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Science Kids: Science Images: Pyramid of Khafre
The Pyramid of Khafre is one of the amazing Ancient Egyptian Pyramids of Giza. It is the second largest of the group and holds the tomb of a pharaoh named Khafre.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Mount Rushmore
Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a huge granite sculpture that was created to celebrate 150 years of history in the United States of America. The giant sculptures are of (from left to right) George Washington, Thomas Jefferson,...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Argentinosaurus Skeleton
This picture shows a reconstruction of an Argentinosaurus skeleton in a special exhibition of the Naturmuseum Senckenberg (a natural history museum in Frankfurt, Germany). Argentinosaurus was a massive Sauropod dinosaur from the mid...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Pentaceratops Skull
This picture gives a close up view of a Pentaceratops skull on display at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History. Pentacertaops was a horned dinosaur from the late Cretaceous Period (around 75 million years ago). Its name means...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Sinornithosaurus Fossil
This picture shows a fossil cast of Sinornithosaurus, a dinosaur from the early Cretaceous Period (around 124 million years ago) that lived in China. The photo was taken at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh,...
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Science Kids: Science Images: T Rex Picture
This picture shows a front on view of a scary looking Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton on display at the American Museum of Natural History. For more information on this interesting dinosaur check out our Tyrannosaurus rex facts page.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Stegosaurus Skeleton
This picture shows a Stegosaurus skeleton on display at the Utah Field House of Natural History in Vernal, Utah. The Stegosaurus is a well known dinosaur from the late Jurassic Period that featured distinctive bones along its spine. For...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Tyrannosaurus Rex
This photo shows a top down view of a famous Tyrannosaurus rex specimen known as 'Sue' while on display at Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History. Sue is one of the most complete Tyrannosaurus skeletons ever found. For more...
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Women in American History: Mary Morse Baker Eddy
Encyclopaedia Britannica provides a biography of Mary Morse Baker Eddy, founder of Christian Science.
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Latitude: The Art and Science of 15th Century Navigation
This is a great site to read about how navigation began in Europe and what tools were used. Make sure to read the segments on coastal navigation, maps, and ocean currents.
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European Space Agency: Story of the Universe
The story of the universe is told in this engaging site by the European Space Agency. The history of European space science is timelined with dates ranging from 1066 to present day. The birth of galaxies, the big bang, and the beginnings...
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Smithsonian Libraries: Erastus Brigham Bigelow (1814 1879)
A portrait of Erastus Brigham Bigelow from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.
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Smithsonian Libraries: Scientific Identity: Cyrus West Field (1819 1892)
A portrait of Cyrus West Field from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.
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Smithsonian Libraries: Scientific Identity: Davies Gilbert (1767 1839)
A portrait of Davies Gilbert from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.
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Smithsonian Libraries: Scientific Identity: William Thaw (1818 1889)
A portrait of William Thaw from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.
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Smithsonian Libraries: Scientific Identity: Stephen Van Rensselaer (1764 1839)
A portrait of Stephen Van Rensselaer from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.
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Wikipedia: The Canon of Medicine
This encylcopedia article from Wikipedia provides information on The Canon of Medicine (Qanun) which is a book by Avicenna (Ibn Sina), considered the most famous single book in the history of medicine. This encyclopedia article discusses...
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University of St. Andrews: John Von Neumann
The University of St. Andrews provides a biography on John von Neumann. Learn about his contributions to game theory and computer science.
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Egyptian Mathematics
This site presents a brief history of ancient Egyptian mathematics.
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T Rex
From ABC News in Science, Julie Steenhuysen's article explores the evolutionary link between the ancient Tyrannosaurus rex (T-Rex) and the modern chicken.
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University of St Andrews: Gabrielle Emilie Du Chatelet
Read about an interesting life of affairs, mathematics, and science. Emilie du Chatelet lives on through mathematical discoveries and interpretations.
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University of St Andrews: Alonzo Church
Short biographical entry on Church's accomplishments in logic and significance for modern computer science.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Andrew Dickson White
Andrew Dickson White (November 7, 1832 - November 4, 1918) was a U.S. diplomat, author, and educator, best known as the co-founder of Cornell University. In 1869 White gave a lecture on "The Battle-Fields of Science", arguing that...
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