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	List of famous archaeological discoveries: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
		Major archaeological discoveries tend to be those which appear, are referred to in the media and popular culture and then sink back into oblivion.
		Most of those listed here had significance for the development of archaeology as a discipline and added to human knowledge.
		Some archaeological discoveries may be associated with a particular site; others are equally relevant out of context.
	www.encyclopedian.com /li/List-of-famous-archaeological-discoveries.html (170 words)

	ASU Libraries: Noble Library - Famous Inventors, Inventions and Discoveries
		Chronological listings of Significant U.S. inventors and inventions.
		Discoveries and inventions are grouped into 12 broad categories/chapters of approximately 30-40 pages; index in back.
		Alphabetical list of both inventors and inventions; entries are typically several paragraphs to one page in length.
	www.asu.edu /lib/noble/ip/famous.htm (711 words)

	List of famous discoveries - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Discovery of the role of oxygen in respiration and photosynthesis by Joseph Priestly, Antoine Lavoisier and Jan Ingenhousz
		Discovery of the cellular composition of animals and plants, the Cell Theory by Matthias Jakob Schleiden and Theodor Schwann.
		Discovery of evidence for the evolution of species in the fossil record and DNA sequences.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_famous_discoveries (492 words)

	List of famous experiments - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The following is a list of historically important scientific experiments and observations.
		See also: timeline of scientific experiments, list of famous discoveries, thought experiment.
		Galileo Galilei uses a telescope to observe that the moons of Jupiter appear to circle Jupiter.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_famous_experiments (1945 words)

	Biographies, The Scientists: A List.
		During the early part of the 19th century, Davy was conducting experiments which led to his conclusions that many common substances were formed by the combination of oxygen and metals.
		This discovery further led Davy to decompose certain substances, and, in the process was to discover metals not commonly found in their pure state, such metals as: potassium, sodium, barium, strontium, etc. In 1812, Davy was knighted.
		Kepler was to formulate laws that "formed the groundwork of Newton's discoveries, and are the starting point of modern astronomy.
	www.blupete.com /Literature/Biographies/Science/Scients.htm (4560 words)

	A Hotlist on Famous Inventions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Famous Inventions and Inventors - This site lists the history of inventions alphabetically with links to other sites.
		A list of 20th century inventions is also helpful as is a 'search' feature.
		Scientific Discoveries and Inventions - The inventions in this site are considered important because they benefitted man. A short explanation is given for each, as is the history.
	www.kn.sbc.com /wired/fil/pages/listfamousimr1.html (280 words)

	Famous Dreams - Dream Discovery and Dream Creativity (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Brilliant Dreams has compiled a list of twelve famous discoveries and creativity in literature, science, music and even sports attributed to dreams.
		While Agassiz was working on his vast work "Poissons Fossiles" a list of all know fossil fish, he came across a specimen in a stone slab which he was, at first, unable to figure out.
		There are hundreds of examples of famous creativity, ideas and discoveries that have been induced or materialized from dreams and the dreaming subconscious.
	www.brilliantdreams.com /product/famous-dreams.htm (3879 words)

	Antony van Leeuwenhoek
		In 1676 he served as the trustee of the estate of the deceased and bankrupt Jan Vermeer, the famous painter, who had had been born in the same year as Leeuwenhoek and is thought to have been a friend of his.
		To give some of the flavor of his discoveries, we present extracts from his observations, together with modern pictures of the organisms that Leeuwenhoek saw.
		The list of his discoveries goes on and on.
	www.ucmp.berkeley.edu /history/leeuwenhoek.html (1399 words)

	Famous Germans Austrians Swiss - The German Way
		Became famous as the chief designer and architect for Germany's AEG electrical concern between 1909 and 1912.
		Founded the famous German Bauhaus school of architecture and design in 1919.
		Before Hertz gained professorships in Karlsruhe and Bonn, he had studied under the famous scientist Hermann von Helmholtz in Bonn, and it was Helmholtz who encouraged Hertz to attempt to win the science prize that led to some of Hertz's most important discoveries.
	www.german-way.com /famous.html (3145 words)

	GREAT DISCOVERIES OF ANCIENT EGYPT
		We've compiled a concise but handy reference of the major discoveries of Ancient Egypt, including the years of discovery, the Egyptologist or person who discovered it, and the area of the excavation or discovery.
		By the middle of the 19th century, the country's monuments were effectively "under siege" with much that had survived for thousands of years literally lost overnight, and mostly for personal gain.
		The famous unfinished bust of Nefertiti, seated statue of Amenhotep son of Hapu.
	www.egyptologyonline.com /great_discoveries.htm (1262 words)

