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Clickable Mummy
When a body was mummified the internal organs were usually preserved in some way. This was not true of the brain which was often just discarded. This was usually done by inserting a hook up the nose and using it to slice up and remove the brain tissue, w
Google Maps Rumsey Historical Maps
The over 120 historical maps in the Google Maps and Google Earth Rumsey Historical Maps sites have been selected by David Rumsey from his collection of more than 150,000 historical maps; in addition, there are a few maps from collections with which he col
Before New York — Interactive — National Geographic Magazine
When Henry Hudson first looked on Manhattan in 1609, what did he see?
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
The David Rumsey Collection includes 18th and 19th century historical North and South American atlases, globes, school geographies, maritime charts, and separate maps including wall, pocket, and manuscript.
AoC MLE Clearinghouse - Home
The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Media Literacy Education clearinghouse is a website aiming at creating an international, diverse, and multi-cultural community of learners working in the field of Media Education. The website is updated continu
home - Smithsonian's History Explorer
Smithsonian's History Explorer was developed by the National Museum of American History in partnership with the Verizon Foundation to offer hundreds of free, innovative online resources for teaching and learning American history.
The site is designed for
We Choose the Moon: Pre-launch
Wechoosethemoon.org is an interactive experience recreating the historic Apollo 11 mission to the Moon in real time. Once where only three men made the trip, now millions can. Live event begins 9:32 AM EDT July 16, 2009. Exactly 40 years after Apollo 11 l
The Vega Science Trust - The Man Who Loved Only Numbers - Science Video Lecture
Video lecture recorded in 2000. An introduction to the life and style of the amazing Paul Erdös, who for more than six decades lived out of two suitcases, criss-crossing the globe chasing mathematical problems. Paul Hoffman describes the life of Erdös in
I-Hacked.com Taking Advantage Of Technology - The History and Science of Lock Pick Guns
Ever since keyed locks were invented thousands of years ago, man has attempted to circumvent the need for keys by picking them. And it was only a matter of time before special tools and machines would be developed in an effort to make this tedious job fas
Feynman's Talk
This transcript of the classic talk that Richard Feynman gave on December 29th 1959 at the annual meeting of the American Physical Society at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) was first published in the February 1960 issue of Caltech's Engi
YouTube - How Differential Gear works (BEST Tutorial)
An excellent tutorial from the 30's on the principles and development of the Differential Gear. Fast Forward to 1:50
13 Photographs That Changed the World. - Neatorama
Any picture can speak 1,000 words, but only a select few say something poignant enough to galvanize an entire society. The following photographs screamed so loudly that the entire world stopped to take notice.
Classical Net
Classical Net features more than 7500 files including more than 5200 CD, SACD, DVD and Book reviews and over 5500 links to other classical music web sites.
Dan Carlin - Hardcore History
In "Hardcore History" the very unconventional Dan Carlin takes his "Martian", outside-the-box way of thinking and applies it to the past. Was Alexander the Great as bad a person as Adolf Hitler? What would Apaches with modern weapons be like? Will our mod
Darwin Online: Browse Darwin's Papers
Darwin Online provides images of c. 20,000 of these, making it the largest collection ever published.
Online Interactice Maps
Free - Print out your own big maps for kids. Make large maps to learn geography, to learn the US states, to learns "where in the world". Maps of Europe, Asia, Africa, South America and more. Great maps for children to draw on, color and trace journeys.
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