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The Adler Planetarium is a public museum in Chicago, Illinois, dedicated to astronomy and astrophysics. It was founded in 1930 by local businessman Max Adler. Located on the northeastern tip of Northerly Island on Lake Michigan, the Adler Planetarium was the first planetarium in the United States. It is part of Chicago's Museum Campus, which ...
Northerly Island Natural Area on south half of Northerly Island. Northerly Island (also Northerly Island Park) is a 119-acre (48 ha) human-made peninsula and park located on Chicago 's Lake Michigan lakefront. [ 1 ] Originally constructed in 1925, Northerly Island was the former site of the Century of Progress world's fair and later Meigs Field ...
The Nicolaus Copernicus Monument is an outdoor sculpture commemorating and depicting Nicolaus Copernicus, installed along Solidarity Drive outside Chicago 's Adler Planetarium, in the U.S. state of Illinois. Bronislaw Koniuszy's replica of Bertel Thorvaldsen 's original 1830 sculpture in Warsaw, Poland, was created, installed, and dedicated in ...
Man Enters the Cosmos is a cast bronze sculpture by Henry Moore located on the Lake Michigan lakefront outside the Adler Planetarium in the Museum Campus area of downtown Chicago, Illinois. The sculpture is a functional bowstring equatorial sundial created in 1980 measuring approximately 13 feet (4.0 m). [ 2 ][ 3 ] The sundial was formerly ...
Chicago, Illinois, United States. Coordinates. 41°51′57.66″N 87°36′25.82″W. / 41.8660167°N 87.6071722°W / 41.8660167; -87.6071722. Spiral Galaxy is an outdoor stainless steel sculpture by John David Mooney, installed outside the Adler Planetarium on Chicago 's Northerly Island, in the U.S. state of Illinois .
October 16, 2024 at 11:33 PM. Oct. 16—Programs to get kids excited about science cost money, so the Santa Fe Community College Foundation is holding a Star Party this weekend for $50 per person ...
Buckingham Fountain is a Chicago Landmark in the center of Grant Park, between Queen's Landing and the end of Ida B. Wells Drive. Dedicated in 1927 and donated to the city by philanthropist Kate S. Buckingham, it is one of the largest fountains in the world. Built in a rococo wedding cake style and inspired by the Latona Fountain at the Palace ...
October 11, 2024 at 6:40 PM. CHICAGO - Social media lit up Thursday night and on Friday as people across Chicagoland shared stunning photos of the northern lights. The rare display, known as the ...