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Former Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution S. Dillon Ripley, who knows so much about the museum that he's giving the opening remarks this Friday, says he's "very impressed with. [Sackler Museum architect James] Stirling's ability to make space out of small, awkward spaces...
...There's a terrible tendency among museum builders to put things in little boxes, like honeycomb," said Ripley, who had been secretary of the Smithsonian for 20 years before becoming secretary, emeritus, last year. "Stirling's avoided that...
Strange Matter: Dr. George Field, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, 60 Garden St., Cambridge...
Whipple, Director Emeritus of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory where many Harvard professors do research, was one of six experts who delivered short addresses on topics like "comet folklore and mythology" and "comet history...
...main focus of the conference, which was partially sponsored by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, was on the best ways for lay people to see the comet as it makes its only appearance until the year...