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The Restless Sphere | The Story of the International Geophysical Year
The duke reveals the questions that this international scientific project will seek to answer.
CHANNEL | BBC Television Service
FIRST BROADCAST | 30 June 1957
DURATION | 74 minutes 19 seconds
FIRSTBROADCAST
1957
Synopsis
The International Geophysical Year was held to encourage scientists from across the world to work together to gather and share knowledge about the earth. The Duke of Edinburgh, as a Fellow of the Royal Society, presents an overview of the various experiments to be carried out. These include satellite technology, solar observation and oceanography. This was important as, by 1957, it had already been observed that the oceans were rising and the glaciers melting.
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The International Geophysical Year ran from July 1, 1957, to December 31, 1958. During this year the USSR launched Sputnik 1 and the USA set up NASA.
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