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There are three conics: the ellipse; parabola and hyperbola. Although the shapes are familiar, their usefulness is not. Conics have very real properties that are useful to people as diverse as gard...eners and astronomers. By "reflecting" on the reflection properties of the conies, the audience is taken on a journey from the earth to the stars.The programme looks at the applications of conics, from formal Victorian gardens to the Hubble space telescope.
There are three conics: the ellipse; parabola and hyperbola. Although the shapes are familiar, their usefulness is not. Conics have very real properties that are useful to people as diverse as gard...eners and astronomers. By "reflecting" on the reflection properties of the conies, the audience is taken on a journey from the earth to the stars.The programme looks at the applications of conics, from formal Victorian gardens to the Hubble space telescope.
| Module code and title: | M203, Introduction to pure mathematics |
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| Item code: | M203; 03; 1997 |
| First transmission date: | 1997 |
| Published: | 1997 |
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| Duration: | 00:28:55 |
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| Producer: | Anne-Marie Gallen |
| Contributors: | David Brannan; David Brannan; Mike Mehler; Rene Rutten; James Telfer; Joan Walker; Joan Walker; Maggie Whittaker; Maggie Whittaker |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Cassegrain; Circle; Conics actions; Elipse; Herschel telescope; Hubble telescope; Hyperbola; Major axis; Martlesham Heath; Minor axis; Optical telescope; Parabolic mirror; Royal Horticultural Society; Wisley |
| Subject terms: | Conic sections; Conics, Spherical; Curves, Plane |
| Master spool number: | DOU9054 |
| Production number: | DOU9054 |
| Videofinder number: | 5394 |
| Available to public: | no |
