Theaters of time and space : American planetaria, 1930-1970 /
In this unique social history, former planetarium director and historian of science Jordan D. Marche II offers the first complete account of the community of individuals and institutions that, during the period between 1930 and 1970, made planetaria the popular teaching aids they are today. Marche a...
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New Brunswick, N.J. :
Rutgers University Press,
c2005
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Table of Contents:
- Pt. I Origins of the projection planetarium
- 1. Zeiss planetaria in Europe, 1923-1929
- Pt. II. Zeiss planetaria in America, 1930-1946
- 2. Planetaria, patrons, and cultural values
- 3. Personnel, training, and careers
- 4. Planetaria and popular audiences
- Pt. III. postwar period, 1947-1957
- 5. Armand N. Spitz and Pinhole-style planetaria
- Pt. IV. Planetaria in the space age, 1958-1970
- 6. Sputnik and federal aid to education
- 7. New horizons in planetarium utilization
- 8. New routes to professionalization.