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How the earth was made. Sahara. Birth of the Earth [videorecording]

2011

Title:	How the earth was made. Sahara. Birth of the Earth [videorecording] / produced by Pioneer Film & Television Productions LTD for History ; A & E Television Networks.
Format:	DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials
Publisher, Date:	[Washington, D.C.] : Smithsonian, c2011.
Description:	1 videodisc (ca. 131 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary:	Sahara: A look at the Sahara, the largest desert on Earth. Scientists have uncovered fossilized evidence of whales, fresh water shells and ancient human settlements, clues that this stark landscape was once a fertile land with a great sea. Birth of the Earth: This program takes a trip four billion years back in time to show the formation of planet Earth. how molten material came together and solidified into rock. how the world survived a collision with a Mars-sized planet, how water arrived and formed the oceans, and when the first life forms appeared.
System details:	DVD, region 1, NTSC ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.
Performer:	Narrator, Corey Johnson.
Credits:	SAHARA : Editor, Hugh Lewis ; music, Tim Garland ; producer/director, Gabriella Polletta ; executive producers, Stuart Carter and Stephen Marsh ; for History, executive producer, Susan Werbe ; BIRTH of the EARTH : Editor, David Gasson ; music, Tim Garland ; executive producers, Stuart Carter and Stephen Marsh ; producer/director, David Hutt ; for History executive producer, Susan Werbe.
Series:	Smithsonian chronicles DVD series.
Subjects:	Historical geology -- Sahara. Earth -- Origin.
Genre:	Science television programs. Documentary television programs.

Other Author:	Johnson, Corey. Polletta, Gabriella. Hutt, David. Pioneer Productions. History Channel (Television network) Arts and Entertainment Network. Smithsonian Institution.
Other title:	Title on videodisc label: How the Earth was made: Sahara & Birth of the Earth Sahara & Birth of the Earth
Other Title:	Sahara. Birth of the Earth.
Notes:	Originally produced in 2009.
Contents:	Birth of the Earth. Major challenge -- Age of the Earth -- Solid land and water -- Origin of water -- Final stage. Sahara. Sea fossils -- Yardangs -- Shell deposits -- Human habitation -- Nubian Sandstone Aquifer.

Publisher or Distributor Number:	D00013D
Other Number:	757346500
Control Number:	3029797

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