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Death of Francis Crick the DNA pioneer

British Nobel laureate Professor Crick passed away on Wednesday 28 July 2004 at age 88 at the Thornton Hospital in San Diego, US. He had been battling colon cancer for some time. Co-discoverer with American James Watson in 1953 of one of the most important scientific findings of the 20th century, ...

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Exploratorium Closed in Preparation for DNA Workshops

The Exploratorium at the Planetarium Science Center (PSC) at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina will be hosting DNA workshops for children throughout the months of July, August and September. In preparation for the DNA workshops, the Exploratorium will be closed to the public for a week, 23-30 June ...

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Transit of Venus, Hasn’t Happened in 122 Years

In a rare astronomical occurrence, visitors to the Planetarium and Science Center at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, were able to witness yesterday, the passing of Planet Venus in front of the Sun, an astronomical phenomenon that has not occurred in 122 years and prophesized by the German astronomer ...

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"The Forgotten Temple" at French and Egyptian Planetariums

The Planetarium Science Center (PSC) has just embarked upon a bilateral project with the Saint Etienne Planetarium in France to co-produce “The Forgotten Temple,” a documentary film about astronomy in ancient Egypt. The project, proposed by Mr. Ghaouti Hansali, Director of the Saint Etienne ...

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Science Educators Participate in Science Day

Science educators came together at the Exploratorium on April 29 for the Bibliotheca Alexandrina’s second annual “Science Day,” hosted by the Library’s Planetarium Science Center. The event featured professional development topics for science teachers, including workshops on conducting scientific ...

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