Solar and lunar eclipses, 1954
Scope and Contents
Charles Collingwood interviews Joseph M. Chamberlain, astronomer at the AMNH-Hayden Planetarium, on solar and lunar eclipses. The program includes a demonstration in the studio, using models, and Origin of the Earth, a Harvard University film on solar explosions and eclipses narrated by Chamberlain. (An eclipse of the sun was to occur June 30, 1954).
Dates
- Creation: 1954
Creator
- American Museum of Natural History (Organization)
- Columbia Broadcasting System, inc. (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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Full Extent
1 Film Reel (30 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 16 mm.
Full Extent
1 Videocassette (U-Matic (30 minutes)) : sound, black and white ; 3/4 in.
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
3/4 in., U-Matic, viewing copy
Other Finding Aids
Finding aid: script.
General
Original format: 16mm kinescope.
General
Originally aired Feb. 14, 1954 as part of the CBS/AMNH Adventure television series.
General
http://libcat1.amnh.org/record=b1138319
General
Charles Collingwood, host; Tom Donovan, director; Perry Wolff, producer; Ernest Leiser, writer; Robert Northshield, assistant producer; Leon Rice, editorial supervisor; Jac Venza, production design.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository
American Museum of Natural History
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New York NY 10024 USA
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