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View Hildreth Meière's decoration of the dome of the Great Hall at the National Academy of Sciences using the Dome Explorer; take a Virtual Tour of the Nebraska State Capitol; learn about Neil Monk’s research into the science behind Meière's design of the rotunda floor at the capitol, and see how Meière created mosaic designs based on fossils of plants and animals.

National Academy of Sciences

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Nebraska State Capitol

Nebraska Virtual Capitol

“How Dinosaurs Came to the Nebraska State Capitol” by Neale Monks

Diffendal, R.F., Jr. Fossils on the Floor: Mosaics in the Rotunda of the Nebraska State Capitol. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 2015. University of Nebraska Marketplace

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Fossils on the Floor in the Nebraska State Capitol, A Coloring and Activities Book. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 2015. University of Nebraska Marketplace