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More than four hundred photographs and reproductions, accompanied by an entertaining text, provide an intriguing glimpse of the richly diverse treasures of the Smithsonian, from art masterpieces to historical memorabilia to technological innovations.
The one, if not THE only, one of a collection of 14 separate museums from fossils to gemstones to vintage airplanes to a Space Shuttle. Rare Asian porcelain and Jade to artifacts from Plymouth to current social icons. Enjoy the Planetarium or take in the IMAX theatre. A visit to the Smithsonian is to be immersed in Art, History, and Culture beyond your imagination.
This book tempts you with over 450 treasures from the millions of object/specimens which comprise the D Smithsonian Institution. ( )
A sumptuous collection of the Smithsonian Institution's most important and interesting pieces. A coffee-table style book, at over 450 pages it probably covers a fraction of a percent of the great museum's collections. ( )
Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
TO JEAN
with whom 40 years of marriage has been an institution even more delightful than the Smithsonian
Eerste woorden
Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
What is there about the Smithsonian which promotes curiosity, wonder, and a sense of mystery? (Foreword)
They work in the monumental museums that flank Washington's Mall and appear elsewhere in the nation's capital. (Preface)
In 1976, the year of our nation's bicentennial, the noted Smithsonian anthropologist Lawrence Angel opened the great urnlike crypt in the Smithsonian Castle where the bones of James Smithson has reposed since they were brought to the United States at the turn of the century. (Introduction)
When I first joined the staff of the Smithsonian - an event that had seemed to me as unlikely as being presented at court - I found myself hurrying along the Mall late one afternoon, engrossed in new duties and concerned about fulfilling them.
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Laatste woorden
Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
What could be better than to follow our mandate, "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men," by telling and retelling this fascinating and evanescent story of how we grew, step by step, into the pyramid of achievements represented by 135 years of trial-and-error learning about America and Americans, and the persistence of truth and tradition through it all. (Foreword)
Finally, throat-lumping gratitude to the exceptional staff at Smithsonian Books, who collectively took my adequate efforts and transformed them into what I feel is truly a splendid book. (Preface)
And if, like Abou Ben Adhem, in the poem of the same name by Leigh Hunt, you can be written "as one that loves his fellow men," you'll feel that the old Institution, even on a dark, gloomy night that is filled with rustles and creaks and half-seen flutterings, is your welcoming home.
More than four hundred photographs and reproductions, accompanied by an entertaining text, provide an intriguing glimpse of the richly diverse treasures of the Smithsonian, from art masterpieces to historical memorabilia to technological innovations.
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This book tempts you with over 450 treasures from the millions of object/specimens which comprise the D Smithsonian Institution. (