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THE Adler Planetarium is a new and striking feature on the shore between a small lagoon and Lake Michigan. In plan it is dodecagonal: the walls are faced with large slabs of red granite and it is surmounted by a dome. The principal object of this new institution is explained on the dedication plaque that confronts the visitor when he crosses the threshold of the entrance lobby. Eight sculptured figures by Vannelli, symbolising the eight principal planets, are disposed around a circular disc representing the sun, upon which is set the inscription: “The Astronomical Museum and Planetarium of Chicago—Gift of Max Adler—To further the Progress of Science—To guide to an Understanding of the Majesty of the Heavens—To emphasise that under the Great Celestial Firmament there is Order, Interdependence and Unity—1930.”
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The Adler Planetarium of Chicago. Nature 127, 96–97 (1931). https://doi.org/10.1038/127096a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/127096a0