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10 Things to Know About, The Sun
Title
10 Things to Know About, The Sun / Network Ireland Television.
Publication
[Place of publication not identified] : Network Ireland Television, [2017]
Distribution
New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Infobase, 2023.
Copyright Notice Date
©2017
Physical Description
1 online resource (1 video file (23 min., 56 sec)) : sound.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Originally released by Network Ireland Television, 2017.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on June 15, 2023.
Closed-captioned.
Title from distributor's description
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
The energy from 1.5 hours of sunlight on the earth's surface is sufficient to meet annual global energy consumption. This program introduces solar expert Peter Gallagher who discusses the basic physics of how the sun generates and releases energy and explains how our understanding of those processes can help predict how solar events could affect the earth. It visits the first solar farm in Ireland and looks at research in solar energy. It discusses battery storage for solar power and how renewable energy works. It also considers research aiming to re-create the awesome power of sun through nuclear fusion and ways to replicate the sun's power here on earth.
Variant and related titles
Films on demand.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 11, 2023
Audience
9 - 12
Videorecording number
288465 Infobase
Subjects
Genre/Form
Internet videos.
Also listed under
Infobase, film distributor.
Network Ireland Television (Firm)
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