Astronomical: The beauty of a thousand stars
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| Date & time | Sep 3 '11, 09:00AM |
| Event ends | Mar 11, 10:00PM |
| Location | Derby Museum and Art Gallery |
| Creator | admin |
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Description
Inspired by astronomy, this exhibition features objects from the
museum collections depicting moons, stars and other celestial imagery.
Plates from the stunning 18th Century Flamsteed Star Atlas, Atlas
Coelestis, will be exhibited for the first time.
The exhibition opens on the 3rd September, the birthday of Joseph Wright.
For more infomation about the atlas visit our acquisitions page.
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