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Posted By:
Hal Brown
Date Posted:
Sep 16, 2009
Description:
When you come to Richmond, be sure to visit The Science Museum of Virginia, in the old railroad terminal building. That sphere in front of the museum is The Grand Kugel--a solid granite ball about 8 feet in diameter, floating on a column of water under pressure. Although it's massive, you can rotate it by pressing your hands on the surface and being patient. It's a scale model of Earth, and Moon is the smaller granite sphere you can see beyond the Kugel, at a scale distance from it.
Date Taken:
Sep 16, 2009
Place Taken:
Richmond, VA
Owner:
Don Maxwell
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Tony Gugliuzza - Sep 16,2009
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I've seen one of those balls in Gatlinburg, TN. Only about 4 or 5 feet in diameter but still pretty cool.
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