	Learn more about List of famous archaeological sites in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Learn more about List of famous archaeological sites in the online encyclopedia.
		This is a list of notable archaeological sites throughout the world.
		Note the difference between archaeological sites and archaeological discoveries.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /l/li/list_of_famous_archaeological_sites.html (134 words)

	Famous Plagiarists.com © WarOnPlagiarism.org-- Theology and Religion Profiles
		Indeed, several founders of new religions/cults are included in the list of famous plagiarists.
		Mohammed is certainly not alone among alleged famous plagiarists and religious figures whose plagiarisms have been committed under a guise of religiosity.
		In the years since the discovery of King's plagiaries, a number of other excellent research projects have resulted in dissertations and reports on different aspects of the plagiaries of Martin Luther King, Jr.
	www.famousplagiarists.com /theologyandreligion.htm (7465 words)

	List of biologists - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Norman Borlaug (born 1914) is an American agricultural scientist, humanitarian, Nobel laureate, and the father of the Green Revolution.
		Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958), contributor to the discovery of the structure of DNA
		Bernardo Houssay (1887-1971), Argentine physiologist, winner of the 1947 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the role played by pituitary hormones in regulating the amount of blood sugar (glucose) in animals.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_biologists (3021 words)

	Reference/Famous physicists resources - PhysicsWeb
		Joseph Henry- Documents the life of Joseph Henry (1797-1878), the most revered American scientist of his times (notable principally for his discoveries in electromagnetism) and the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
		Resources like> famous curves index, anniversaries of the year, birthplace map, biography index, historical topic index, chronologies.
		It also includes also historical inforation like a list with short descriptions of Polish and Polish born Nobel Laureates.
	physicsweb.org /resources/index.cfm/Reference/Famous_physicists (645 words)

	Mazda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		List of cities that have been the birthplace of a genre of music
		List of festivals in the United StatesList of fictional animals
		List of recordings of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach
	rss.pheeds.com (343 words)

	i-Newswire.com - Press Release And News Distribution - Brilliant Dreams Highlights 12 Famous Discoveries From Dreams (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		), the leader in safe, effective dream enhancement is pleased to highlight twelve famous historical discoveries and creativity attributed to dreams.
		The full list may be viewed on the Brilliant Dreams website at:
		Paul McCartney is one of the most famous singer/ songwriters of all time.
	i-newswire.com /pr53741.html (663 words)

	Charles Messier's Original Catalog
		The discovery announce of the objects M69 and M70 was added in a separate contribution to the end of the same volume.
		Again, the introduction and the list of failed object observations was printed after the catalog, followed by Lacaille's Catalog of Nebulae of the Southern Sky.
		It appeared to me amazing that this faint nebula has escaped [the discovery by] the astronomers and myself, since the discovery of the great [nebula] by Simon Marius in 1612, because when observing the great [nebula], the small is located in the same field [of view] of the telescope.
	www.seds.org /messier/xtra/history/m-cat.html (8357 words)

	Famous Scientists 6th Grade Project
		Biographies and Bibliographies of Scientists This site provides a list of 13 scientists from the 17th to the 20th Century.
		Famous electricians This page lists 14 scientists who worked with electricity.
		This site lists several famous anthropologists from the 19th and 20th centuries.
	www.metcalf.ilstu.edu /assign/sixth/science/famous.htm (694 words)

	10 Favorite Recent Discoveries
		Tom Doak, principal architect of Renaissance Design, has designed such world famous courses as Pacific Dunes and Cape Kidnappers.
		Designed by the team of Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore, it is the only course in this list which would get a "9" on the Doak scale, even if the club on Long Island pretends not to care.
		Some think of it as a poor man’s version of that other great Nebraska course, Sand Hills, but it stands on its own merits as the best affordable course in America.
	www.thegolfermag.com /F_top_discoveries.html (303 words)

	Famous Hams and ex-Hams
		However, we have made every effort, through exhaustive research and direct communication with many of the people on this list and their relatives and associates, to maintain as accurate a list as possible.
		If you are thinking about getting a vanity callsign, check my list before you visit N4MC's Vanity Callsign HQ, lest you wind up with the callsign of someone whose history may not be one you'd like to be reminded of....
		Famous (infamous) as the chief radio operator on the ill-fated S.S. Morro Castle.
	users.tellurian.com /gjurrens/famous_hams.html (6255 words)

