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Contents: The View from the Castle: Senator Ripley’s Comments, Letters to the Editor, Phenomena, Comments and Notes, Around the Mall and Beyond, The Great Depression changed American art, as exhibitions at two Smithsonian museums show, with relevance for today, An appreciation for his favorite bird by a man who has been known to refer to himself as “King Penguin”, Teams in Maine and elsewhere measure oil spill damage, along with chances of ecological recovery, In Vienna, Baroque is not just a style – it’s a way of life, Solving some hard math problems can take ceuturies, The elegant art of John Singer Sargent, long held in mild disdain, is revealed afresh in Detroit exhibition.), Don’t throw stones at glasshouses – they may be the only hope for some of the world’s endangered plants, Smoking out the secrets of India’s mysterious “snakers”, A great collection of books chronicling the history of science is given to Smithsonian by Dr. Bern Dibner, Aside or astride? How should ladies ride?, You haven’t seen neon until you’ve seen it in the USSR, There never was another team like the Old Orioles, Book reviews, Additional reading, Picture credits, October events at the Smithsonian, Smithsonian tours, Seek perfection where angels should fear to tread.
Issue: October 1979
Condition: Very Good