Understanding the universe
Subtitle: Part I : Unlocking the secrets of the heavens : an introduction to astronomy
By: Alex Filippenko ; produced by Tamara Stonebarger ; directed by Robert Moss
Contributors: Teaching Company
Series: Great courses on tape
Publisher: The Teaching Company
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Springfield, VA
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] :
Subjects: Cosmology; Astronomy
Other titles: Introduction to astronomy; Unlocking the secrets of the heavens
Description: Alex Filippenko presents lectures for a course which is designed to provide a non-technical description of modern astronomy, including the structure and evolution of planets, stars, galaxies, and the universe as a whole.
Notes: Producer, Tamara Stonebarger ; director, Robert Moss.

Narrator, Alex Filippenko.

VHS format.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Unlocking the secrets of the heavens: Lectures 1-3 on tape 1: 1. A grand tour of the cosmos. 2. Journey through space and time. 3. Light; title: the supreme informant. 13. Paradise lost; title: Venus and Mars. 14. Planetary behemoths; title: Jupiter and Saturn.