You can get the entire Connections series on DVD through Netflix. I agree - it's a must-have companion to Cosmos. When Connections first aired I was doing science demonstrations at Hansen Planetarium, and the program inspired me to recreate historical science demonstration apparatus (e.g. Torricelli's mercury-filled glass tubes that led to the discovery of air pressure, the vacuum, and the realization that outer space was a vacuum) and use them with visiting school groups. They were huge fun. And, like Cosmos, there was a nice book you could by as a companion to the series. Seth -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of jcarman6@q.com Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 10:06 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Cosmos Rebooted Will look for James Burke Connections. I very much enjoy programs like that. Making history come alive. While on the subject of PBS series - "Mechanical Universe." It was a series of college lectures, probably a physics class, definitely not Astronomy 101. Don't know how many episodes, perhaps 13 or so. H ave only a few on them onVHS tape (and yes I still have a system that will show it. Its a system that plays both VHS and CDs. Pat on the back for me when I bought it :)) _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".