Official Guide To The Smithsonian S National Air And Space Museum Third Edition

Author : Smithsonian Institution
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2010-02-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781588342676

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Official Guide to the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, Third Edition by Smithsonian Institution Pdf

This fully illustrated guide to the world's most-visited aviation and space museum is both an indispensable companion for visitors and a detailed history in itself of humanity's quest for flight. The Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum maintains the world's largest collection of historic aircraft and spacecraft plus an amazing assortment of other historic objects. Many fascinating items from the twenty-three galleries and two off-site facilities—including the Wright Flyer, Chuck Yeager’s Bell X-1, and the spacesuits worn by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin—are presented here in 200 full-color photographs, accompanied by their equally intriguing stories.

Author : National Air and Space Museum
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Aeronautical museums
ISBN : OCLC:1412645905

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Official Guide to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum by National Air and Space Museum Pdf

Author : Smithsonian Institution
Publisher : Smithsonian Books
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2009-11
Category : Travel
ISBN : STANFORD:36105215330478

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Official Guide to the Smithsonian, Third Ed by Smithsonian Institution Pdf

Introduces the Smithsonian, the world's largest museum complex, poviding floor plans for the various branches, information on hours, public transportation, tours, special attractions for children, and highlights from some of its major exhibits.

Author : Smithsonian Institution
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781588345424

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Official Guide to the Smithsonian by Smithsonian Institution Pdf

The Smithsonian Institution holds more than 142 million artifacts and specimens in its trust. This colorful guide to the museums and galleries on the National Mall, in the Washington metropolitan area, and in New York City presents an enormous amount of history and pertinent museum information, ensuring a rewarding visit. Each detailed section presents the history of the museums and offers a fully illustrated, gallery-by-gallery tour. All the practical information--location, hours, phone numbers, public transportation, services, tours, dining, gift shops, special attractions for children, web site addresses--is also included. With so much to see and do, this is the definitive source of all the information in one place.

Author : Smithsonian Institution
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-21
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781588345431

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Official Guide to the Smithsonian, 4th Edition by Smithsonian Institution Pdf

The Smithsonian Institution holds more than 142 million artifacts and specimens in its trust. This colorful guide to the museums and galleries on the National Mall, in the Washington metropolitan area, and in New York City presents an enormous amount of history and pertinent museum information, ensuring a rewarding visit. Each detailed section presents the history of the museums and offers a fully illustrated, gallery-by-gallery tour. All the practical information--location, hours, phone numbers, public transportation, services, tours, dining, gift shops, special attractions for children, web site addresses--is also included. With so much to see and do, this is the definitive source of all the information in one place.

Author : Tony Reichhardt
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2023-04-11
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781588347398

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Smithsonian Treasures of the National Air and Space Museum by Tony Reichhardt Pdf

Get up close and personal with iconic aviation and space artifacts from the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, the world's largest and most noteworthy collection Smithsonian Treasures of the National Air and Space Museum is a spectacularly illustrated, full-color guide to the most impressive, important, and interesting artifacts from the museum's vast collection. The book moves through chronological chapters, from the flight of kites, balloons, and the first airplanes, to 21st-century space tourism and NASA's new Artemis program. Each chapter features photographs and rich history on incredible objects that captivate visitors on a daily basis, including: Taking Flight: Early balloons and the 1903 Wright Flyer Aviation Goes to War: World War I aircraft and Eddie Rickenbacker's uniform The Shrinking Globe: Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis and Robert Goddard’s liquid-fuel rocket World War II: P-51 Mustang, B-26 bomber, and other iconic warbirds Jet Age Meets Space Age (Postwar): Chuck Yeager’s flight jacket and Alan Shepard's spacesuit The Moon and Beyond: Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 spacesuit and the Apollo lunar module Pushing Boundaries: The Hubble Space Telescope and Boeing 747 Into the Future: Starship Enterprise from Star Trek and the Merlin engine from SpaceX Skip the crowds and enjoy the most engaging and revolutionary objects the museum has to offer! Smithsonian Treasures of the National Air and Space Museum is a sweeping tribute to more than a century's worth of aviation and space history that shows how far we've come and how far we can go.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1414 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : United States
ISBN : UCAL:B4292804

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Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1985: Justification of the budget estimates by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1418 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : United States
ISBN : LOC:00067198517

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Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1985 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1468 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105119519622

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Department of the Interior and related agencies appropriations for 1985 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Pdf

Author : John J. Protopappas,Judith Meany
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-27
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781588343208

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Washington on Foot, Fifth Edition by John J. Protopappas,Judith Meany Pdf

The best way to see—really see—any city is on foot. The perennial favorite Washington on Foot has been completely revised and updated to offer 24 walking tours of Washington's neighborhoods. Familiar monuments and museums are all here, side-by-side with lesser-known historic sites and storied residential neighborhoods. Washington on Foot offers history, culture, architecture, urban planning, and more. It's the complete city in a tidy package and the only "outdoor" Washington guidebook needed. Ideal not only for visitors but for locals who truly want to get to know their city. The updated fifth edition of this essential guide features user-friendly maps, architectural illustrations, historical and culture information, and much more.

Author : Judith E. Rinard
Publisher : Firefly Publishing
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105025359170

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Book of Flight by Judith E. Rinard Pdf

The major milestones in flight history illustrated from the collection of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum - includes glossary and illustrated explanations of concepts behind the technology.

Author : F. Robert van der Linden
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-28
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781588345813

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Best of the National Air and Space Museum by F. Robert van der Linden Pdf

Experience the thrill of flying some of the world's most important airplanes and spacecraft. Best of the National Air and Space Museum provides unprecedented access to the most popular museum in the world. The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum hosts an average of seven million visits every year. The Udvar-Hazy Center—three football fields long and ten stories high—receives more than one million visits annually. Best of the National Air and Space Museum features the best of both museums, from the Challenger space shuttle and the Wright flyer to the Spirit of St. Louis and the stealth bomber. Robert Van der Linden, curator of aeronautics, has selected the most important, popular, and just plain impressive aircraft and spacecraft from the collections of both museums to be showcased in this beautiful book. Each page spread includes intriguing facts of the item's design, use, mission, specifications, and dimensions. A must-have for space and aviation buffs.

Author : Judith E. Rinard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1313127169

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The Book of Flight by Judith E. Rinard Pdf

Author : Donald S. Lopez
Publisher : Random House Value Pub
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1989-06-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0517695146

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The National Air and Space Museum by Donald S. Lopez Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Education
ISBN : MINN:30000010540015

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Resources in Education by Anonim Pdf