	List Of Famous Experiments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Many of these can be purchased in extremely hi-res digital format.
		Linus Pauling and colleagues show that a human genetic disease, sickle cell anemia, is caused by an molecular change in a specific protein, hemoglobin.
		Robert Burns Woodward announces the total synthesis of Vitamin B-12 by a team he lead (1973).
	www.seattleluxury.com /encyclopedia/entry/list_of_famous_experiments (1919 words)

	nsf.gov - Discoveries - Classroom Science Gets a Makeover: NSF Fellows Bring Hands-on Lessons to Young Students - US ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		To size up her new audience, Bottomley collected a series of photographs of famous scientists, representing both sexes and a range of ages and ethnicities.
		She showed the pictures to groups of elementary students, asking them to spot the scientists.
		Bottomley and the graduate fellow kept a running list of ASL words that could be useful in the classroom.
	www.nsf.gov /discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=103067&org=EHR (1140 words)

	Bios of African Americans in History - EnchantedLearning.com
		Armstrong was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and soon became a well-known cornet player in clubs and on riverboats along the Mississippi River.
		He became world famous for his incredible musical talent, especially his improvised solos.
		Carver developed hundreds of products from peanuts, sweet potatoes, pecans, and soybeans; his discoveries greatly improved the agricultural output and the health of Southern farmers.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /history/us/aframer/bios (3311 words)

	Amazon.com: Famous First Facts: a Record of First Happenings, Discoveries and Inventions in American History (Famous ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The 5th edition of "Famous First Facts" is a virtually complete make over of a classic reference work.
		Item (e) can be found under SPORTS AND RECREATION-FOOTBALL-GAMES, with the heading "Professional football game in which a woman participated." Some updating of language is to be expected ("African-American" has replaced "Black"), but other changes might be seen as examples of political correctness.
		Under WOMAN, the 4th edition lists the first "Heroine publicly rewarded was Hannah Duston." The new edition states, under POPULATION-SETTLEMENT the first "Settler heroine publicly rewarded was Hannah Duston." Two changes in the new edition detract in some measure from its usefulness.
	www.amazon.com /Famous-First-Facts-Discoveries-Inventions/dp/0824209303 (1415 words)

	Famous Atheists
		It’s impossible to compile a complete list of famous atheists.
		He lived from 1706 to 1790 and was responsible for many scientific discoveries, including electricity.
		Another famous atheist is Charles Darwin, the founder of the theory of evolution.
	www.allaboutphilosophy.org /famous-atheists-faq.htm (303 words)

	PR Leap: Brilliant Dreams Highlights 12 Famous Discoveries From Dreams - Brilliant Dreams
		The full list may be viewed on the Brilliant Dreams website at: http://www.brilliantdreams.com/product/famous-dreams.htm
		If you have any questions regarding information in these press releases please contact the organization listed in the press release.
		Issuers of press releases and not PR Leap are solely responsible for the accuracy of the content.
	www.prleap.com /pr/23705 (562 words)

	Guide to Sailing and Cruising Stories - New Discoveries
		For the most part, this means looking at boats with a length of 25 to 30 feet, built in the 60's and 70's and usually with a full or long keel hull.
		I will also list coastal cruisers which have stood the test of time.
		For instance, there is the famous account by the Robertson's who's small schooner was sunk by killerwhales in the Pacific, supposedly after the schooner collided with or posed a threat to one of their young.
	cruisenews.net /NewDiscoveries00.html (1577 words)

	Bible Code Discoveries
		Victor Kean most regrettably passed away suddenly in June of 2003 without completing his final book project, and leaving his wife Sybille, family, friends, and colleagues bereft at his loss.
		He was famous in UFOlogy for his research of the worldwide ‘Flying Triangle’ phenomenon and for his large database of ‘Flying Triangle’ sightings (Ref. 1).
		He was also a writer who investigated and was intrigued by various subjects of mystery and speculation.
	www.cropcircleanswers.com /BibleCodeDiscoveries.htm (1066 words)

	Brilliant Dreams Highlights 12 Famous Discoveries From Dreams
		(PRWEB) January 12, 2006 –- Brilliant Dreams (www.brilliantdreams.com), the leader in safe, effective dream enhancement is pleased to highlight twelve famous historical discoveries and creativity attributed to dreams.
		If you have any questions regarding information in these press releases please contact the company listed in the press release.
		Disclaimer: If you have any questions regarding information in these press releases please contact the company listed in the press release.
	www.emediawire.com /releases/2006/1/emw331072.htm (609 words)

	Brilliant Dreams Highlights 12 Famous Discoveries From Dreams - PR.com
		Brilliant Dreams Highlights 12 Famous Discoveries From Dreams
		Atlanta, GA, January 12, 2006 --(PR.COM)-- Brilliant Dreams (www.brilliantdreams.com), the leader in safe, effective dream enhancement is pleased to highlight twelve famous historical discoveries and creativity attributed to dreams.
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	www.pr.com /press-release/5355 (553 words)

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