The subjects-dragons, dwarfs, giants-are presented as being potent and strong at the dawn of time, but magical creatures grow weaker and eventually disappear as humans spread and demystify the world, though there is always the promise that the magic will return once again. Related to such things having once been real, a common thread through several of them was its documentation of the alleged decline of magical things from "when the world was young" to the modern day. Half of Legends of Valor is about them, and they appear in Wizards and Witches, Fairies and Elves, Dwarfs, Spells and Bindings, and Giants and Ogres.Ī unique part of the series was that its books were written as stories, taking place from an "in the universe" perspective, presenting its subjects as real people, places, and things. The books often overlap for example, while King Arthur and his knights only have one book completely devoted to them, Fall of Camelot, they often appear in other books. He volumes in the series were known for their art and the extensive research used in their stories. Their overall editor was Ellen Phillips and their primary consultant was Tristram Potter Coffin, a Guggenheim Fellowship Award-winning University of Pennsylvania Professor Emeritus of English. Each book focused on different aspects of mythology or folklore, and all were released by Time Life Books. Tickets can be purchased at the Front Desk.The Enchanted World was a series of twenty-one books published in the 1980s. Topics vary from animal movement to wildlife conservation. Animal appearances may include, but are not limited to, Gopher Tortoises, Fowler Toads and Florida King Snakes. Join a Naturalist and some of MOSH’s animal residents as you learn more about native Northeast Florida wildlife.Black Holes explores the power and grace of these cosmic beasts.Ĭosmic concerts are $10 for MOSH Members and $12 for Non-Members There are few phenomena in the cosmos where the known laws of physics and general relativity break down.11 AM & 2 PM – VyStar Intertidal Touch Tank in Atlantic Tails.Discover the secrets of our star in this planetarium show and experience never-before-seen images of the Sun’s violent surface in immersive full-dome format. Join us under the 60-foot Planetarium dome to be led by our educators through a live-narrated program that investigates our skies over Jacksonville.
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