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MIAMI — For decades, South
Florida schoolchildren and adults fascinated by far-off galaxies,
earthly ecosystems, the proper
ties of light and sound and
other wonders of science had only a quaint, antiquated museum here in
which to explore their
interests. Now, with the
long-delayed opening of a vast new science museum downtown set for
Monday, visitors will be able
to stand underneath a suspended,
500,000-gallon aquarium tank and gaze at hammerhead and tiger sharks,
mahi mahi, devil
rays and other creatures through
a 60,000-pound oculus.
Lens that will give the impression of seeing the fish from the bottom of
a huge cocktail glass. And that’s just one of many
attractions and exhibits.
Officials at the $305 million Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of
Science promise that it will be a
vivid expression of modern
scientific inquiry and exposition. Its opening follows a series of
setbacks and lawsuits and a
scramble to finish the
250,000-square-foot structure. At one point, the project ran
precariously short of money. The museum
high-profile opening is
especially significant in a state s
Mauna Loa, the biggest volcano on Earth — and one of the most active — covers half the Island of Hawaii. Just 35 miles to the northeast, Mauna Kea, known to native Hawaiians as Mauna a Wakea, rises nearly 14,000 feet above sea level. To them it repre sents a spiritual connection between our planet and the heavens above. These volcanoes, which have beguiled millions of tourists visiting the Hawaiian islands, have also plagued scientists with a long-running mystery: If they are so close together, how did they develop in two parallel tracks along the Hawaiian-Emperor chain formed over the same hot spot in the Pacific Ocean — and why are their chemical compositions so different? "We knew this was related to something much deeper, but we couldn’t see what,” said Tim Jones.