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* ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER FOR THE HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY *
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* Published by the Working Group for the History of Astronomy *
* in the Astronomische Gesellschaft *
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* Number 12, November 17, 1995 *
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* A translation of *
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* ELEKTRONISCHE MITTEILUNGEN ZUR ASTRONOMIEGESCHICHTE *
* Nr. 12, 25. Oktober 1995 *
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* Edited by: Dr. Wolfgang R. Dick *
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* Translated by: Mr. Donald Bellunduno <76450.1741@CompuServe.COM> *
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Contents
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1. Bruce Stephenson: The History of Astronomy Collection in the
Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum at Chicago, Illinois
2. Christof Plicht: Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer and his 'Hill Observatory'
3. Rolf M. Sinclair:
Fifth Oxford Conference on Archaeoastronomy - Updated Announcement
4. Jaroslav Folta and Vladimir Vanysek:
International Symposium: Mysterium Cosmographicum 1596 - 1996
5. Alena Hadravova and Petr Hadrava:
450 anniversary of the birth of Tycho Brahe - a project
6. A search for help and those who are interested
7. Exhibits
8. Conference Calendar 1996
9. New Books
10. New special issue of "Mitteilungen zur Astronomiegeschichte"
Acknowledgements
Imprint
[Updated space calendar to be added to next issue]
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Item 1 ENHA No. 12, Nov 17, 1995
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The History of Astronomy Collection in the Adler Planetarium and
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Astronomy Museum at Chicago, Illinois
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By Bruce Stephenson, Chicago, IL, USA
Purpose
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The historical collection at the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy
Museum was created in order to educate visitors about the tools of
astronomy and its related sciences, to generate interest in the history of
science, to provide a comprehensive resource for scholarly research, and to
preserve historically and artistically important scientific artifacts.
History
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Chicago businessman Max Adler founded the Adler Planetarium and
Astronomy Museum in 1930 in hopes that "the youth of our city, and indeed
of other cities, may through this dramatization [i.e., the Zeiss
planetarium] find new interests, fresh inspirations, and also that with
the aid of the Planetarium and Astronomical Museum, science may be
advanced." In addition to the Planetarium itself, Mr. Adler donated its
first collection, a set of about 500 astronomical, navigational and
mathematical instruments purchased from Dutch dealer Antoine W. M. Mensing.
Since its creation, the history of astronomy collection has grown to almost
2000 antique instruments, making it the third largest collection of
scientific artifacts in the world and the largest in the western