Astronomy, Biology and Astro-Physics spoken here. Also the zany and the uncanny.


Space Science

Biological Science

    • National Geographic's Dinorama is a multimedia presentation of facts and figures and information about that most favorite subject of young and old, dinosaurs. Make sure you have Quictime VR and some other useful additionals to your computer software and dig right in as any good paleontologist would be required to do.

History of Science
    • John Baptist Porta's Natural Magick is a hypertext version of the actual treatise from the 16th century that ranged the length and breadth of science for that time. As a documentary artifact it is priceless at getting a glimpse of the thoughts of those interested in science in that period and what they considered science to be.
    • The Charles Babbage Institute has as its goal the preservation of historical material about computing and information technology. Their web site has links to several interesting sites including the Cray Research Virtual Museum and a photo gallery
    • Einstien's Legacy is an attempt to put relativity and the massive scientific contribution of this major genius of the twentieth century into context, starting with Newton and moving through the different discoveries and speculations and let ultimately to general relativity and more.
    • Antony van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) is a web site devoted to this inventor of the microscope.
    • History of Astronomy is available in both English and German and is an interesting reference for those who would like to know more about how we got to where we are.
    • ECHO has a variety of links and content that could prove useful in background or story idea generation. It describes itself as 'Cataloguing, Annotating, and Reviewing Sites on the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine' and is now a collaboration between an older site 'WWW Virtual Library for the History of Science, Technology, & Medicine' and the now unified site known as ECHO or exploring & collecting history online


Other Specialties or Points of Interest


    • The Arctic Studies Center Home will take you to Siberia and an Arctic adventure.
    • The BBC Evolution Home Page is a bit of history about Charles Darwin, a bit of current life sciences and links to information about this mainstay of life sciences that has spawned a controversary in some circles.
    • Becoming Human is a multimedia tour-de-force for a web site, providing information about how our species got to where it is now and what was involved. Well worth a look.
    • The Exploratorium Home Pageis a collection of electronic exhibits, news and resources for teachers, students and science enthusiasts
    • The HMS Beagle Page is an excellent resource on the biomedical area of science with many interesting links and nice interface.
    • The MAD Scientist Network is an interesting place to have your questions about science answered. Check it out.
    • Netspedition Amazon is an interactive expedition to the Amazon rainforest.
    • Netsurfer Science is an ezine and a mailing list from the folks who publish Netsurfer Digest with an emphasis on science tidbits.
    • Nova Online is where to go for this classic PBS spot of excellence in science documentary.
    • The Particle Adventure is a huge site that explores all things concerned with the inner workings of atoms. The sites includes its material in moe than one language and is creatively set up. If you want a fun way to explore atoms or what to get a handle on some scientific speculation that might justify a bit of rubber science this might be the place for you.
    • Popular Science's Top 50 Science and Technology Websites is a point you will definitely want to take a visit. The sites listed are all good and all of interest. Bon Appetit.
    • Scientific American the web site and its magazine are definitely a resource for anyone attempting to do either science fiction or science based articles or fiction.Of particular interest is their Explorations site and much more well worth lookin at.
    • The Scientific American Frontiers Homepage is the companion website for the Beyond Science television show on PBS. Thoroughly of interest and an excellent spot to visit.
    • The Science Facts Behind the X-Files is an interesting way to get to some interesting science sites on the internet by pointing out true scientific aspects of individual episodes.
    • Science Friday Online! is the virtual presence of this NPR staple that always is sure to brighten up your radio on Friday with enlightenment about one feature of science or another and ever lively discussion. Check out the web site and peruse the links from their broadcats. Well worth a visit.
    • The Why Files or the science behind the news is a fascinating place to visit.

    Weird Science


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