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from "Cool Web Sightings:"
@ Solar Eclipse - Stories from the Path of Totality. The next total solar
eclipse will be this coming Wednesday, August 11, 1999. The eclipse will
move across most of Europe and part of Asia. Live elsewhere? Look here.
Watch a live webcast of the solar eclipse, find archived footage of a
solar event that occurred over the Caribbean in 1998, learn more about
the myths and superstitions concerning solar eclipses, and get some
great tips on how to view a total eclipse safely and what to watch out
for during the event. http://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/
@ Atomic Archive. Explores the complex history surrounding the invention of
the atomic bomb - a crucial turning point for mankind. Follow a timeline
that takes you down the path of our nuclear past, from the 1920s to the
present. Read biographies of A-bomb father Robert Oppenheimer and other
key scientists of the nuclear age. See the Trinity Test through Enrico
Fermi's eye as you read his first hand account of that history making
event. Examine maps of the damage to Hiroshima & Nagasaki, and summaries
of arms-control treaties. View the gallery of exclusive photos and
animations of nuclear physics. http://www.atomicarchive.com/main.shtml
@ MESOWEB. Mesoweb is an exploration of Mesoamerican cultures. Mesoweb is
devoted to ancient Mesoamerica and its cultures: the Olmec, Maya, Aztec,
Teotihuacano, Toltec, Mixtec, Zapotec and others. We try to reserve the
word Mayan for the language and the word Maya for the people and their
culture, ancient and modern. http://www.mesoweb.com/
@ NATIVE AMERICAN NAVIGTATOR. The Native American Navigator is an interface
for geographical, historical, topical and keyword-based student inquiry on
topics related to Native American history & culture in the United States.
Clickable maps, an extensive timeline, a web of topics pages and a site &
network-wide search page make the four corners of the Navigator's Medicine
Wheel. http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/k12/naha/nanav.html
@ Nova Online - Mysteries of the Nile. Take a fascinating excursion through
the wonders of ancient Egypt. To see for yourself the enormous energies
the pharaohs devoted to erecting their soaring monuments -- particularly
obelisks -- you will travel first to Giza, site of the Pyramids and that
enigmatic half-man, half-lion, the Sphinx. You then head south to Luxor,
site of the archaic capital of Thebes, to examine some of the great tombs
and temples of the New Kingdom. Finally, you'll visit Aswan, where a NOVA
team will try to raise a multi-ton obelisk using tools and techniques the
pharaohs themselves might have used. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/egypt/
@ The Virtual Mummy. Learn all about Mummies here. Computerization not only
helps scientists in non-destructively examining mummies, but it also makes
it possible to create virtual mummies, a sample of which can be seen by
the visitors of the exhibition "The Secret of the Mummies - Eternal Life
at the Nile", and by yourself on screen, with reduced functionality. The
object is a 2300-year-old mummy of a female, aged about 30 years.
http://www.uke.uni-hamburg.de/institute/imdm/idv/forschung/mumie/index.en.ht
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@ BUSHIDO ONLINE. Bushido Online is a visually striking Web encyclopedia of
the martial arts. Taking its name from the Japanese term meaning "Way of
the Warrior," this site traces the evolution of the fighting arts from
ancient beginnings to contemporary practice. Starting with detailed
histories, pictures, and links covering Chinese kung fu and Japanese
karate, the site also documents almost 30 other forms whose widespread
origins range from Brazil to Europe to India. http://www.bushido.ch/
@ The Museum of Unnatural Mystery. A slightly bizarre, cyberspace, science
museum. Are there really flying saucers? What killed the dinosaurs? Is
there something ancient and alive in Loch Ness? Take a scientific look at
these, and other, questions. http://unmuseum.mus.pa.us/unmuseum.htm
@ ONLINE SURGERY. Online Surgery broadcasts LIVE surgery over the internet,
using the latest techniques and technology. Past surgical procedures are
available in the Surgical Archives. See cosmetic surgery, child birth,
brain surgery, and orthopedic procedures. http://www.onlinesurgery.com/
@ Gallery of Regrettable Food. For folks who would like to drop some weight
but don't have the willpower to diet and hate to exercise: The Gallery of
Regrettable Food is guaranteed to cut your calorie intake. Unless you're
a food-obsessed perv. http://www.lileks.com/institute/gallery/index.html
@ Uncover the Secrets of your Sleep. Dreams tap your inner subconscious,
generating many symbols and images that stand in for human emotion and
experience. Often you can't make sense of them on your own -- that's
where the instant dream analyzer comes in. It'll help you sort out your
thoughts and make better sense of your waking life. You can search by
keyword or theme. http://www.swoon.com/dream/
@ Stone Pages: Megalithic sites of Europe. Stone circles, dolmens, standing
stones, cairns, barrows, hillforts: online guide to European megaliths and
other archaeological sites." http://utenti.micronet.it/dmeozzi/HomEng.html
@ Places of Peace and Power. Martin Gray is an anthropologist and photogra-
pher specializing in the study of sacred sites and pilgrimage traditions
around the world. During the past fifteen years, Martin has photographed
over 900 sacred sites in 40 countries. http://www.sacredsites.com/
@ Sacred Places. How and why places become invested with Sacredness and how
the sacred is embodied or made manifest through art & architecture. Visit
places like Giza, Egypt; Stonehenge, England; Holy Sepulchre, Israel;
Shrine at Ise, Japan; Mecca, Saudi Arabia and many other locations.
http://www.arthistory.sbc.edu/sacredplaces/sacredplacesintro.html
@ National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Recall Database. If you
drive a new, popular car, you might hear about equipment recalls on the
evening news, but if you bought your car used, or if it's just an obscure
model, then search here. Enter make, model, and year, and you'll get a
description of any equipment recalls for that model as well as instruc-
tions on how to get replacements or remedies for defects. The listings go
back to 1949. http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/recalls/recmmy1.cfm
@ The Tackiest Place in America Contest. Here, people submit pictures and
descriptions from all over the U.S. There is a 30 foot plastic lobster,
the black widow spider whose body is a VW, a house covered in beer cans.
Of course, there is California's drive through tree and the Corn Palace
in Nebraska. http://www.thepoint.net/~usul/text/tacky.html
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