Two separate programs, A Star To Call Home and Mysteries Beyond Our Reach, comprise this boxed set. Leonard Nimoy makes for an appropriate (dare I say logical?) narrator for this tour of our solar system (part one) and paean to space pioneers (part two). Animation, computer simulation, drawings, and archival footage mix with classical music in Star's look at the sun and planets--both for their scientific value and for the lore that surrounds each of them. For example, the myth of Mars as a haven for life--inspired by what were once thought to be canals snaking across its surface--gives way to data from powerful telescopes and flyby spacecraft. Mysteries tracks early heaven-gazing trailblazers such as Ptolemy, Copernicus, Kepler, Verne, et al through modern figures like Goddard who helped make space travel possible. The history of NASA is compactly summarized. As in the first tape, the running theme is how man's early beliefs were belied by modern science. And classical music--perhaps a bit too much so--is a constant. A good intro for early-to-mid teens. Recommended for public and school libraries. (J. Dick)
Symphony To The Planets
(1995) 2 videocassettes. 60 min. each. $29.95. Questar Video. PPR. Color cover. ISBN: 1-56855-087-1. Vol. 11, Issue 1
Symphony To The Planets
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