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Science City, Kolkata is the largest science centre in the Indian subcontinent〔Welcome to Science City. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. Saroj Ghose, the first director general of NCSM, who is credited with having conceptualised this centre in 1997.〔"EPaper Lite." Times of India Publications. Web. 29 July 2011. ==Galleries== Dynamotion Hall Hands-on and interactive exhibits on various topics of science encouraging visitors to experience with props and enjoy the underlying scientific principles. * Illusions. A permanent exhibition on the world of illusions with interactive exhibits, explores how motion and placement make a different in the visual perception. * Powers of Ten. 43 exhibits unfold the smallest or the biggest of the universe through zooming in or out in the order of ten. * Fresh Water Aquarium. Variety of fresh water fishes in 26 tanks; provide the bio-diversity of the fish species. * Live Butterfly Enclave. A colony of live butterflies hatched here and screening of a film ''Rang Bahari Prajapati'' on life cycle of butterfly. Earth Exploration Hall Inaugurated on 6 December 2008 by Ambika Soni, the then Union Minister for Culture, India. A permanent exhibition on earth is housed in a two storied hemispherical building that displays the details of the southern hemisphere in the ground floor and northern hemisphere in the first floor. Slicing a huge earth globe at the centre of the hall into 12 segments vertically in each hemisphere, important features of each segment such as physical geography, lands and people, flora and fauna and other dynamic natural phenomenon on earth have been highlighted around the central globe with the modern display technologies such as attractive visuals, interactive multimedia, video walls, panoramic videos, tilting tables, computer kiosks and 3-D effects theatre wearing a special Polaroid spectacle. Evolution Park A theme tour of 1300 square meter covering 7 large walk through dioramas with 71 robotic pre-historic animals, 26 dinosaurs and 140 early plant model set to their periods. It portrays the story of evolution of animal life, specially the extinct species. Space Odyssey Comprising Space Theatre equipped with Helios Star Ball planetarium supported by 150 special effect projectors and Astrovision 10/70 Large format Film Projection system housed in a 23-meter diameter tilted dome having unidirectional seating arrangements for 360 person immersive shows on sciences. Now the Astrovision film (in Wild California'' ) 〔"Welcome to Science City." http://www.sciencecitykolkata.org.in/space-theatre.html. * 3-D Vision Theater. A show based on stereo back projection system where visitors experience 3D effect by Polaroid spectacles. * Mirror Magic. There are 35 exhibits based on reflection of light. * Time Machine. 30-seater motion simulator provides virtual experience of space flight or journey into unknown world sitting in a casual maneuvered by hydraulic motion control system. Maritime Centre Depicts maritime history of India, artifacts, dioramas and interactive exhibits on shipping and navigation systems. There is an unmanned quiz corner also. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Science City Kolkata」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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