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Orbit, Earth's extraordinary journey. Episode 1, Pathway /

Right now you're hurtling around the sun at 64,000 miles an hour (100,000 kms an hour). In the next year you'll travel 584 million miles, to end up back where you started. Presenters Kate Humble and Dr Helen Czerski follow the Earth's voyage around the sun for one complete orbit, to w...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: British Broadcasting Corporation
Other Authors: Finney, Ben (Director), Mackintosh, Steven (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: London, England : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), [2012]
Series:Environmental studies in video
Subjects:
Earth (Planet)
Meteorites.
Asteroids.
Magnetosphere.
Storms.
Snowflakes.
Weather forecasting.
Climatic changes.
Meteoroids
Minor Planets
Climate Change
Terre.
Météorites.
Astéroïdes.
Magnétosphère.
Tempêtes.
Cristaux de neige.
Temps (Météorologie) > Prévision.
Climat > Changements.
Documentaries and Factual Films
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Right now you're hurtling around the sun at 64,000 miles an hour (100,000 kms an hour). In the next year you'll travel 584 million miles, to end up back where you started. Presenters Kate Humble and Dr Helen Czerski follow the Earth's voyage around the sun for one complete orbit, to witness the astonishing consequences this journey has for us all. In this first episode they travel from July to the December solstice, experiencing spectacular weather and the largest tides on Earth. To show how the Earth's orbit affects our lives, Helen jumps out of an aeroplane and Kate briefly becomes the fastest driver on Earth.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed December 09, 2014).
Physical Description:1 online resource (49 min.)
Playing Time:00:48:47