Country of origin Canada No. of seasons 1 Final episode date 16 August 1959 Number of seasons 1 | Original language(s) English Producer(s) Gene Lawrence First episode date 24 May 1959 Language English | |
Original release 24 May – 16 August 1959 |
Astronomy Today was a Canadian science television series which aired on CBC Television in 1959.
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Premise
F. A. Kaempffer, a University of British Columbia physics professor, presented various lectures during this series which concerned modern scientific theories and how these relate to historical theories. These were accompanied with photographs and graphics from the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory.
Production
Gene Lawrence produced Astronomy Today in Vancouver.
Scheduling
The half-hour series aired Sundays at 3:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 24 May to 16 August 1959.
References
Astronomy Today Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA