Editing Harvard Science Center (section)

== Facilities ==
[[File:Harvard Yard at Night 02.jpg|thumb|The Science Center's plaza (foreground) as seen from the Harvard Science Center overlooking [[Harvard Yard]]]]
[[File:Tanner Fountain, Harvard University - IMG 9014-1.JPG|thumb|Tanner Fountain in front of the Science Center]]
The Science Center comprises nine stories, plus a basement and observatory floor. It houses the History of Science, the Mathematics, and the Statistics Departments. Other facilities include:<ref>{{cite web|title=Science Center - Director's Office|url=http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~scdiroff/|publisher=Harvard FAS|access-date=13 November 2015}}</ref>
* [[Cabot Science Library]]<ref name="library history"/>
* [[Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments]] (CHSI), housing the History of Science Department's 20,000 objects, dating back to 1400<ref name=collection>{{cite web|title=The Collection|url=https://chsi.harvard.edu/chsi_collection.html|website=Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments|publisher=Harvard University|access-date=13 November 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906104859/http://chsi.harvard.edu/chsi_collection.html|archive-date=6 September 2015}}</ref>
* 5 large lecture halls, seating between 132 and 500<ref name = "rooms">{{cite web|title=Science Center Room Scheduling|url=http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~scdiroff/schedule.htm|publisher=Harvard FAS|access-date=13 November 2015}}</ref>
* 15 smaller general-use classrooms<ref name="rooms"/>
* Teaching laboratories for chemistry, physics, biology, and other sciences
* Rooftop astronomical observatory with large optical telescopes
* Faculty and staff offices

Secreted beneath the Science Center itself and its courtyard (and largely unknown those who work and study at Harvard) is a "gargantuan" chilled water plant, "a magnificent [[Giovanni Battista Piranesi#The Prisons .28Carceri.29|Piranesi]]-like interior with the volume of Boston's [[Symphony Hall, Boston|Symphony Hall]]"{{r|book}} providing cooling to many Harvard buildings from the Science Center northward.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goldstein |first1=Susan |title=The Great Chilled Water Bazaar Or Harvard's Energy Labyrinth |url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1978/1/12/the-great-chilled-water-bazaar-or |publisher=The Crimson|date=January 12, 1978 |access-date=13 November 2015}}</ref> The building itself was first opened around the time of the [[1973 oil crisis]], and was plagued with huge energy costs, temperature control problems, and roof leaks for decades.<ref name="Gammill">{{cite journal |last1=Gammill |first1=Marion B. |title=`They Don't Look Like Harvard' |journal=The Harvard Crimson |date=October 9, 1993 |url=https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1993/10/9/they-dont-look-like-harvard-pwe/ |access-date=2022-03-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Heating and Cooling |url=https://scictr.fas.harvard.edu/files/hehuishan_test/files/heating_article_v3_0.pdf |website=Science Center Building Operations |publisher=Harvard University FAS |access-date=2022-03-17}}</ref>

The plaza between the Science Center and [[Harvard Yard]], created by the depression of Cambridge Street and Broadway into a large tunnel, is used at various times for food trucks, roller skating, ice skating, and other activities such as markets and concerts. Tents are erected for special events such as Commencement.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/9/12/science-center-plaza-common/|title = Science Center Plaza Common Space Construction Underway|publisher = [[The Harvard Crimson]]|access-date = 11 Nov 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/2/24/science-center-plaza-renovations/ |title = Harvard To Upgrade Science Center Plaza |publisher = [[The Harvard Crimson]]|access-date = 11 Nov 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2017/10/17/food-truck-could-return/ |title = Chicken and Rice Guys Truck May Return to Plaza in Spring|publisher = [[The Harvard Crimson]]|access-date = 11 Nov 2017}}</ref>
The Tanner Fountain, a sculptural installation of large boulders and landscaping, operates during warm weather.
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{{wide image|File:Harvard University Science Center - panorama.jpg|800px|align-cap=center|Panorama of Harvard Science Center, viewed from the plaza in front||center|}}