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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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Planetarium Closed to Public for Two Days

The Planetarium facility will be closed to the public on Wednesday, 2 June, and Thursday, 3 June 2004, for regular maintenance. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. ...

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Library Director Featured in L.A. Times

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina and its director, Dr. Ismail Serageldin, were featured in an article in the Los Angeles Times on 19 May 2004, after Dr. Serageldin delivered a lecture on the Library at Los Angeles’s J. Paul Getty Center. To read the full text of the article, please click the following ...

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Minister of Scientific Research Announces Launch of Sat-1

Dr. Mufid Shehab, Egyptian Minister of High Education and Scientific Research, announced yesterday, that the first Egyptian satellite, “Sat- 1,” will be launched by the end of the current year, to serve peaceful purposes. The Minister spoke at a seminar, entitled “The Future of Scientific Research ...

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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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