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The Aztec Calendar

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a detailed description of the Aztec calendar with many pictures, charts, etc.
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The Un Museum: Radiocarbon Dating

For Students 9th - 10th
How old is an object? Willard Libby found that the amount of carbon-14 decay found in an animal or plant could be used as a gauge of how long it had been dead.
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University of Hamburg

University of Hamburg: Renaissance

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at the Renaissance from the aspect of advances in the biological sciences, and in particular botany. Information is provided about famous botanists from that era and their accomplishments.
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Space Telescope Science Institute

Hubble Site: Lyman Spitzer Jr.

For Students 9th - 10th
At the HubbleSite you can learn about Lyman Spitzer's (1914?1997 CE) inventions and accomplishments in the science field.
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PBS

Pbs: First Successful Kidney Transplant Performed

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the first successful kidney transplant performed in 1954.
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Smithsonian Institution Archives: Mary Engle Pennington (1872 1952)

For Students 9th - 10th
Chemist Mary Engle Pennington (1872-1952), an expert on the refrigeration of perishable foods, had just been chosen by the American Chemical Society as the 1940 recipient of the Francis P. Garvan Gold Medal to honor outstanding...
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University of St Andrews: Alonzo Church

For Students 9th - 10th
Short biographical entry on Church's accomplishments in logic and significance for modern computer science.