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The Arts Past and Present: the Benin Bronzes
History & The Arts

The Arts Past and Present: the Benin Bronzes

...Open University academic Paul Wood unpicks some of the issues arising from the film. This material forms part of The Open University course AA100 The arts past and present... The arts past and present: the Benin Bronzes A short introduction to this album. Exhibiting the Benin Bronzes The academic dilemmas behind curatorial decisions on ways of displaying the Benin...
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60 Second Adventures in Astronomy: Dark matter
Science, Maths & Technology

60 Second Adventures in Astronomy: Dark matter

Fritz Zwicky was a Swiss astronomer who discovered Dark Matter in the Universe. But what's the matter with dark matter?...Find out more about The Open University's Natural Sciences courses. Transcript Read Stephen Serjeant on the subject of dark matter Discover how you can study physics and astronomy with The Open University
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60 Second Adventures in Astronomy: The Big Bang
Science, Maths & Technology

60 Second Adventures in Astronomy: The Big Bang

Discover how scientists have calculated the exact volume of the noise created at the birth of the Universe with this video...Find out about The Open University's Natural Sciences courses. Transcript Read Andrew Norton on what happened immediately after the Big Bang Discover how you can study physics and astronomy with The Open University
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60 Second Adventures In Astronomy: A day on Mercury
Science, Maths & Technology

60 Second Adventures In Astronomy: A day on Mercury

Find out how you'd pass the time on Mercury - where a single day lasts two years...Find out about The Open University's Natural Sciences courses. Transcript Read David Rothery on some surprising facts about the planet Mercury Discover how you can study physics and astronomy with The Open University
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60 Second Adventures in Astronomy: Gaia and the Killer Asteroids
Science, Maths & Technology

60 Second Adventures in Astronomy: Gaia and the Killer Asteroids

How does Gaia detect any dangerous Earth-crossing asteroids? ...Find out more about The Open University's Natural Sciences courses. Transcript Read Gerry Gilmore on how Gaia observes the obits between the Sun and the Earth for dangerous asteroids Discover how you can study physics and astronomy with The Open University
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60 Second Adventures in Astronomy: Taking a Galactic Census
Science, Maths & Technology

60 Second Adventures in Astronomy: Taking a Galactic Census

Counting stars in the sky is easy - but how do we know how far away they are?...Find out about The Open University's Natural Sciences courses. Transcript Read Gerry Gilmore on how spacecraft Gaia is designed to measure the size and shape of the Milky Way Discover how you can study physics and astronomy with The Open University
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60 Second Adventures In Astronomy: Supernovae
Science, Maths & Technology

60 Second Adventures In Astronomy: Supernovae

Learn how all the elements in the Universe were formed, and where, exactly, your favourite silver necklace comes...Find out about The Open University's Natural Sciences courses. Transcript Read Andrew Norton exploring the objects left behind by supernovae explosions Discover how you can study physics and astronomy with The Open University
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Change in the West of Ireland
OpenLearn Ireland

Change in the West of Ireland

...Open University Geography Department who looked at the West of Ireland in the early 1980s for an Open University course ‘Changing Britain, Changing world: geographical perspectives’. The course was studied by Open University students between 1985 and 1995. The collection of articles uses the course materials to give an overview of issues past and present in the West...
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