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Record Nr.

UNINA9910702333803321

Titolo

Why the world didn't end yesterday [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.?] : , : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, , 2012

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (4 min., 21 sec.) : FLV file, sound, color

Collana

Sciencecasts

Soggetti

Maya calendar

Maya astronomy

End of the world (Astronomy)

Mayas in popular culture

Documentary films.

Internet videos.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Videoregistrazione

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Video file available in both streaming (4 min., 21 sec.) and downloadable (4 min., 20 sec.) formats.

Closed-captioned.

Title from title screen (viewed Dec. 14, 2012).

"Science@NASA"--Initial credits screen and title screen.

"Published on Dec 11, 2012"--Video home page.

Live action video complemented by still images that show an ancient Mayan calendar and depictions of Mayan society.

Sommario/riassunto

Presents views of NASA scientists that debunk media reports of an ancient Mayan prophecy which predicted that the end of the world would occur on Dec. 21, 2012 and that the Mayan calendar likewise ended at that time.