Guidebook for the scientific traveler [electronic resource] : visiting astronomy and space exploration sites across America / Duane S. Nickell.

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ISBN:

9780813545615

Title:

Guidebook for the scientific traveler [electronic resource] : visiting astronomy and space exploration sites across America / Duane S. Nickell.

Author:

Nickell, Duane S.

Personal Author:

Nickell, Duane S.

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 243 pages) : illustrations.

Series:

The scientific traveler

General Note:

Includes index.

Contents:

Native American astronomy -- Optical telescopes -- Radio telescopes -- Planetaria : theaters of the sky -- NASA and space exploration -- Space museums -- Astronomers, astronauts, and Einstein -- Aliens? -- Space rocks -- Top ten out-of-this-world experiences.

Local Note:

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Subject Term:

Astronomy -- Popular works.

Astronomy -- Miscellanea.

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2008

Publication Information:

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Shelf Number	Material Type	Copy	Shelf Location	Status
520.973 22	1:E-BOOK	1	1:ONLINE	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

A one-of-a-kind guidebook for planning astronomy and space-themed trips across America 50 space-related and astronomical attractions grouped by theme; state-by-state index of destinations; detailed descriptions, visitor information and websites for every site. Albert Einstein Memorial * Adler Planetarium * Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center * Keck Telescope * Meteor Crater * NASA Exhibit of Buzz Aldrinas boot print * Rose Center for Earth and Space Science and many, many more "

Author Notes

Duane S. Nickell teaches physics at Franklin Central High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, and is an associate faculty member at Indiana University/Purdue University at Indianapolis. He is the winner of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching, the nation's highest honor for science and mathematics teachers.