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New Everyday Mystery: What is the origin of the phrase "it's raining cats and dogs?"
We don't know for certain. Etymologists- people who study the origins of words- have suggested a variety of mythological and literal explanations for why people say 'it's raining cats and dogs" to describe a heavy downpour. Continue ...
Created: 08/29/2010
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We don't know for certain. Etymologists- people who study the origins of words- have suggested a variety of mythological and literal explanations for why people say 'it's raining cats and dogs" to describe a heavy downpour.
There have been reports of raining frogs and fish dating back to ancient civilization. Of course, it doesn't "rain" frogs or fish in the sense that it rains water - no one has ever seen frogs or fish vaporize into the air before a rainfall. However, strong winds, such as those in a tornado or hurricane, are powerful enough to lift animals, people, trees, and houses. It is possible that they could suck up a school of fish or frogs and "rain" them elsewhere.
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Created: 08/24/2010
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There have been reports of raining frogs and fish dating back to ancient civilization. Of course, it doesn't "rain" frogs or fish in the sense that it rains water - no one has ever seen frogs or fish vaporize into the air before a rainfall. However, strong winds, such as those in a tornado or hurricane, are powerful enough to lift animals, people, trees, and houses. It is possible that they could suck up a school of fish or frogs and "rain" them elsewhere.
This guide gathers select print and electronic resources for educators, parents, researchers, and young women on how to get girls (particularly middle and high school aged) interested in science and scientific careers/
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Created: 08/13/2010
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This guide gathers select print and electronic resources for educators, parents, researchers, and young women on how to get girls (particularly middle and high school aged) interested in science and scientific careers/
This guide provides a list of selected books for girls and young women about famous and contemporary female scientists. It is limited to books written in English within the past 20 years.
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Created: 08/13/2010
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This guide provides a list of selected books for girls and young women about famous and contemporary female scientists. It is limited to books written in English within the past 20 years.
This guide includes a selection of resources for children K-12 on Latinos in science, mathematics, engineering, medicine, and related fields. It also includes resources for teachers on multicultural science education and science for English Language Learners (ELLs). All sources have been published within the last 20 years. Most of the sources are in English, with selected children's books and websites in Spanish.
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Created: 08/13/2010
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This guide includes a selection of resources for children K-12 on Latinos in science, mathematics, engineering, medicine, and related fields. It also includes resources for teachers on multicultural science education and science for English Language Learners (ELLs). All sources have been published within the last 20 years. Most of the sources are in English, with selected children's books and websites in Spanish.
Have you ever heard the expression "once in a blue moon?"
It means "not very often," or "very rarely," but exactly how often does a so-called blue moon occur? Does the moon ever really appear blue?
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Created: 07/21/2010
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Have you ever heard the expression "once in a blue moon?"
It means "not very often," or "very rarely," but exactly how often does a so-called blue moon occur? Does the moon ever really appear blue?
This guide includes materials on the design and construction of bridges, as well as resources on how to manage, inspect, maintain, repair, rehabilitate, and preserve bridges.
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Created: 07/16/2010
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This guide includes materials on the design and construction of bridges, as well as resources on how to manage, inspect, maintain, repair, rehabilitate, and preserve bridges.
NASA scientist Eric Brown de Colstoun will present "Chesapeake Bay from Space: New Views of a National Treasure" at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 22, in the Mary Pickford Theater on the third floor of the James Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C. The event is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are needed.
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Created: 06/18/2010
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NASA scientist Eric Brown de Colstoun will present "Chesapeake Bay from Space: New Views of a National Treasure" at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 22, in the Mary Pickford Theater on the third floor of the James Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C. The event is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are needed.
This bibliographic guide references English-language sources on scientific and technological developments in China beginning in October 1949, following the Communist revolution. Continue ...
Created: 06/05/2010
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This bibliographic guide references English-language sources on scientific and technological developments in China beginning in October 1949, following the Communist revolution.
This guide lists relevant sources of information on how science and technology policy is formulated, as well as its effects on the development and application of scientific and technological knowledge on a nation's growth, economy, and well-being. In addition to the United States, this compilation includes references to the science and technology policies of other nations and groups of nations. Continue ...
