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Moon Meets Venus at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina

On February 23 the Moon met Venus, Earth’s twin planet, for the second time this year. This celestial alignment is known as ‘lunar-planetary conjunction’ and happens when the Moon passes near a planet or a bright star. On February 27 and February 28, astronomer Aymen Ibrahem of the Planetarium ...

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Bibliotheca Alexandrina recorded a Rare Lunar Eclipse

Lunar eclipses are among nature’s most fascinating phenomena. On the morning of Sunday 9 November , a rare total lunar eclipse was visible in Africa, Europe, the Americas, and most of Asia. Egypt was one of the most favorable places to observe the eclipse where all the eclipse stages were ...

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Le Figaro: A report on the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and an interview with Dr. Serageldin

In its issue dated Thursday 25 April 2002, Le Figaro; the well known French newspaper wrote a full report about the Bibliotheca Alexandrina. The report was further followed by an interview with Dr. Ismail Serageldin. The article focused on the building of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and its ...

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Science Festivity 2025 Launched under the Theme “Arab Scientists in the Golden Age of Islam”

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina launched this morning its Science Festivity 2025, which is organized by the Planetarium Science Center from 24 to 26 September at the Library's Plaza, under the theme “Arab Scientists in the Golden Age of Islam.” The Science Festivity is one of the major scientific ...

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"Thoth and the Secret of the Papyrus" Workshop

As part of the BA Planetarium Science Center’s Science Festivity 2024, the Children's Library is organizing a workshop titled "Thoth and the Secret of the Papyrus", on Thursday and Friday, 26 – 27 September 2024, at the BA Plaza. For more information, please contact the Children’s Library ...

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