“R. Buckminster Fuller: THE HISTORY (and Mystery) OF THE UNIVERSE” written by D. W. Jacobs from the life, work and writings of R. B. Fuller was developed and received its world premiere production at San Diego Repertory Theatre on March 31, 2000. Independent of the play’s debut, March 31st has also been recognized by the Fuller Dome as the 90th Day of the year and adopted as an occasion to celebrate both the building’s and Fuller’s connection to our planet’s 90th Longitudinal Meridian. Fuller designed his miniature-earth geoscope dome on the SIUE campus to straddle the Earth’s 90th Meridian. The 90th Meridian also serves as the central reference line of his more accurate Dymaxion Map. Fuller used the 90th Meridian as the spine of his Dymaxion Map because all lines of longitude, traveling in the North-South direction, become a different number when they reach one of the poles and enter the opposite hemisphere. The separate numbers for these lines of longitude always add up to 180 degrees, so the 90th Meridian is able to be the 90th in both hemispheres. In cartography it is known as a great circle. Fuller referred to the 90th Meridian as “our great global main street.” Join us on the 90th Day, on the 90th Meridian for a special 25th Anniversary performance of “R. Buckminster Fuller: THE HISTORY (and Mystery) OF THE UNIVERSE.”
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