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Title/Name Description LabelID ResourceType Location
Space Colony cabinet - collection of art slides of a space colony SC Slide Sets CSS 1110
Cartoons, Movies, Books in cabinet - collection of depictions of space and space travel in cartoons, movies, and books Y Slide Sets CSS 1110
History cabinet - slides relating to the history of astronomy BB Slide Sets CSS 1110
Women in Astronomy   Binder: Misc. Slide Sets CSS 1110
Bigger, Better, Faster Part of the Science Odyssey Series. Discusses the development of technology in the 20th century E11 Videos CSS 1112
The Harmony of Worlds Cosmos Series 1980
Historical look at Kepler's contributions to astronomy
A08 Videos CSS 1112
Who Speaks for Earth? Cosmos Series 1980
Plea for a global perspective to end nuclear arms race.
Tells the story of the matyrdom of Hypatia.
A13 Videos CSS 1112
Mysteries of the Universe Part of the 1998 Science Odyssey Series
An exploration of what was learned about the universe in the 20th century.
E12 Videos CSS 1112
The Universe Beyond More graphics-oriented, this program contains mostly information on observational astronomy and historically important scientists of astronomy. Also, it has an interesting section devoted to ancient history of astronomy and astrology as revealed in the legends of ancient cultures. A sound card is required, and five megabytes of memory for installation.   Software CSS 1112
The Glorious Constellations: History & Mythology Includes stories and constellation drawings from the past. C01 Education Book Collection CSS 1112
Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning Description of the origin of star names. C02 Education Book Collection CSS 1112


Last Updated: Thursday October 04, 2007 by Elizabeth Warner
University of Maryland UM Astronomy Department
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