WWW
Virtual Library: Astronomy and Astrophysics
database of astronomy resources and publications
Hertzprung-Russell diagram:
star life cycle
Stellar evolution
all about stellar evolution, stars, and planets
White dwarf
all about white dwarves, including a color photograph
Star info
more information about stars
Video technology handbook
color info, prism effect, electromagnetic spectrum, properties of light
Connie Decker's homepage
resources for teachers and students: rainbows, color, experiments, properties of
light
Patterns
in Nature homepage:
refraction, properties of light, activities, rainbows, atoms, lenses, etc
Connie Decker's homepage: Resources for teachers and students
rainbows, color, experiments, properties of light
Patterns
in Nature homepage:
refraction, properties of light, activities, rainbows, atoms, lenses, etc
People
in Astronomy
Newton, Einstein, Galileo, Copernicus, Herschel, and more
Newton,
Galileo, Copernicus, Rontgen (pic)
Einstein, Planck, de Broglie (pic)
Hewish, Ryle (pic)
Bloembergen, Shawlow, Siegbahn, Chandrasekhar
(pic)
Becquerel (pic)
Pierre
and Marie Curie
En Hedu’Anna
4000 years of women
in science
Saha
Chandrasekhar
Azophi
Mitchell
The following institutions and individuals deserve
our gratitude for their cooperation and aid in the construction of this web site.
Ron Tyroler and Rusty Orr
at UC Berkeley for their time, energy, and assistance in obtaining a spectrometer
Nahide Craig
for loaning us her copy of the spectral encyclopedia and for writing the "Chemistry
of the Atmosphere" handout
The Saha Institute of Nuclear
Physics
for the image of Prof. Saha
Views
of the Solar System by Calvin J. Hamilton
for the image of Hyperion
Frank’s
Web Page: People of Astronomy
for just about every narrator: Newton, Galileo, Copernicus,
Herschel, and Einstein
Lucidcafe
for the photo of Maria Mitchell
University of Wisconsin,
Madison Archives
for the photo of William Wollaston
Steve
Renshaw and Saori Ihara
for Matasaburou's drawing and their translation of his diaries
Adler Planetarium
and Astronomy Museum
for the image of the astrolabe
James
E. Morrison
for his help in procuring the image of the astrolabe
Astronomical Society of the
Pacific
for the image of Ejnar Hertzprung
Dr.
Damien Downing
for the spectral information from his book, Daylight Robbery
and Marcus
Downing
Chemicool
for the periodic table
Teacher Pages
helpful tips for teachers planning to use this site in
the classroom
Meet the authors