
Description
Geologist Nancy Dise tells the story of a billion dollar glass bubble in the Arizonan desert - gleaned from the scientists involved. They, with refreshing frankness and candour, recollect their asp...irations and disappointments that followed from the fateful day when the air-locked door was shut tight, and the mini-Earth left to its own devices.
Geologist Nancy Dise tells the story of a billion dollar glass bubble in the Arizonan desert - gleaned from the scientists involved. They, with refreshing frankness and candour, recollect their asp...irations and disappointments that followed from the fateful day when the air-locked door was shut tight, and the mini-Earth left to its own devices.
Module code and title: | S269, Earth and life |
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Item code: | S269; 01 |
First transmission date: | 1997 |
Published: | 1997 |
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Duration: | 00:29:04 |
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Producer: | David Jackson |
Contributors: | Peter Francis; Chris Wilson |
Publisher: | BBC Open University |
Keyword(s): | Cement Works; Chalk Scarp; Chiltern Hills; Orchids; Quarries |
Subject terms: | Landscapes; Biosphere; Nature--Effect of human beings on |
Master spool number: | DOU8779 |
Production number: | FOUS862X |
Videofinder number: | 5585 |
Available to public: | no |