Created: 05/04/2010
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This guide lists relevant sources of information on how science and technology policy is formulated, as well as its effects on the development and application of scientific and technological knowledge on a nation's growth, economy, and well-being. In addition to the United States, this compilation includes references to the science and technology policies of other nations and groups of nations.
This guide lists sources to assist middle-school students and teachers in planning, preparing, and executing science fair projects in biology, natural history, nature study and agriculture. A few books with experiments suitable for elementary grade students are also cited here. Continue ...
Created: 04/16/2010
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This guide lists sources to assist middle-school students and teachers in planning, preparing, and executing science fair projects in biology, natural history, nature study and agriculture. A few books with experiments suitable for elementary grade students are also cited here.
What have scientists learned so far about Mars? Does life exist there? Will human beings someday colonize the Red Planet? NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Chief Scientist James B. Garvin will discuss the latest findings and the Mars exploration strategy, in a lecture at the Library of Congress.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Library of Congress, Mary Pickford Theater, 3rd floor, Madison Building
11:30-12:30 pm
This event is free and open to the public.
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Created: 03/03/2010
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What have scientists learned so far about Mars? Does life exist there? Will human beings someday colonize the Red Planet? NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Chief Scientist James B. Garvin will discuss the latest findings and the Mars exploration strategy, in a lecture at the Library of Congress.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Library of Congress, Mary Pickford Theater, 3rd floor, Madison Building
11:30-12:30 pm
This event is free and open to the public.
The Webcast for our lecture Galileo: 400 Years of the Telescope is now available to view from our Website:
Also see our post Stars in His Eyes for more information about Galileo and the publishing of 1610 Sidereus nunicus or Starry Messenger.
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Created: 03/03/2010
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The Webcast for our lecture Galileo: 400 Years of the Telescope is now available to view from our Website:
Also see our post Stars in His Eyes for more information about Galileo and the publishing of 1610 Sidereus nunicus or Starry Messenger.
Upcoming Lecture and rare book viewing: NASA scientist will discuss "Galileo: 400 Years of the Telescope" and special viewing of Galileo's 1610 "Sidereus Nuncius"
On Wednesday, Feb. 17, NASA scientist Michelle Thaller will discuss "Galileo: 400 Years of the Telescope." Thaller, who is assistant director of Science for Communications at Goddard, will discuss the story of Galileo's discoveries with the telescope and the implications of those findings for him and for science thereafter.
Briefly following the lecture an original printing of Galileo's "Sidereus Nuncius" from the Library's Rare Book ans Special Collections will be on display. Mark Dimunation, chief of the Rare Book and Special Collections Division will be present to talk about the Galileo work.
This event is free and open to the public
"Galileo: 400 Years of the Telescope"
Wednesday, Febuary 17, 2009
11:30-12:30
Dining Room A, sixth floor of the James Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C
Press contact: Donna Urschel (202) 707-1639
Public contact: Science, Technology and Business Division (202) 707-5664
Public contact: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (301) 614-6627
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Created: 01/28/2010
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On Wednesday, Feb. 17, NASA scientist Michelle Thaller will discuss "Galileo: 400 Years of the Telescope." Thaller, who is assistant director of Science for Communications at Goddard, will discuss the story of Galileo's discoveries with the telescope and the implications of those findings for him and for science thereafter.
Briefly following the lecture an original printing of Galileo's "Sidereus Nuncius" from the Library's Rare Book ans Special Collections will be on display. Mark Dimunation, chief of the Rare Book and Special Collections Division will be present to talk about the Galileo work.
This event is free and open to the public
"Galileo: 400 Years of the Telescope"
Wednesday, Febuary 17, 2009
11:30-12:30
Dining Room A, sixth floor of the James Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C
Press contact: Donna Urschel (202) 707-1639
Public contact: Science, Technology and Business Division (202) 707-5664
Public contact: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (301) 614-6627
A guide of selected titles, journal articles, Internet resources, and online sources for seed and plant catalog information related to winter gardening.
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Created: 12/14/2009
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A guide of selected titles, journal articles, Internet resources, and online sources for seed and plant catalog information related to winter gardening.
