The journey to Palomar America's first journey into space : a film
(DVD)

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Harvey, Richard, 1953- Composer
LaMarche, Maurice, 1958- Narrator
Mason, Robin. Screenwriter
Mason, Todd. Screenwriter
PBS Home Video.
Published
[Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Home Video, c2008.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Documentary films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Hale, George Ellery, -- 1868-1938.
Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatories. -- History.
Reflecting telescopes -- California -- Palomar, Mount -- History.
Telescopes -- Design and construction -- History.

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Published
[Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Home Video, c2008.
Format
DVD
Language
English

Notes

General Note
"Funded in part by the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation and others."
General Note
"Inspired by the Perfect Machine by Ronald Florence."
Creation/Production Credits
cinematography by Todd Mason ; edited by Todd and Robin Mason ; computer graphics, Todd Mason ; music, Richard Harvey.
Participants/Performers
Narrator, Maurice LaMarche.
Description
"George Ellery Hale's epic quest to unravel the secrets of the cosmos, culminating with the construction in the 1930s and '40s of his million-pound 'Glass Giant' of Palomar--the Hale 200-inch Telescope"--Container.
Target Audience
All Ages.
System Details
DVD.
Language
Closed-captioned.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Harvey, R., LaMarche, M., Mason, R., & Mason, T. (2008). The journey to Palomar: America's first journey into space : a film . PBS Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Richard Harvey et al.. 2008. The Journey to Palomar: America's First Journey Into Space : A Film. PBS Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Richard Harvey et al.. The Journey to Palomar: America's First Journey Into Space : A Film PBS Home Video, 2008.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Harvey, Richard, Maurice LaMarche, Robin Mason, and Todd Mason. The Journey to Palomar: America's First Journey Into Space : A Film PBS Home Video, 2008.

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