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For 100 years, we have marvelled at planetariums. Here’s a brief history of how humans brought the stars indoors
As the night sky became polluted with light from electrified cities, people built planetariums. Today, they’re more impressive than ever.
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100 years of planetariums: A brief history of how humans brought the stars indoors
The date is May 7, 1925. Throughout time ... People have tried to recreate the movements of the stars and planets since antiquity. In the 1700s, the orrery, a clockwork model of the solar system ...
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For 100 years, we have marvelled at planetariums. Here’s a brief history of how humans brought the stars indoors
The date is May 7 1925. Throughout time ... People have tried to recreate the movements of the stars and planets since antiquity. In the 1700s, the orrery, a clockwork model of the Solar System ...
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The Antikythera Mechanism Was Discovered on This Day in 1901
The Antikythera Mechanism, widely believed to be the world’s first computer, has had a lasting impact on scientists across ...
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The 267th pope will join a storied list of past heads of the Holy See
A patron of the arts and of science, he had a penchant for archaeology and is credited with saving much of Rome’s antiquity ... Earth was just one of many planets orbiting the star.
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100 Years of Planetariums: Bringing Stars Indoors
The date is May 7 1925. Throughout time, cultures around the world have ... People have tried to recreate the movements of the stars and planets since antiquity. In the 1700s, the orrery, a clockwork ...
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China launches spacecraft it says will return samples and yield 'groundbreaking discoveries'
China launched a spacecraft that promises to return samples from an asteroid near Mars and yield “groundbreaking discoveries ...