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Dave Leckrone, just-retired senior project scientist for the Hubble Space Telescope Program speaks about Hubble's final mission.
The Science, Technology, and Business Division of the Library of Congress has launched a new blog, Inside Adams. Inside Adams will point readers to the Library's large and diverse collections of books, journals, prints, photographs, digital collections, finding aids, and Webcasts related to science, technology, and business. This blog will give us the opportunity to highlight the bibliographies, research guides, and special pages that have been developed by staff, as well as share the history, art, and architecture of the John Adams Building. We hope you will join and participate along with us. Continue ...
Created: 11/04/2009
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The Science, Technology, and Business Division of the Library of Congress has launched a new blog, Inside Adams. Inside Adams will point readers to the Library's large and diverse collections of books, journals, prints, photographs, digital collections, finding aids, and Webcasts related to science, technology, and business. This blog will give us the opportunity to highlight the bibliographies, research guides, and special pages that have been developed by staff, as well as share the history, art, and architecture of the John Adams Building. We hope you will join and participate along with us.
Dr. Braun, a research meteorologist with Goddard Space Flight Center, provides an overview of questions that motivate NASA's research on hurricanes and describes how NASA addresses these questions with the use of satellites, aircraft field campaigns, computer modeling, and other instrumentation that are used to interpret hurricanes. Continue ...
Created: 10/30/2009
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Dr. Braun, a research meteorologist with Goddard Space Flight Center, provides an overview of questions that motivate NASA's research on hurricanes and describes how NASA addresses these questions with the use of satellites, aircraft field campaigns, computer modeling, and other instrumentation that are used to interpret hurricanes.
NASA scientist Thorsten Markus has closely observed the changes in the polar sea-ice cover, sometimes doing field work directly on the ice or from a NASA airplane and other times via satellite remote sensing. He will be sharing his expertise on polar ice in a lecture at the Library of Congress on Nov. 17 at 11:30 a.m. in the Mary Pickford Theater on the third floor of the James Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C.
Free and Open to the Public
Press contact: Donna Urschel (202) 707-1639
Public contact: Science, Technology and Business Division (202) 707-5664; NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (301) 614-6627 Continue ...
Created: 10/30/2009
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NASA scientist Thorsten Markus has closely observed the changes in the polar sea-ice cover, sometimes doing field work directly on the ice or from a NASA airplane and other times via satellite remote sensing. He will be sharing his expertise on polar ice in a lecture at the Library of Congress on Nov. 17 at 11:30 a.m. in the Mary Pickford Theater on the third floor of the James Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C.
Free and Open to the Public
Press contact: Donna Urschel (202) 707-1639
Public contact: Science, Technology and Business Division (202) 707-5664; NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (301) 614-6627
For more than 19 years, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope-one of the celebrated scientific instruments of our time-has revolutionized our understanding of the universe and how it works.
David S. Leckrone, just-retired senior project scientist for the Hubble Space Telescope Program, will present "The Hubble Space Telescope: A New Beginning" at the Library of Congress at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13, in the Mary Pickford Theater on the third floor of the James Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C.
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Created: 10/10/2009
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For more than 19 years, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope-one of the celebrated scientific instruments of our time-has revolutionized our understanding of the universe and how it works.
David S. Leckrone, just-retired senior project scientist for the Hubble Space Telescope Program, will present "The Hubble Space Telescope: A New Beginning" at the Library of Congress at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13, in the Mary Pickford Theater on the third floor of the James Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C.
Jane Goodall, renowned primatologist, conservationist and humanitarian spoke at the Library of Congress Coolidge Auditorium on Sept. 10 to an overflow crowd of enthusiastic listeners. She discussed the inspiring stories of dedicated environmentalists, scientists and ordinary citizens who have -project by project- saved endangered species and improved habitats. Continue ...
Created: 09/25/2009
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Jane Goodall, renowned primatologist, conservationist and humanitarian spoke at the Library of Congress Coolidge Auditorium on Sept. 10 to an overflow crowd of enthusiastic listeners. She discussed the inspiring stories of dedicated environmentalists, scientists and ordinary citizens who have -project by project- saved endangered species and improved habitats.
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