Smithsonian Magazine19d
Over the Last 200 Years, a Small Library Became One of New York City’s Biggest Museums. A New Showcase Tells the Story of Its Unique Legacy
To mark its bicentennial, the Brooklyn Museum highlights the pieces that have shaped its collection—and the foundational art ...
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McKim Observatory Instruments
McKim Observatory still houses many of its original instruments, including a 9.53 inch Clark Refractor telescope, a meridian transit telescope, and a gravity driven chronograph. Missing from the early ...
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McKim Observatory
McKim Observatory, 1884. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. McKim Observatory is an excellent example of a late 19 th-century American observatory. Built in 1884, it retains much of ...