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Atwood Sphere

USA , ILLINOIS , CHICAGO

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Type: Globe
Opened in 1913

Address: 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago, IL 60605-2403
Country: USA
Email:
Phone: +1 312-922 7827

Website: https://www.adlerplanetarium.org/events/historic-atwood-sphere/
Website 2: https://naturemuseum.org/2013/06/atwood-sphere-100/

Team
Mark Webb, Mike Smail,

8 seats

Dome of 5.2m

Technical
Dome: thin galvanized sheet metal
Seat: motorized cart

Facilities
Other planetarium: Grainger Space Theater (21.3m)

Operation

History

- June 1913: 5.18m (17 feet), 692 holes at Chicago Academy of Sciences (Laflin Memorial Building)
- 1995: dismantled
- January 16, 1997: moved to Adler Planetarium
- October 2019: renovation

Comments

Latitude: 41°51'59" N - Longitude: 87°36'23" W - Altitude: 184m
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