All posts tagged "geology"
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10.4K4ConnecticutBlack Husband, White Scientist: The Secret Double Life of Clarence King
In 1888, Clarence King started to lead two secret lives, one on each side of the Brooklyn Bridge. In Manhattan, he was...
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14.5KConnecticutThe Mysterious Moodus Noises of Connecticut
The mysterious Moodus noises in south central Connecticut for many years frightened the Puritan settlers. They weren’t alone. The Wangunk Indians had...
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26.6K28ConnecticutMiss Porter’s School Finishes Socialites, Scholars and a First Lady
The educational reformer founded Miss Porter’s School in 1843 could not have imagined the fame, fortune, scandal and accomplishment her students would...
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10.9K23ConnecticutThe Weston Meteorite of 1807 Brings Scientific Research to America
In 1807 a fireball streaked across the New England sky, broke into pieces and scattered over Weston, Conn. The young Yale professor...
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3.4K1Flashback PhotosFlashback Photo: Louis Agassiz, Harvard Fish Professor
Louis Agassiz, a student once complained, would “lock a student up in a room full of turtle-shells, or lobster-shells, or oyster-shells, without...
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