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Bridge may link U.S. and Russia.(proposed construction of bridge over Bering Strait between Alaska and Russia)
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At least 12,000 years ago, primitive people made one of history's great journeys. They crossed a land bridge between Asia and North America. This land bridge disappeared underwater as people spread throughout North and South America.
Now a U.S. engineer, T.Y. Lin, wants to restore the land link between Asia and North America. He proposes building a 55-mile-long bridge between Russia and Alaska. His Intercontinental Peace Bridge would become the first manmade bridge connecting two continents.
As described in Popular Mechanics magazine (April 1994), Lin's ...
 "Weekend Saturday (NPR)")
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Lowell Observatory
Transcript from: Weekend Saturday (NPR)
; ...ph) has been at the observatory more than 60 years. HENRY GIGLAS, LOWELL OBSERVATORY, ARIZONA...discovered astronomers at Lowell Observatory. GIGLAS: He contributed...SOUND OF VISITORS AT LOWELL OBSERVATORY UNKNOWN TOUR GUIDE...
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Lowell Observatory Celebrates 100th Anniversary
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition
; ...A historic observatory celebrates a...tomorrow, Percival Lowell of Boston arrived...chose that for an observatory. As it turns...since Percival Lowell died, we' ve...When Percival Lowell was establishing the observatory a hundred years...
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Lowell Observatory a must-see
Newspaper article from: The Gazette
; ...object, its discovery (after Lowell's death) was a landmark in modern astronomy. In 1894, Lowell picked Flagstaff, a town then...bright city lights, for his observatory. Today, however, the Lowell Observatory's effectiveness...
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Founder's work continues at Lowell Observatory.(The Gazette (Colorado Springs))
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
; ...object, its discovery (after Lowell's death) was a landmark in modern astronomy. In 1894, Lowell picked Flagstaff, a town then...bright city lights, for his observatory. Today, however, the Lowell Observatory's effectiveness...
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Corning to Supply Mirror Blanks for Research Telescope at Lowell Observatory.
Business Wire
; ...WIRE)--Nov. 18, 2003 The Lowell Observatory near Flagstaff, Ariz., has selected...world for astronomical optics. The Lowell Observatory - a renowned privately...serve the research goals of the Lowell Observatory and the interests of...
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REP. RENZI ANNOUNCES NSF FUNDING FOR LOWELL OBSERVATORY
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
; ...Renzi, R-Ariz. (1st CD), issued the following news release: Rep. Rick Renzi (AZ-01) announced that the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff will be receiving a federal grant of nearly $1.4 million. The funds, provided by the National...
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Profile: New observatory which combines light from several telescopes to give a more detailed view of stars is nearing completion
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition
; ...00-0000 Profile: New observatory which combines light from...Laboratory in Washington and the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff...Astronomer Nat White is with Lowell Observatory. Mr. NAT WHITE (Astronomer, Lowell Observatory): The instrument...
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Blaze Threatens Historic Observatory
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered
; ...Blaze Threatens Historic Observatory Host: MELISSA BLOCK Time...endangered a historic observatory. For more than 100 years, the Mount Wilson Observatory has been a hub for astronomers...originally which started at the Lowell Observatory but Mount...
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Profile: Kenneth Walker Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition
; ...0000 Profile: Kenneth Walker Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona Host...the nation to get its own observatory. Mitch Teich of member station...with the world- renowned Lowell Observatory just up the street...PHIL MASSEY (Astronomer, Lowell Observatory): I decided...
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Into the night. (stargazing in November)(includes related article on the observatories of Hawaii, Arizona and California)
Magazine article from: Sunset
; ...visits. Smaller observatories and amateur astronomical...Bostonian Percival Lowell sought a site to...Arizona. But Lowell Observatory's most famous...quasars. Palomar, Lowell, and Lick observatories still perform important...
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