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NEWS RELEASE >

>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2001 October 12 >

>FOR MORE INFORMATION: Glenn A. Walsh - 412-561-7876, < >gawalsh@planetarium.cc >
>OR Sue Batson 412-318-1405, < batsons@nhsd.k12.pa.us > >

>HISTORY OF BUHL PLANETARIUM,
>A HIGHLIGHT AT PLANETARIUM CONFERENCE AT NORTH HILLS HIGH SCHOOL >

Conference Agenda

Outline of Address on History of Buhl Planetarium, Pittsburgh
With Links to History Photographs and Images

>Pittsburgh, Oct. 12 - The story of Pittsburgh's historic Buhl Planetarium >and Institute of Popular Science will be one of the featured addresses at >the conference of the Ohio Section of the Great Lakes Planetarium >Association on Saturday, October 13 at North Hills High School, just north >of Pittsburgh. >

>Representatives from planetaria and museums throughout Ohio will attend this >conference. The conference is hosted by Sue Batson and Janet Nadel of the >North Hills High School Planetarium. >

>Glenn A. Walsh, former Planetarium Lecturer and Astronomical Observatory >Coordinator at Buhl Planetarium, will present the address, with many >photographs, on the history of Buhl Planetarium. This will include details >regarding Buhl's Zeiss II Planetarium Projector(now the oldest operable, >major planetarium projector in the world!) and the 10-inch Siderostat-type >Refractor Telescope(second largest operable Siderostat telescope in the >world!). >

>Topics of other talks include historic planetaria of San Francisco, >Astronomical observatories of Mauna Kea, Hawaii, and a planetarium show on >the Pleiades star cluster. >

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> >NOTE TO EDITORS AND REPORTERS: Although this conference is only open to GLPA >members who pre-registered, the media is welcome to attend. The first paper >session, on Saturday, begins at 11:30 a.m. Mr. Walsh's address begins at >1:30 p.m. >

>gaw >

Conference Agenda

Outline of Address on History of Buhl Planetarium, Pittsburgh
With Links to History Photographs and Images

>Glenn A. Walsh
> Electronic Mail - < gawalsh@planetarium.cc >
> Internet, World Wide Web Sites -
> History of The Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science, >Pittsburgh:
>< http://www.planetarium.cc >
> History of The Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, Chicago:
>< http://adlerplanetarium.tripod.com >
> History of Astronomer and Optician John A. Brashear:
>< http://johnbrashear.tripod.com >
> History of Andrew Carnegie and Carnegie Libraries:
>< http://www.andrewcarnegie.cc >
> The Duquesne Incline, historic cablecar railway, Pittsburgh:
>< http://www.incline.cc > >

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