| LINKS |
| Library
reference page |
MHC's reference librarians have prepared a collection
of on-line reference sources such as dictionaries, encyclopedias,
etc. |
| Citing
internet sources |
The librarians have also prepared a list of guidelines
for citing on-line references such as those found above. |
| Unit
conversions |
Online conversion help |
| How stuff
works |
Find out how all kinds of devices (such as eyes,
glasses, telescopes, microscopes, cameras, etc.), processes (from
applying to medical school to making wine), and phenomena (such
as lightning, fluorescence, magnetism, and gravity) work. |
| Physics
2000 |
University of Colorado at Boulder's physics website.
Good place to read about electric and magnetic fields, photons,
etc. |
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Find out if it is going to be clear tonight
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Get another opinion about the weather
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| Sun,
moon, etc. |
What's going on in the sky? Use Chicopee as the
nearest town. |
| Color
mixing at Truscio; |
Review the color mixing rules
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| Color
mixing at E.Illinois |
or here
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Good summaries of the physics of light and the physiology
of vision. Check multiple pages within the site for background information
on electromagnetic radiation, color mixing, lenses, etc. |
| Figures for Wright
reading |
Color plates |
| Figures for Sacks reading |
Color plates |
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General source for physics help, at different levels.
Good sections on electricity and magnetism, quantum mechanics. Search
or browse
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| Web Vision |
If you need more detail on almost any aspect of
eye anatomy, physiology of vision, or the molecular basis of visual
pigment function, this site by three neurobiologists is the place
to look. |
| The
eye in focus |
A concise essay on evolution of eyes by Russell
Fernald of Stanford University, published by Karger. |
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Search these for almost any topic in biology
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In 1940 Albert Einstein was invited to the "Conference
on Science, Philosophy and Religion" at the Jewish Theological
Seminary of America, in New York. He chose not to attend, but did
send a written communication. This is one version of that essay. |
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This is an extract from a book by the same name by
Kenneth Miller of Brown University, in which he discusses the compatibility
of religion and science.
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Project Gutenberg has a digital edition of Lucretius'
poem.
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| Talk Origins |
The best source on the web for information about
evolution |
| Quackwatch |
The best source on the web for trustworthy information
about "alternative" medicine. |
