Planetarium Newsletter - June 2018
Cosmic Curiosities
“Let freedom reign. The Sun never set on so glorious a human achievement.”
~ Nelson Mandela, South African Lawyer & Leader
Colorful Full Moon in June
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East Indians in Trinidad
Harvesting in the rice fields. (MPM Neg. #:10835A)
Planetarium Newsletter - March 2020
Cosmic Curiosities
“Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.”
- Gustave Flaubert, 19th-century French Novelist
TESS Triumphs
Mathiak Collection of Freshwater Mussels of Wisconsin
The Milwaukee Public Museum Mollusk Collection contains specimens from freshwater, terrestrial, and marine habitats around the world.
The most significant holdings are from Wisconsin, a major portion of these being freshwater mussels collected and donated by Harold A. Mathiak.
Works Cited
| BBC News | |
| 2012 | Timeline: Trinidad and Tobago: A Chronology of Key Events. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/country_profiles/1209872.stm Accessed October 15, 2012. |
| Brown, Emma. | |
| 2010 | Jossie ‘Nita’ Niehoff Arbitration Specialist. The Washington Post. |
Ribbonwork of the Woodland Indians
Ribbonwork is a type of applied decoration used by dozens of Indian tribes in North America.
The art form is highly developed among Woodland Indian nations in particular. Similar to beadwork, ribbonwork functions as a decoration appliqué to clothing and other items.