Earth Sciences

Scientific Papers
Durham University Observatory Manuscripts
Astronomical and meteorological records (mainly collected at Durham Observatory, founded 1839)
Thomas Wright Manuscripts
Thomas Wright (1711-1786) of Byers Green, Co Durham, astronomer, architect and antiquary
Thomas Wrightiana
Items related to Thomas Wright (1711-1786) of Byers Green, Co Durham, astronomer, architect and antiquary
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METEOROLOGICAL IMAGINATIONS and CONJECTURES. By BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, LL.D F. R. S. and acad. reg. Scient. Paris. Soc. etc. Communicated by Dr. PERCIVAL. Read December 22, I784.,
T H E R E seems to be a region higher in the air over all countries, wbere it is always winter, where frost exitfls continua1ly, fince, in the midf of fummer on the furface of the earth, ice falls often from above in the form of hail. Haiftones, of the great weight we fometimes find them, did not probably acquire their mag nitude before they began to dercend. The air, being eight hundred times rarer tnan water, is unable to fupport it but in the fhape of vapour a ftate in which its particles are feparated. As foon as they are condenfed by the cold of the upper region, fo as to form a drop, that drop begins to fa11. If it freezes into a grain

Our Mission: The Virtual Museum of Natural History was established to provide instant, ready access to current biodiversity data to all interested users via the Internet at no charge

We encourage people of all ages to discover and explore the natural world. Our curators care for over a million specimens in the fields of anthropology, archaeology, astronomy, botany, geology, paleontology, zoology and wildlife biology.

Used for scientific research, their work is the basis for interpretive exhibits and educational programs offered to the public. Since 1920, the Museum has served as an outstanding resource for public education and environmental conservation in northern Ohio and beyond.

The University of Toronto Museum of Scientific Instruments (UTMuSI) Web Site represents a sample selection from our large and diverse collection of historic instruments currently found in science departments throughout the campus. UTMuSI is managed by the Institute for the History and Phi losophy of Science and Technology (IHPST) with active support from other departments of the university.

In 1857, the Chicago Academy of Sciences became Chicago's first museum. In October 1999, the Museum expanded to become the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, and moved to its current home in Lincoln Park on Fullerton Parkway and Cannon Drive.

Today, the Nature Museum is the place where

you'll be dazzled by beautiful wildflowers
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A seismometer -- an earthquake detector -- was invented in 132 A.D., by Chang Heng, a brilliant mathematician and scientist in the Han Dynasty.

The ancient Chinese believed seismic events, with their death and destruction, were important signs from heaven. So it was important to the Han Court be alerted to earthquakes occurring anywhere in the kingdom. A correct call wins one immortal fame, as in Chang Heng’s case, while disgrace and punishment awaits a wrong call.

Early Canadiana Online (ECO) is a digital library providing access to over 1,522,000 pages of Canada's printed heritage. It features works published from the time of the first European settlers up to the early 20th Century.

ECO is produced by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions (CIHM), a nonprofit organization for preserving and providing access to early Canadian publications, first on microfiche and now online.

ECO began in 1997 as a pilot project to create an online digital library. Over three years, 550,000 pages of text were taken from the CIHM's microfiche collection and scanned into digital images. This part of the collection remains free and accessible to the general public.

The second phase of ECO began in 2000 and is scheduled to continue to 2004. During this time, 1,250,000 pages of colonial, federal, and provincial government publications will be scanned and published. This portion of the collection is available to all registered ECO members.

Along the way, a few special projects have also been added to the collection. These include 20,000 pages of text detailing the history of Hudson's Bay Company, and 22,500 pages of Jesuit Relations texts, translated into English by Reuben Thwaites. These collections are also accessible to the general public.

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