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Air & Space Magazine
- Smithsonian - National Air and Space Museum

  • [Feature] Articles Online - (dead link)

Apollo 11 - 25 Years Later
NASA

Apollo 11 30th Anniversary
Sections include: Introduction ; Astronaut Comments ; Bibliographies ; Biographies ; Documents ; Galleries ; Timelines ; Links.

Apollo 11 Landing - (dead link)
"This document is meant to provide an introduction to the Apollo 11 mission and an outline of mission activities. It provides information at a "general interest" level. It also offers links to more detailed information at this and other sites."
NASA Lunar and Planetary Institute

Apollo 13
NASA

Apollo 13 Accident
Brief summary

Apollo 13 Mission - (dead link)
Johnson Space Center

The Art of Renaissance Science
Galileo and Perspective
By Joseph W. Dauben, CUNY

Astronomy in Japan
Includes starlore and astronomical history

The Copernican Revolution
A brief survey
By Jose Wudka

Documents of Astronomical History - (dead link)
Excerpts from Plato, Aristotle, Ptolemy, Copernicus and Galileo

Exploratorium: Ancient Observatories

  • ChichÈn Itz·
    Sections include: History ; Mayan Mythology ; Alignments ; Activities ; Resources ; Teacher's Guide.
  • Chaco Canyon
    Sections include: Canyon ; Observation ; Seasons & Alignments ; Time ; Resources ; Teacher's Guide.

Galileo and Perspective - (dead link)
The Art of Renaissance Science
An informative introduction to his work and its influence
By Joseph W. Dauben

Galileo Project
"...a hypertext source of information on the life and work of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) and the science of his time."
- Rice University

History of Astronomy and Space Science - (dead link)
Maintained by Alan Cairns

Jantar Mantar: The Astronomical Observatories of Jai Singh II
"Between 1727 and 1734 Maharajah Jai Singh II of Jaipur constructed five astronomical observatories in west central India."
By Cornell University Professor of Art, Barry Perlus.

John F. Kennedy Library - (dead link)

  • Audio and Text of President Kennedy's Man on the Moon Speech - (dead link) (05/25/61)
    Special Message to Congress on Urgent National Needs - Delivered in person before a joint session of Congress. (Complete Text, Sound FileExcerpt)

Kennedy Memo on Apollo Program
 From CNN Space page

Planetary Data System
"...archives and distributes digital data from past and present NASA planetary missions, astronomical observations, and laboratory measurements. The PDS is sponsored by NASA's Office of Space Science to ensure the long-term usability of data, to stimulate research, to facilitate data access, and to support correlative analysis."

NASA Historical Archive for Manned Missions - (dead link)
Kennedy Space Center

NASA History

National Academy Press (free online versions)

Chronology of Solar System Discovery - (dead link)
By Bill Arnett

PBS NOVA - Galileo's Battle for the Heavens
Interactive companion to the TV broadcast
Sections include: His Life ; His Place in Science ; His Telescope (and Sir Isaac's) ; His Big Mistake ; His Experiments ; Falling Objects ; Projectiles ; Inclined Planes ; Pendulums ; Links & Books ; Teacher's Guide ; Transcript.

PBS NOVA - To the Moon
"The program chronicles the untold science and engineering story of how we got to the moon."
Sections include: Explore the Moon ; Lunar Puzzlers (Hot Science) ; Last Man on the Moon ; Hear the Space Pioneers ; Origin ; Text ; Resources.

Smithsonian - National Air and Space Museum (NASM)
"...maintains the largest collection of historic air and spacecraft in the world. It is also a vital center for research into the history, science, and technology of aviation and space flight."

  • Apollo to the Moon - (dead link)
    Sections include: Racing to Space ; The Decision ; Reach the Moon ; Apollo 11 ; Later Apollo ; Later Apollo ; What We Learned.

Smithsonian Institution Libraries

  • Mosaic of Science Galaxy - (dead link)
    • Astronomiæ instauratæ mechanica by Tycho Brahe (1602)
      Tycho Brahe. AstronomiÊ instauratÊ mechanica [Instruments for the restoration of astronomy]. Noribergae [N¸rnberg]: apud L. Hvlsivm [by Levinus Hulsius], 1602. 107 unnumbered pages, woodcut and engraved illustrations, map, plans.
      "Tycho Brahe1 (1546-1601) was a Danish astronomer who built the best observatory in Europe and set a new standard for accurate celestial observations in the era before the invention of the telescope."

Space Today Online
Sections include: Space Shuttles ; Space Stations ; Satellites ; Astronauts ; History ; Solar System ; Deep Space ; Rockets ; Global Links.
Edited by Anthony R. Curtis, Ph.D.

The Solar System
Emphasis on the historical development for the beginning or non-science major.
Web syllabus and notes from Astronomy 161, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, University of Tennessee

Traditions of the Sun : Explore the World's Ancient Observatories
"We invite you to explore this site, to learn about the ancestral Native Americans in New Mexico and the ancient Maya in the Yucatan, while gaining a better understanding of the active Sun, and its importance to themóand, to us."

University of Pittsburgh - Allegheny Observatory

University of Pittsburgh - Digital Research Library

  • The Parallax Project
    Publications of the Allegheny Observatory of the University of Pittsburgh, 1910-1969.
    "...10 volumes of star parallax data and calculations collected and produced by researchers working at the Observatory...They contain tables of data, reports on methodology of astronomical observations, presentations of new modes of calculation of star positions, and descriptions of observational instrumentation."






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