Channel 4 Learning
Channel 4: We Are From Finland
Here you can learn all about the Scandinavian country of Finland. Content includes a look at Finland's history, countryside, people, seasons, and other interesting facts.
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American Massage Therapy Association Homepage
This resource provides information about massage therapy and how to pursue a career in this field.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Physics 1905
This Nobel E-Museum website commemorates the work of Philipp von Lenard and his Nobel prize achievement. This detailed resource includes a biography, Lenard's Nobel Lecture, and the "The Nobel Prize in Physics 1905 Presentation Speech."
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg: Creditors and Pariah: Two Plays by August Strindberg
Text of two plays by Strindberg, available in varying formats: HTML, plain text, mobile web.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga
This interactive site explores Viking history. It shares who the Vikings were, their archaeology, and literature. Students can use their mouse to travel Viking routes and learn about places the Vikings went. Also, students can listen to...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Norse Mythology
Extensive encyclopedia article on Norse mythology, including many eye-catching pictures. Easy to navigate from an outline of the article and a detailed menu of topics on the right side of the screen. Includes discussion of sources,...
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Gothenburg Museum of Art: The Collection
Learn about the art collection covering about six hundred years of Nordic and European art. You can search the collection by artist, time period, or gallery, and even take online tours.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Colonial Indian Relations
By 1640 the British had solid colonies established along the New England coast and the Chesapeake Bay. In between were the Dutch and the tiny Swedish community. To the west were the original Americans, the Indians.
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Plant Explorers: Dr. Daniel Carl Solander (1733 1782)
Profile of Dr. Daniel Carl Solander, a close friend and colleague of Joseph Banks. Solander was an eighteenth-century Swedish botanist and explorer who traveled the world collecting plant specimens for classification.
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Makeup Fx: Lars Carlsson
Learn about Lars Carlsson's job. He is a Swedish makeup artist and wigmaker whose commercial site showcases his work in the world of theater and the like. Click to see some of his how-tos and videos.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: (Johan) August Strindberg
Biographical information on Swedish playwright, novelist, and short-story writer, August Strindberg. Explains how he combined in his works, psychology and naturalism, and later elements of mysticism. Includes quotations and links to...
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Anders Celsius
Anders Celsius is most familiar as the inventor of the temperature scale that bears his name. The Swedish astronomer, however, also is notable as the first person to make a connection between the radiant atmospheric phenomenon known as...
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Anders Celsius
Learn about the life and work of Anders Celsius, the Swedish astronomer who proposed the Celsius temperature scale which bears his name.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Svante Arrhenius
Find out about the life and work of one of the founders of the science of physical chemistry, Svante Arrhenius, who received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1903, becoming the first Swedish Nobel laureate.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Sven Wingqvist
Learn about the Swedish engineer, inventor, industrialist, and one of the founders of one of the world's leading ball- and roller bearing makers.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1933
At this site from The Nobel Foundation you can read about Thomas Hunt Morgan, the scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine "for his discoveries concerning the role played by the chromosome in heredity." This website is organized...
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1992
This site from the Nobel eMuseum allows you to read about the winner of the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature, Derek Walcott. This website is organized into the following sections: "Press Release," "Presentation Speech," "Biography," "Nobel...
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Peace Prize 1952: Albert Schweitzer
Read about the 1952 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965 CE). This website from the The Nobel Foundation is organized into the following sections: "Presenation Speech," "Biography," "Nobel Lecture," "Swedish...
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Tropicarium, Sweden
This is the homepage of the Tropicarium in Kolmarden, Sweden. There is information about the animals and the park. This site is also in German and Swedish.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Peace Prize 1964
This website from The Nobel Foundation on 1964 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968 ), is organized into the following sections: "Presentation Speech," "Biography," "Nobel Lecture," "Swedish Nobel...
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Index of Ehon
Folktales of many countries. Choose your language from Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, Norwegian, Swedish, Indonesian, Korean, German, Italian, French, Spanish or English. This is an outstanding resource.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Eyvind Johnson
A powerful summary of the life and works of Eyvind Johnson. List of his selected works provided and related links listed as well.
Nations Online Project
Nations Online: Sweden
Impressive reference guide that takes you on a virtual trip to Sweden. Background details are given on its art, culture, people, environment, geography, history, economy, and government. There are numerous links available that will...
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: New Netherland and Maryland
Find out about Dutch exploration and settlement in the area explored by Henry Hudson. Scrolling through will take you to information about New Netherland and the settling of New Sweden which later became Maryland.
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