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  2. Houston Museum of Natural Science - Wikipedia

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    The Houston Museum of Natural Science (abbreviated as HMNS) is a natural history museum located on the northern border of Hermann Park in Houston, Texas, United States.The museum was established in 1909 by the Houston Museum and Scientific Society, an organization whose goals were to provide a free institution for the people of Houston focusing on education and science.

  3. List of astronomical observatories - Wikipedia

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    George Observatory 1989 Brazos Bend State Park, near Houston, Texas, US Giant Meterwave Radio Telescope (GMRT) 1995 Pune, Maharashtra, India Gifford Observatory: 1912 Wellington, New Zealand Girawali Observatory: 2006 Pune, Maharashtra, India Glen D. Riley Observatory: 1973 Naperville, Illinois, US Godlee Observatory: 1902 Manchester, England, UK

  4. Earth will get a second moon for nearly 57 days this year - AOL

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    Earth will get a second moon for about two months this year when a small asteroid begins to orbit our planet. The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, revolving ...

  5. Astronomical Observatory (University of Illinois Urbana ...

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    He also began expanding the faculty. Dr. Stanley Wyatt joined the faculty in 1953, George Swenson and Ivan King in 1956, Kennth Yoss, John Dickel and James Kaler in 1964 and Edward Olson in 1966. With George Swenson's arrival, Illinois began a program of radio astronomy resulting in the Vermillion River Radio Observatory that opened in 1962.

  6. Leap into February's must-see astronomy events - AOL

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    Leap into February's must-see astronomy events. Brian Lada. January 30, 2024 at 10:08 AM ... In Other News. Entertainment. ... USA TODAY. Ford reveals first special edition of its Mustang GTD ...

  7. List of Foucault pendulums - Wikipedia

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    Texas A&M University, George P. Mitchell Physics Building [87] [88] 85 ft (26 m) 235 lb: 10.23 s College Station: Texas A&M University, Zachry Engineering Center (removed; year unknown) Houston: Houston Museum of Natural Science [89] 60 ft (18 m) 8.6 s Odessa: Unitarian-Universalist Church [90] San Antonio: Tex Hill Middle School [91] [92] 37. ...

  8. List of natural history museums in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Rosenbruch Wildlife Museum, St. George; St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site at Johnson Farm, St. George; Utah Field House of Natural History, Vernal; Utah State University Eastern Prehistoric Museum, Price; Weber State University Museum of Natural Science, Ogden

  9. A 19th century flag disrupts leadership at an Illinois museum ...

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    The flag's acquisition through an online auction for more than $15,000 precipitated an investigation by Illinois' Office of the Executive Inspector General about money used for the purchase ...