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Cosmic Curiosities

“It was an abrupt black body out of nowhere; it was a flat

Cosmic Curiosities

“Zeus, the father of the Olympic Gods, turned mid-day into night,
hiding the light of the dazzling Sun; and sore fear came upon men.”
- Archilochus, writing of 648 BC total solar eclipse 

Moonstruck and Mesmerized

Cosmic Curiosities

“The most exciting phrase in science is not ‘Eureka!’ but ‘That’s funny…’”
~ Isaac Asimov, American Scientist & Author

Two Startling Surprises from Space

Education Programs take your group on a 50-minute, guided adventure of a specific subject area. These hands-on, interactive experiences incorporate objects, displays and exhibits that support your classroom course of study and support specific Wisconsin Model Academic Standards.

Where applicable, the classification of lamps in this collection is based on type designations that were developed by Siegfried Loeshcke, Oscar Broneer, and J.W. Hayes.

Pottery Lamps

Open Saucer and Pinched Nozzle Lamps