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Edgar Fahs Smith collection     Over 3,000 images of scientists, laboratories, and scientific apparatus. A selection of these prints, engravings, and photographs is reproduced on this site. From SCETI: Smith Collection http://dewey.library.upenn.edu/sceti/smith/

Face of the Moon: Galileo to Apollo     How the face of the moon has been variously delineated as telescopes were improved, new inventions such as photography were applied, and ultimately, as space travel led humankind to the very surface of the moon. Series of annotated images in a very basic format. From www.lhl.lib.mo.us/pubserv/hos/moon/frontisp.htm http://www.lhl.lib.mo.us/pubserv/hos/moon/frontisp.htm

Measurers     Flemish Image of Mathematics in the Sixteenth Century. Describes an exhibition at Oxford centered around a very unusual and important painting in the Museum's collection, known simply as 'The Measurers'. Series of annotated images in a very basic format. From The Measurers http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/measurer/text/contents.htm

A Century of Physics     Overview of the major events in physics in the twentieth century. From The American Physical Society presents "A Century of Physics http://timeline.aps.org/

Einstein: still right     Amazingly enough, as the century closes scientists are still gathering evidence that the revolutionary physicist Albert Einstein got it right when he developed relativity theory early in this century. From Everything's relative http://whyfiles.org/052einstein/

It's about time     Do you assume time tomorrow will be just like time today? Sorry to break the news: It's not a safe time to take time for granted. Also atomic clocks, and brief timeline of timekeeping methods. From Timely tidbits http://whyfiles.org/078time/

Pasteur in Australia     The Pasteur Institute undertook significant work in Australia during the late 1800s. Pasteur and his colleagues attempted to curb the growing rabbit population (unsuccessfully). However, they were successful in developing several other vaccines, including one for the dreaded disease Anthrax. From Bright Sparcs Online Exhibition: The Pasteur Institute in Australia - Page 1 http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/exhib/pasteur/pasteur.htm

Paper dinosaurs, 1824-1969     Original printed materials related to the history of dinosaur discovery. Most of the classic papers of dinosaur lore, including the original publications of Gideon Mantell, Richard Owen, Othniel Marsh, and a host of others. Simple site. From Paper Dinosaurs, Opening Page http://www.lhl.lib.mo.us/pubserv/hos/dino/welcome.htm

Out of This World: the Golden Age of the Celestial Atlas     Forty-three star atlases and maps, covering the period from 1482 to 1851. Focal points include all five of the "Grand" celestial atlases - Johann Bayer's Uranometria, Julius Schiller's Coelum Christianum, Johann Hevelius's Firmamentum, John Flamsteed's Atlas coelestis, and Johann Bode's Uranographia. From Out of This World Exhibition http://www.lhl.lib.mo.us/pubserv/hos/stars/welcome.htm

Noble Dane: Images of Tycho Brahe     About a painting of an imagined scene in the life of the sixteenth-century Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601). From The Noble Dane: Images of Tycho Brahe http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/tycho/catfm.htm?intro

Museum of Questionable Medical Devices     Devious Displays of Quackery, Fraud, Deceit and Deception - the largest collection of medical chicanery and mayhem ever assembled under one roof From The Museum of Questionable Medical Devices http://www.mtn.org/quack/

Technology timeline     From the Lightning Rod in 1752 to the Deep Blue chess computer in 1996, this site surveys several dozen notable technological inventions. From The American Experience | The Telephone | Timeline http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/technology/../telephone/timeline/index.html

A science odyssey     Compare the advances that science has made between 1900 and today. From A Science Odyssey: Then+Now Menu http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/thenandnow/

Balloon Race Around the World     Delve into the history of science and ballooning, follow the attempts of earlier balloonists to make the round-the-world flight, and take a virtual trip around the world in a balloon, and read an interview with Steve Fossett. Poor navigation. Limited content. From NOVA Online | Balloon Race Around the World http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/balloon/

Enter evolution: theory and history     Evolutionary topics and scientists in their historical context. From Evolution Entrance http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/evolution.html

History of the World Wide Web: 1989 to Present Day     Overview of various social, political, economic, and other issues in the brief history of the World Wide Web, organized by year. Still under development. From w3history http://www.w3history.org/

Discovery of the Electron     Read, see, and hear about J. J. Thomson's 1897 experiments, which helped bring understanding of the electron as a fundamental unit of matter. From The Discovery of the Electron http://www.aip.org/history/electron/

Heisenberg: Quantum Mechanics and the Uncertainty Principle     Werner Heisenberg was one of the greatest physicists of the twentieth century. He is best known as a founder of quantum mechanics, the new physics of the atomic world, and especially for the uncertainty principle in quantum theory. He is also known for his controversial role as a leader of Germany's nuclear fission research during World War II. From Heisenberg / Uncertainty Principle - Werner Heisenberg and the Uncertainty Principle http://www.aip.org/history/heisenberg/

Middle ages     Explore various aspects of the Middle Ages life - feudal life, homes, clothing, health, arts & entertainment, religion and town life. Includes activities on cathedrals, clothing, art and medical practices. From Exhibits Collection -- The Middle Ages http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/

Transistorized!     The transistor: the most important invention of the 20th century. Learn about the scientific bases of how transistor works. From Transistorized! The History of the Invention of the Transistor - Home Page http://www.pbs.org/transistor/index.html

Strange Science     The Rocky Road to Modern Paleontology and Biology. A collection of misguided attempts to explain natural history, including honest and dishonest mistakes about dinosaurs, mammals, sea monsters and prehistoric beasts. Includes a timeline of important events, biographies of early scientists and artists, and references. From Strange Science: The Rocky Road to Modern Paleontology and Biology http://www.strangescience.net/