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EBOOK Awesome Adventures at the Smithsonian The Official Kids Guide to the Smithsonian Institutionbrhttpskymetrixxyzbook1588343499. So is your own eye In this challenge youll compare your own eyes performance to that of a MicroObservatory online telescope There are some things your eye can do much betterand some things that the telescope does better When youre done youll be able That single no kindled a fire that had burned from a decadeslong tradition of activism and lit the way to the most influential boycott in this nations history The events that led to the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott culminated in the determined voice award, the NASM Trophy. The trophy now resides in the lobby of Building 1 beneath a portrait of Merle A. Tuve, APL’s founding director. 2015 Craft Show April 23 - 26, 2015 Preview N ight - Wednesday, April 22 Honorary Chair Toots Zynsky tootszynsky.org Sharon Fawcett and Susan Labovich Craft Show Chairs WHAT: The annual Smithsonian Cr SI - 247 - 201 5 MRC 570 PO Box 37012 Washington DC 20013 - 7012 Telephone 202.633.5500 Fax 202.633.9393 Media only: Marty Emery (202) 633 - 5518 ; emerym@si.edu Media web site : http:// . 2015. Glass 9.5 . x 17.5 x 10.75 in . Retail: $18,900 . Starting Bid: $12,200 . Buy Now: $20,800. www.paddle8.com/auction/smithsonian. ALBERT PALEY. Dragon Back . Table . 1998. Metal. 30 x 51 x 51 . Si-NSF large facilities workshop. May 25, 2016. Lessons of History. “What is . past is . prologue.”. “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”. . - Santayana. “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” . presented to the . ARMA International Mid-Atlantic. Region . Conference. Presented by Tammy Peters. Smithsonian Institution Archives. June 13, . 2014. Smithsonian Institution Archives. Our Collection. When he\'s not at a notorious disaster, Doug Owsley is entering tombs and crypts, unwrapping mummies, or climbing into caves to unlock the secrets of bones.In No Bone Unturned, investigative journalist Jeff Benedict not only unveils a compelling portrait of the man behind America\'s most notorious cases but also gives us a fascinating look inside the world of forensic science as seen through the eyes of a leading specialist.Doug Owsley\'s extraordinary talent has put his phone number on speed dial for federal agencies, from the FBI to the CIA and the State Department. When the Branch Davidian compound in Waco caught fire, when a terrorist-flown plane crashed into the Pentagon, and when mass graves were uncovered in Croatia, the authorities called Owsley. Through cutting-edge science, instinctive artistry, and dogged tenacity, Owsley painstakingly rebuilds the skeleton, and helps identify it and determine the cause of death.A curator for the Smithsonian\'s Museum of Natural History, Doug Owsley has handled over ten thousand human skeletons, more than anyone else in America. He has worked with America\'s historic skeletons, from, colonial Jamestown burials to Plains Indians to Civil War soldiers to skeletons tens of thousands of years old.That includes the Kennewick Man, a 9,600-year-old human skeleton found in shallow water along the banks of Washington State\'s Columbia River. It was a skeleton that would turn Owsley\'s life upside down.Days before Owsley was scheduled to begin studying the skeleton, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seized it and announced they would repatriate Kennewick Man, burying his bones on the land of the Native American tribes who claimed him. Along with seven of America\'s leading scientists, Owsley sued the U.S. government over custody. At stake was a wide body of knowledge about our past and our history that would be lost forever if the bones were reburied. For six years, Owsley fought a legal and political battle that put everything at risk, jeopardizing his career and his reputation. When he\'s not at a notorious disaster, Doug Owsley is entering tombs and crypts, unwrapping mummies, or climbing into caves to unlock the secrets of bones.In No Bone Unturned, investigative journalist Jeff Benedict not only unveils a compelling portrait of the man behind America\'s most notorious cases but also gives us a fascinating look inside the world of forensic science as seen through the eyes of a leading specialist.Doug Owsley\'s extraordinary talent has put his phone number on speed dial for federal agencies, from the FBI to the CIA and the State Department. When the Branch Davidian compound in Waco caught fire, when a terrorist-flown plane crashed into the Pentagon, and when mass graves were uncovered in Croatia, the authorities called Owsley. Through cutting-edge science, instinctive artistry, and dogged tenacity, Owsley painstakingly rebuilds the skeleton, and helps identify it and determine the cause of death.A curator for the Smithsonian\'s Museum of Natural History, Doug Owsley has handled over ten thousand human skeletons, more than anyone else in America. He has worked with America\'s historic skeletons, from, colonial Jamestown burials to Plains Indians to Civil War soldiers to skeletons