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Toward Better Arabic Handwriting

Alexandria, 21 June 2005— The Calligraphy Center at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) is holding a round-table discussion, 22 June 2005, on the steps taken in implementing the recommendations of the conference “Toward Better Arabic Handwriting”. The conference, held in July 2004 at the BA, aimed to ...

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Workshop: Following in the Footsteps of Eratosthenes

Alexandria, 20 June 2005— For the third consecutive year, the Planetarium Science Center (PSC) at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, is hosting the workshop ‘On the Footsteps of Eratosthenes’, 21 June 2005, held in cooperation with the French Cultural Center and the Egyptian Ministry of Education. ...

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Professor Leo Esaki lectures at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Alexandria, 20 June 2005— The Challenge in Frontiers between Science and Technology was explored at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, 19 June 2005, in a lecture by the 1973 Nobel Laureate in Physics, Professor Leo Esaki. Professor Esaki’s lecture came within the events celebrating the centennial of ...

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Development of the Taha Hussein Library

Alexandria, 16 June 2005— The Bibliotheca Alexandrina has recently adopted an overall strategy for the development of the Taha Hussein Library for the Blind and Visually Impaired, involving an expansion of the reading area and number of computers. In this context, the Library has been relocated ...

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Nobel Laureate lectures at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Alexandria, 14 June 2005— The Planetarium Science Center at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina is organizing a lecture by the 1973 Nobel Laureate in Physics, Professor Leo Esaki. The lecture is entitled "The Challenge in Frontiers between Science and Technology" and takes place on 19 June 2005. Leo Esaki ...

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