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Theaters of time and space : American planetaria, 1930-1970 /
Every year, millions of Americans visit planetariums and are captivated by their strikingly realistic portrayal of the night sky. Today, it is indeed difficult to imagine astronomy education without these magnificent celestial theaters. But projection planetariums, first developed in Germany, have b...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Brunswick, N.J. :
Rutgers University Press,
©2005.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Theaters of Time and Space; Part I:Origins of the Projection Planetarium; Chapter I: Zeiss Planetaria in Europe, 1923-1929; Part II: Zeiss Planetaria in America, 1930-1946; Chapter 2: Planetaria, Patrons, and Cultural Values; Chapter 3: Personnel, Training, and Careers; Chaper 4: Planetaria and Popular Audiences; Part III: The Postwar Period, 1947-1957; Chaper 5: Armand N. Spitz and Pinhole-Style Planetaria; Part IV: Planetaria in the Space Age, 1958-1970; Chapter 6:Sputnik and Federal Aid to Education; Chapter 7: New Horizons in Planetarium Utilization.