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For the 'Eureka' (or 'Heureka'; Greek ηὕρηκα) exclamation attributed to Archimedes, see: Eureka (word)

Heureka is a science center in Vantaa, Finland, north of Helsinki. Its purpose is to facilitate the access to scientific knowledge and to develop the methods of scientific education. Its exhibits are largely hands-on. It also includes two movie theaters, one of which is tooled to project IMAX films, and the other one doubling as a planetarium and able to display 360 panoramic films. Archimedes (Greek: c. ... Eureka (Eureka!, or Heureka; Greek (later ); IPA: (modern Greek), (ancient Greek, both former and later forms), Anglicised as ) is a famous exclamation attributed to Archimedes. ... Founded 1974 Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Area - Of which land - Rank 243 km² 240,84 km² ranked 316th Population - Density - Rank 187 365 (2005) 770. ... Founded 1550 Country Finland Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Area[1] - Of which land - Rank 185. ... IMAX theatre at the Melbourne Museum complex, Australia BFI London IMAX by night IMAX dome in Guayaquil, Ecuador IMAX (short for Image Maximum) is a film format created by Canadas IMAX Corporation that has the capacity to display images of far greater size and resolution than conventional film display... // A planetarium is a theatre built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about astronomy and the night sky, or for training in celestial navigation. ...

The Heureka science center

The symbol of Heureka: Neljä kuutiota ('Four cubes') near the main entrance

Image File history File links The Heureka science center in Vantaa, Finland File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links The Heureka science center in Vantaa, Finland File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 685 KB) Optical illusion at the w:Heureka science center. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 685 KB) Optical illusion at the w:Heureka science center. ...

History

The planning of the center started in the main building of the University of Helsinki in 1982, and the decision to found the center was made already the next year. University of Helsinki is not to be confused with Helsinki University of Technology. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1984 the Tiedekeskussäätiö ("Science center foundation") was registered and Vantaa elected as the location. An architectural competition for the center was held between April and October 1985 and was won by an entry by architects Mikko Heikkinen and Markku Komonen. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Architecture (from Latin, architectura and ultimately from Greek, a master builder, from αρχι- chiefs, leader , builder, carpenter)[1] is the art and science of designing buildings and structures. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Planning was completed in 1986. The cornerstone was laid in October 1987 and the construction ended a year later. The center opened its doors to the public on 28 April 1989. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 247 days remaining. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Outdoors

The front of the entrance is tiled in Penrose tiling. A Penrose tiling A Penrose tiling is an aperiodic tiling of the plane discovered by Roger Penrose in 1973. ...

The surrounding grounds include a science adventure playground and a rock garden, displaying large and small samples of Finnish minerals found in nature, grouped by their appearance in different regions of Finland.

There is also a spring which supports a huge floating perfectly round granite monolith which can be made to roll even by the touch of a toddler, also providing an architectural echo of the concrete dome housing the Verne Theater. Close-up of granite from Yosemite National Park, valley of the Merced River Quarrying granite for the Mormon Temple, Utah Territory. ...

Facts about Heureka

The center is a member of three associations of science centers:

• ASTC (Association of Science-Technology Centers)
• ECSITE (The European Collaborative for Science, Industry and Technology)
• NSCF (Nordisk Science Centerförbundet)

The Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) is an international organization of science centers and science museums. ...

External links

• The homepage of Heureka