Not a bad idea Eric, bring it up at the MoM meeting. I think PAS might be able to purchase this for 'check-out' to members because PAS has an educational charter. Regards Joe C. ---- Eric Steinberg <eric@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi- > > > > I came across this astronomy unit from "The Great Courses" which I think > might be quite interesting. There are 96 30-minute lectures on DVD. I > have used their history courses in the past and found them to be high > quality, in-depth studies. The only problem I see is that it costs $230 > for DVD or $190 for download. Is this something the club would want to > purchase? Alternatively if others would do likewise, I'd be willing to > chip in a percentage and donate it to the club. No doubt many of us > will know much of the information presented, but probably not all of it; > it would also be great for new members. > > > > Your thoughts? > > > > Eric > > > > http://www.thegreatcourses.com/tgc/courses/course_detail.aspx?cid=1810 > > >