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Colin Davey¿s life was shaped by frequent visits to the American Museum of Natural History and the Hayden Planetarium as a child. He is a scientist, software engineer, martial artist, and author of Learn Boogie Woogie Piano (Boogie Woogie Press, 1998).
Thomas A. Lesser (With)
Thomas A. Lesser was Scientific Assistant and Intern Astronomer (1974¿76) and Senior Lecturer (1975¿82) at the Hayden Planetarium. He has also held several positions at the American Museum of Natural History, including Manager of Development.
Colin Davey¿s life was shaped by frequent visits to the American Museum of Natural History and the Hayden Planetarium as a child. He is a scientist, software engineer, martial artist, and author of Learn Boogie Woogie Piano (Boogie Woogie Press, 1998).
Thomas A. Lesser (With)
Thomas A. Lesser was Scientific Assistant and Intern Astronomer (1974¿76) and Senior Lecturer (1975¿82) at the Hayden Planetarium. He has also held several positions at the American Museum of Natural History, including Manager of Development.
Colin Davey's life was shaped by frequent visits to the American Museum of Natural History and the Hayden Planetarium as a child. He is a scientist, software engineer, martial artist, and author of Learn Boogie Woogie Piano (Boogie Woogie Press, 1998). Thomas A. Lesser (With)
Thomas A. Lesser was Scientific Assistant and Intern Astronomer (1974-76) and Senior Lecturer (1975-82) at the Hayden Planetarium. He has also held several positions at the American Museum of Natural History, including Manager of Development.
Foreword | vii
Kermit Roosevelt III
How This Book Came to Be Written | xi
Colin Davey
Preface | xv
Thomas A. Lesser
Introduction | 1
Part I: The American Museum of Natural History and How It Got That Way
1 Manhattan Square | 13
2 The Master Plan and the Bickmore Wing | 35
3 The Jesup Years (1881-1908) and the Seventy-Seventh Street Façade | 43
4 Robert Peary, the Journey to the North Pole, and the Cape York Meteorites | 56
5 The Osborn Years (1908-1933) | 77
6 The Akeley African Hall: From the Elephant in the Room to the Seven-Hundred- Pound Gorilla | 97
7 The Evolution of the Dinosaur Exhibits | 110
8 The Years 1936 to 1999 | 125
Part II: The Heavens in the Attic
9 From the Beginning of Time to October 2, 1935 | 133
10 Robert Moses and the Norman Bel Geddes Report | 152
11 The Golden Age of Spaceflight and the Hayden Planetarium | 159
12 A Visit to the Original Hayden Planetarium | 170
13 The Rose Center for Earth and Space | 188
Epilogue: The Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation | 197
Acknowledgments | 203
Notes | 207
Bibliography | 245
Index | 257
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Importe, Kunst |
| Produktart: | Reiseführer |
| Region: | Welt gesamt |
| Rubrik: | Reisen |
| Medium: | Buch |
| Inhalt: | Einband - fest (Hardcover) |
| ISBN-13: | 9780823283484 |
| ISBN-10: | 0823283488 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Gebunden |
| Autor: | Davey, Colin |
| Orchester: | Lesser, Thomas A. |
| Hersteller: | Fordham University Press |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 237 x 164 x 27 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Colin Davey |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 14.05.2019 |
| Gewicht: | 0,545 kg |
Colin Davey's life was shaped by frequent visits to the American Museum of Natural History and the Hayden Planetarium as a child. He is a scientist, software engineer, martial artist, and author of Learn Boogie Woogie Piano (Boogie Woogie Press, 1998). Thomas A. Lesser (With)
Thomas A. Lesser was Scientific Assistant and Intern Astronomer (1974-76) and Senior Lecturer (1975-82) at the Hayden Planetarium. He has also held several positions at the American Museum of Natural History, including Manager of Development.
Foreword | vii
Kermit Roosevelt III
How This Book Came to Be Written | xi
Colin Davey
Preface | xv
Thomas A. Lesser
Introduction | 1
Part I: The American Museum of Natural History and How It Got That Way
1 Manhattan Square | 13
2 The Master Plan and the Bickmore Wing | 35
3 The Jesup Years (1881-1908) and the Seventy-Seventh Street Façade | 43
4 Robert Peary, the Journey to the North Pole, and the Cape York Meteorites | 56
5 The Osborn Years (1908-1933) | 77
6 The Akeley African Hall: From the Elephant in the Room to the Seven-Hundred- Pound Gorilla | 97
7 The Evolution of the Dinosaur Exhibits | 110
8 The Years 1936 to 1999 | 125
Part II: The Heavens in the Attic
9 From the Beginning of Time to October 2, 1935 | 133
10 Robert Moses and the Norman Bel Geddes Report | 152
11 The Golden Age of Spaceflight and the Hayden Planetarium | 159
12 A Visit to the Original Hayden Planetarium | 170
13 The Rose Center for Earth and Space | 188
Epilogue: The Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation | 197
Acknowledgments | 203
Notes | 207
Bibliography | 245
Index | 257
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Importe, Kunst |
| Produktart: | Reiseführer |
| Region: | Welt gesamt |
| Rubrik: | Reisen |
| Medium: | Buch |
| Inhalt: | Einband - fest (Hardcover) |
| ISBN-13: | 9780823283484 |
| ISBN-10: | 0823283488 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Gebunden |
| Autor: | Davey, Colin |
| Orchester: | Lesser, Thomas A. |
| Hersteller: | Fordham University Press |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 237 x 164 x 27 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Colin Davey |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 14.05.2019 |
| Gewicht: | 0,545 kg |
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