tens of thousands of years old.That includes the Kennewick Man, a 9,600-year-old human skeleton found in shallow water along the banks of Washington State\'s Columbia River. It was a skeleton that would turn Owsley\'s life upside down.Days before Owsley was scheduled to begin studying the skeleton, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seized it and announced they would repatriate Kennewick Man, burying his bones on the land of the Native American tribes who claimed him. Along with seven of America\'s leading scientists, Owsley sued the U.S. government over custody. At stake was a wide body of knowledge about our past and our history that would be lost forever if the bones were reburied. For six years, Owsley fought a legal and political battle that put everything at risk, jeopardizing his career and his reputation. This generously illustrated book tells the story of the human family, showing how our species’ physical traits and behaviors evolved over millions of years as our ancestors adapted to dramatic environmental changes.In What Does It Means to Be Human? Rick Potts, director of the Smithsonian’s Human Origins Program, and Chris Sloan, National Geographic’s paleoanthropolgy expert, delve into our distant past to explain when, why, and how we acquired the unique biological and cultural qualities that govern our most fundamental connections and interactions with other people and with the natural world. Drawing on the latest research, they conclude that we are the last survivors of a once-diverse family tree, and that our evolution was shaped by one of the most unstable eras in Earth’s environmental history.The book presents a wealth of attractive new material especially developed for the Hall’s displays, from life-like reconstructions of our ancestors sculpted by the acclaimed John Gurche to photographs from National Geographic and Smithsonian archives, along with informative graphics and illustrations. In coordination with the exhibit opening, the PBS program NOVA will present a related three-part television series, and the museum will launch a website expected to draw 40 million visitors. The Indians of California, in their ethnographic present, offered the widest cultural range to be found in any area of the United States. In the north they approximated the cultures of the Northwest Coast in the center they developed distinctive, elaborate cultures based on local food supplies and in the south and east they approximated the more primitive desert groups — all in all showing a host of adaptations within a relatively small geographical area. In addition, despite successive decimations by missionaries, colonial administrations, settlers, and exploiters, enough Indians survived (though sometimes only a couple of each group) to make their study possible. For these reasons they have long been an important topic in anthropological circles.Far and away the most important work ever prepared about this complex situation was the monumental Handbook of the Indians of California by Kroeber. Based on more than 15 years of exhaustive research by Kroeber, it is a summation of just about everything of importance known about these Indians. Kroeber covered demographic situations, linguistic relations (which are also extraordinarily complex), social structures, folkways, religion, material culture, and whatever else was needed to offer a full picture of each “tribe.” The resulting book is a survey of each group, the typologically more important groups like the Yurok, Pomo, Maidu, Yokuts, and Mohave naturally receiving the most detail. Indispensable for every student of the American Indian, it can be read with great profit by both specialists and lay readers. Authoritative text, charts and diagrams, photographs, and a systematic approach make DK\'s Smithsonian Handbooks: Stars and Planets the most comprehensive and concise pocket guide to observing the night sky.Each planet is illustrated and described in detail, with location charts and diagrams and a month-by-month guide to interesting features of the night sky. All 88 constellations are examined, along with objects they contain, such as notable stars, star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies. For those new to astronomy, a highly visual introduction explains many basic concepts and offers expert advice on the best methods and equipment for observation.This book is one of a series covering plants, animals, and other natural phenomena from around the world and is published in association with the Smithsonian Institution.Author Bio:Ian Ridpath is an amateur astronomer whose writings and broadcasts have established him as one of the world\'s leading authorities on astronomy. He is the editor of Norton\'s Star Atlas and theOxford Dictionary of Astronomy. AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY TIMELINE. 1869. • Zoologist Albert Smith . Bickmore. is successful in his proposal to create a natural history museum in New York City, winning the support of William E. Dodge, Jr., Theodore Roosevelt, Sr., Joseph Choate, J. Pierpont Morgan. NY Governor Hoffman, signs the Act of Incorporation..