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Hi, Michelle:

The NY Hall of Science bought the CSC version of the Mathematica
exhibit, and we now have it in storage for installation next summer. It
is going to be installed in the original building here, which was built
for the 64 Worlds Fair, which is the same vintage as the exhibit.  It is
going to be great to have it here!  The other copy of the exhibition is
permanently installed in the Museum of Science in Boston.  I frankly
don't remember the specific exhibit component you are describing, but we
do have an "owners manual" for the exhibit prepared by CSC, so I can
look into it.

Eric Siegel
Director of Planning
   & Program Development
Connections Project Director
New York Hall of Science
47-01 111th Street
Queens, NY 11368
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www.nyscience.org

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> Hello, all.  I am desperately searching for an image or
> specific information about one of the exhibit elements in the
> Eames (now owned by Calif. Sci. Ctr.) Mathematica exhibit.
> The element deals with planetary orbits & (I think) shows
> Aristotle's epicycle planetary orbits & Copernicus'
> sun-centered Universe planetary orbits.  We prototyped a
> version of this exhibit element about 5 years ago but, alas,
> our prototypes, images, & the notes are absolutely nowhere to
> be found.
>
> Does anyone have any information about this exhibit element?
> An image? Description?  I've reviewed as many Mathematica
> Internet links as I can find, but no luck on the planetary
> orbits element.
>
> Help???
>
> Michelle
>
> Michelle Nichols
> Education Department
> Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum
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