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>NEWS RELEASE
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>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2001 October 12
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>FOR MORE INFORMATION: Glenn A. Walsh - 412-561-7876, <
>gawalsh@planetarium.cc >
>OR Sue Batson 412-318-1405, < batsons@nhsd.k12.pa.us >
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>HISTORY OF BUHL PLANETARIUM,
>A HIGHLIGHT AT PLANETARIUM CONFERENCE AT NORTH HILLS HIGH SCHOOL
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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.
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>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.
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>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!).
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>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.
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>gaw
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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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