is in so many of the state col- lege and university film libraries that we sug- gest contacting your local state service. If they do not have it write to Erpi for nearest source 523.3 Moon CRATERS OF THE MOON, llmin 16- sd-$30; rent $1.50 B&H 523.3 Jh-sh-c The surface of the moon as seen through giant telescopes. Then, our own 'Craters of the Moon,' in Idaho, with a similar lifeless volcanic landscape "Based on supposition only." Collaborator A&B intF An La DeV Ohio Ea Twy IdP West THE MOON. (Univ. of Chicago physical science ser.) lOmin 16-sd-$50 35-sd-nf- $100 1936 Erpi 523.3 Jh-sh-c Guide 15c The technique of animation and other cinematic devices present the story of the moon. The difficult concept of tides is ex- plained, as are the phases of the moon. Other lunar phenomena explained by special cinema- tography and animation are: the moon's orbit; 8l. silent; «d-sound; f ■ inflammable; nf - safety: p - primary: el - elementary; Jh . junior hloh; sh - senior high; c - college; trade • trade schools 121