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There'll be no mooning about the heavens in his new planetarium, says director Dr. Henry King
There'll be no mooning about the heavens in his new planetarium, says director Dr. Henry King

There'll be no mooning about the heavens in his new planetarium, says director Dr. Henry King

Date6/21/1968
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  • There'll be no mooning about the heavens in his new planetarium; says director Dr. Henry King; who believes the sky is something to think about; not to gape at. His new $2;000;000 domed building; opening on University Ave. this fall is gift to Royal Ontario Museum from auto magnate Col. R. S. McLaughlin.
  • There'll be no mooning about the heavens in his new planetarium, says director Dr. Henry King
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Original Toronto Star caption: There'll be no mooning about the heavens in his new planetarium; says director Dr. Henry King; who believes the sky is something to think about; not to gape at. His new $2;000;000 domed building; opening on University Ave. this fall is gift to Royal Ontario Museum from auto magnate Col. R. S. McLaughlin.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0110519F
$1 million planetarium soon to be crowned, Workmen will give Toronto's $1,000,000 planetarium its head during the winter when they place a huge concre(...)
$1 million planetarium soon to be crowned, Workmen will give Toronto's $1,000,000 planetarium its head during the winter when they place a huge concre(...)
Spremo, Boris
12/12/1967
April 19, Shedding the plastic coating, dome of new multi-million dollar planetarium can be seen beneath timber framework
April 19, Shedding the plastic coating, dome of new multi-million dollar planetarium can be seen beneath timber framework
Spremo, Boris
4/25/1968
April 8, A plastic cocoon of more than 26,000 square of polythene sheeting towers 100 feet in the air, protecting the dome of the almost-completed McLaughlin Planetarium
April 8, A plastic cocoon of more than 26,000 square of polythene sheeting towers 100 feet in the air, protecting the dome of the almost-completed McLaughlin Planetarium
Spremo, Boris
4/25/1968
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Buildings - Planetarium (1 of 2 files)
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Buildings - Planetarium (1 of 2 files)
Spremo, Boris
8/12/1970
Star show: John Kenny, above, works the control console in the planetarium's theatre
Star show: John Kenny, above, works the control console in the planetarium's theatre
Toronto Star (Firm)
10/3/1987
April 28, Heavy timber framing which supported the plastic cocoon is cleared away and planetarium's big dome beside the Royal Ontario Museum emerges f(...)
April 28, Heavy timber framing which supported the plastic cocoon is cleared away and planetarium's big dome beside the Royal Ontario Museum emerges f(...)
Spremo, Boris
4/25/1968
Model of $2 million McAughlin Planetarium is unveiled, Studying it are donor R
Model of $2 million McAughlin Planetarium is unveiled, Studying it are donor R
James, Norman
n.d.
Exterior of McLaughlin Planetarium resembles observatory with its domed roof
Exterior of McLaughlin Planetarium resembles observatory with its domed roof
Darrell, Dick
8/16/1968
Bringing us the stars
Bringing us the stars
Goode, Jeff
10/7/1968
Eye for detail: Model-maker Bill Ireland recreates space hardware to be photographed
Eye for detail: Model-maker Bill Ireland recreates space hardware to be photographed
Loek, Dick
9/11/1986
The architecture of the heavens, containing a new theory of the universe and the extent of the deluge, and the testimony of the Bible and geology in opposition to the views of Dr. Colenso
The architecture of the heavens, containing a new theory of the universe and the extent of the deluge, and the testimony of the Bible and geology in opposition to the views of Dr. Colenso
Colenso, John William, 1814-1883
1864
Star-land : being talks with young people about the wonders of the heavens
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