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Planetariums in the world

2009; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 5; Issue: S260 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1017/s1743921311003292

1743-9221

Jean‐Michel Faidit,

Astro and Planetary Science

Abstract Modern planetaria achieved in 1923 a synthesis between planetaries and stellariums. In 2009, there are nearly 3000 planetariums all over the world, mainly in developed countries. We present here a brief historical and statistical analysis of this development.