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"My God! What is this?". . President James A. Garfield was leaving Washington, DC for his college reunion. He entered the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad station that would have been standing in front of you on the morning of July 2, 1881. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CSA_james-garfields-legacy_Washington-DC.html
James Garfield's Legacy. . In front of you stood the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad Station where President James A. Garfield was shot in 1881. Garfield served as the United States' 20th president for only four months before he was assassinated. A m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23AB_voyage_Washington-DC.html
You are standing near the Sun within a model of our solar system. The real solar system is 10 billion times larger.
Take a voyage! Imagine exploring our solar system as a giant. As you travel, you encounter the Sun and its planets, each small e…
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This large golden ball is the Sun at one 10-billionth actual size. The Sun is a star with a system of 8 planets. If the Sun were this big, how far away would the planets be?
Look at the map on the lower panel to find…
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Mercury
This tiny sphere is the planet Mercury at one 10-billionth actual size.
If Mercury were this big, how far away would the sun and other planets be? Look at the map on the lower panel to find your position in…
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Venus
This tiny sphere is the planet Venus at one 10-billionth actual size.
If Venus were this big, how far away would the Sun and other planets be? Look at the map on the lower panel to find your position in the …
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Mars
This tiny sphere is the planet Mars at one 10-billionth actual size. Its small moons can't be seen at this scale.
If Mars were this big, how far away would the Sun and other planets be? Look at the map on the…
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Jupiter
This is the planet Jupiter and its 4 largest moons at one 10-billionth actual size.
If Jupiter were this big, how far away would the sun and others planets be? Look at the map on the Jupiter panel to find your p…
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Saturn
This is the planet Saturn and 4 of its largest moons at one 10-billionth actual size.
If Saturn were this big, how far away would the Sun and other planets be? Look at the map on the lower map to find your …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM235S_welcome-to-the-hirshhorn-museums-sculpture-garden_Washington-DC.html
Welcome to the Hirshhorn Museum's Sculpture Garden
First opened in 1974, this garden displays sculptures from Europe and North America dating from the 1880s to the present. More than 400,000 people visit thsi garden each year. So while we invit…