The American Museum of Natural History and how it got that way /:
Tells the story of the building of the American Museum of Natural History and Hayden Planetarium, a story of history, politics, science, and exploration, including the roles of American presidents, New York power brokers, museum presidents, planetarium directors, polar and African explorers, and Ger...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Tells the story of the building of the American Museum of Natural History and Hayden Planetarium, a story of history, politics, science, and exploration, including the roles of American presidents, New York power brokers, museum presidents, planetarium directors, polar and African explorers, and German rocket scientists. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xiii, 260 pages) |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| contents | Introduction -- Part I: The American Museum of Natural History and how it got that way: Manhattan Square -- The master plan and the Bickmore Wing -- The Jesup years (1881-1908) and the seventy-seventh street facade -- Robert Peary, the journey to the North Pole, and the Cape York meteorites -- The Osborn years (1908-1933) -- The Akeley African Hall: from the elephant in the room to the seven-hundred-pound gorilla -- The evolution of the dinosaur exhibits -- The years 1936 to 1999 -- Part II: The heavens in the attic: From the beginning of time to October 2, 1935 -- Robert Moses and the Norman Bel Geddes report -- The golden age of spaceflight and the Hayden Planetarium -- A visit to the original Hayden Planetarium -- The Rose Center for earth and space -- Epilogue: the Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| spelling | Davey, Colin, 1959- author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjJyVy9V68dpkTGXRd4xwC http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2005048705 The American Museum of Natural History and how it got that way / Colin Davey with Thomas A. Lesser ; foreword by Kermit Roosevelt III. New York : Empire State Editions, an imprint of Fordham University Press, 2019. ©2019 1 online resource (xiii, 260 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- Part I: The American Museum of Natural History and how it got that way: Manhattan Square -- The master plan and the Bickmore Wing -- The Jesup years (1881-1908) and the seventy-seventh street facade -- Robert Peary, the journey to the North Pole, and the Cape York meteorites -- The Osborn years (1908-1933) -- The Akeley African Hall: from the elephant in the room to the seven-hundred-pound gorilla -- The evolution of the dinosaur exhibits -- The years 1936 to 1999 -- Part II: The heavens in the attic: From the beginning of time to October 2, 1935 -- Robert Moses and the Norman Bel Geddes report -- The golden age of spaceflight and the Hayden Planetarium -- A visit to the original Hayden Planetarium -- The Rose Center for earth and space -- Epilogue: the Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 03, 2019). Tells the story of the building of the American Museum of Natural History and Hayden Planetarium, a story of history, politics, science, and exploration, including the roles of American presidents, New York power brokers, museum presidents, planetarium directors, polar and African explorers, and German rocket scientists. American Museum of Natural History History. Hayden Planetarium History. Hayden Planetarium fast American Museum of Natural History fast Museums United States History. Musées États-Unis Histoire. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Museum Administration & Museology. bisacsh REFERENCE General. bisacsh TRAVEL Museums, Tours, Points of Interest. bisacsh Museums fast United States fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq Architecture. Central Park. Dinosaurs. Museums. Natural History. New York City. Planetariums. Science. History fast Lesser, Thomas A., author. Roosevelt, Kermit, 1971- writer of foreword. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtMjkhYcJrt7DCvBJqPcP http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2004034891 has work: The American Museum of Natural History and how it got that way (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCG7vwqYkDdCQfVVRbwPQpX https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: 0823283488 9780823283484 (OCoLC)1048936815 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2089888 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Davey, Colin, 1959- Lesser, Thomas A. The American Museum of Natural History and how it got that way / Introduction -- Part I: The American Museum of Natural History and how it got that way: Manhattan Square -- The master plan and the Bickmore Wing -- The Jesup years (1881-1908) and the seventy-seventh street facade -- Robert Peary, the journey to the North Pole, and the Cape York meteorites -- The Osborn years (1908-1933) -- The Akeley African Hall: from the elephant in the room to the seven-hundred-pound gorilla -- The evolution of the dinosaur exhibits -- The years 1936 to 1999 -- Part II: The heavens in the attic: From the beginning of time to October 2, 1935 -- Robert Moses and the Norman Bel Geddes report -- The golden age of spaceflight and the Hayden Planetarium -- A visit to the original Hayden Planetarium -- The Rose Center for earth and space -- Epilogue: the Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. American Museum of Natural History History. Hayden Planetarium History. Hayden Planetarium fast American Museum of Natural History fast Museums United States History. Musées États-Unis Histoire. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Museum Administration & Museology. bisacsh REFERENCE General. bisacsh TRAVEL Museums, Tours, Points of Interest. bisacsh Museums fast |
| title | The American Museum of Natural History and how it got that way / |
| title_auth | The American Museum of Natural History and how it got that way / |
| title_exact_search | The American Museum of Natural History and how it got that way / |
| title_full | The American Museum of Natural History and how it got that way / Colin Davey with Thomas A. Lesser ; foreword by Kermit Roosevelt III. |
| title_fullStr | The American Museum of Natural History and how it got that way / Colin Davey with Thomas A. Lesser ; foreword by Kermit Roosevelt III. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The American Museum of Natural History and how it got that way / Colin Davey with Thomas A. Lesser ; foreword by Kermit Roosevelt III. |
| title_short | The American Museum of Natural History and how it got that way / |
| title_sort | american museum of natural history and how it got that way |
| topic | American Museum of Natural History History. Hayden Planetarium History. Hayden Planetarium fast American Museum of Natural History fast Museums United States History. Musées États-Unis Histoire. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Museum Administration & Museology. bisacsh REFERENCE General. bisacsh TRAVEL Museums, Tours, Points of Interest. bisacsh Museums fast |
| topic_facet | American Museum of Natural History History. Hayden Planetarium History. Hayden Planetarium American Museum of Natural History Museums United States History. Musées États-Unis Histoire. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Museum Administration & Museology. REFERENCE General. TRAVEL Museums, Tours, Points of Interest. Museums United States History |
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