Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy, 2nd Edition. Episode 59 Warping of Space and Time
(2025, original release: 2007)
Nonfiction
eCourse
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PUBLISHED
The Great Courses, 2007
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2025
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2025
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
ISBN/ISSN
15079968
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Title from title frames
This lecture explores observational tests of general relativity. Astronomers exploit its effects by searching for distant objects that are gravitationally lensed, which occurs when an object's light is bent and focused by foreground masses such as galaxy clusters
Film
In Process Record
Alex Filippenko
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2007
Mode of access: World Wide Web