Copernicus and Pioneer plaque.
Nicolaus Copernicus' 1543 diagram revealed the concept of a sun-centric universe. In 1972, a plaque was put aboard the unmanned Pioneer space probe to communicate fundamental facts about Earth - who we are and where we are located in space - to life on other planets.
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Closed-captions in English. |
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London, United Kingdom :
BBC,
2015.
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| Series: | Beauty of diagrams ;
3. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video |
| Summary: | Nicolaus Copernicus' 1543 diagram revealed the concept of a sun-centric universe. In 1972, a plaque was put aboard the unmanned Pioneer space probe to communicate fundamental facts about Earth - who we are and where we are located in space - to life on other planets. |
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| Item Description: | Previously issued: 2011. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (49 min., 20 sec.)) : sound, colour |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| ISBN: | 9781473930834 1473930839 |