Of Pemmican and Polariscopes: the 1860 Eclipse Expeditions September 8, 2021 Posted by: Nate Smith In the summer of 1860, three American scientists set out on an epic months-long journey into the Canadian north, where indigenous guides hauled them hundreds of miles up the Saskatchewan River to catch sight of a total solar eclipse. Posted in: Astronomy/Mathematics, Guest Blog Posts, History of Science and Technology, Science
Discovering Science Collections Virtually at the Library of Congress, March 16 March 4, 2021 Posted by: Nate Smith Join the Science Reference Section in discovering digitized collections from the Library of Congress. Posted in: History of Science and Technology
Ride the (electromagnetic) Wave with Percy Spencer! January 25, 2021 Posted by: Nate Smith Percy Spencer's accidental invention of the microwave led to a cooking revolution! Posted in: History of Science and Technology, Inventions
Discovering Science Collections Virtually at the Library of Congress, Jan. 19 January 11, 2021 Posted by: Nate Smith Join the Science Reference Section in discovering digitized collections from the Library of Congress. Posted in: History of Science and Technology