World History
WETA will broadcast Tuesday and Wednesday a special about Leonardo Da Vinci. Hosted by Fiona Bruce, the BBC program will trace the story of the famous artist and help us to understand how he became so famous with so few paintings to his name.
- Nova: Lost At Sea - The Search For Longitude
NOVA: Lost at Sea - The Search for Longitude. Companion to the PBS special about the quest for a method of determining a seafaring ship's longitude. This site has information on why ocean navigation depends on knowing what time it is. In addition,...
- Great Minds: Leonardo
Here's a great short and engaging biography of Leonardo da Vinci from a host who reminds me of the Greene Brothers of Crash Course. Thanks to David Walp for tweeting the link....
- Horrible Histories On Leonardo Da Vinci
This comes from our student teacher Marissa Zoretich. It is a great overview of Leonardo da Vinci. It shows a playful back and forth between him and his mode, Lisa Gherardini, l for the Mona Lisa. ...
- Art Catalogs From The Metropolitan Museum Of Art
The Met has uploaded hundreds of art catalogs which you can read online or download as PDFs. Here are some of the titles which I copied directly from Open Culture's posting about the catalogs. The catalogs span both world and US history. Al-Andalus:...
- Knowledge Graph
Today is the beginning of Google's Knowledge Graph. Not everyone will see it initially and it is beginning first for those who use English in their searches. But it is an attempt to better help you find what you are looking for. For...
World History
Da Vinci: The Lost Treasure
WETA will broadcast Tuesday and Wednesday a special about Leonardo Da Vinci. Hosted by Fiona Bruce, the BBC program will trace the story of the famous artist and help us to understand how he became so famous with so few paintings to his name.
- Nova: Lost At Sea - The Search For Longitude
NOVA: Lost at Sea - The Search for Longitude. Companion to the PBS special about the quest for a method of determining a seafaring ship's longitude. This site has information on why ocean navigation depends on knowing what time it is. In addition,...
- Great Minds: Leonardo
Here's a great short and engaging biography of Leonardo da Vinci from a host who reminds me of the Greene Brothers of Crash Course. Thanks to David Walp for tweeting the link....
- Horrible Histories On Leonardo Da Vinci
This comes from our student teacher Marissa Zoretich. It is a great overview of Leonardo da Vinci. It shows a playful back and forth between him and his mode, Lisa Gherardini, l for the Mona Lisa. ...
- Art Catalogs From The Metropolitan Museum Of Art
The Met has uploaded hundreds of art catalogs which you can read online or download as PDFs. Here are some of the titles which I copied directly from Open Culture's posting about the catalogs. The catalogs span both world and US history. Al-Andalus:...
- Knowledge Graph
Today is the beginning of Google's Knowledge Graph. Not everyone will see it initially and it is beginning first for those who use English in their searches. But it is an attempt to better help you find what you are looking for. For...