The idea of launching a telescope into orbit was first suggested in 1923, but the idea wasn’t realized until nearly 70 years later.
atmosphere, had been suggested as far back as 1923 by the German
Discovering Sirius B long before technology allowed us to see it, or quantum mechanics explained the nature of white dwarfs.
Friedrich Bessel (1784–1846), German astronomer and
Discover the history, collections, and research services of Gottesman Research Library at the American Museum of Natural History.
Herbert Lang, a German-born taxidermist and mammalogist
Many people around the world tell of water creatures that are half-fish and half-human. These creatures are all different. But sometimes, they have odd details in common.
Mami Wata, „serpent priestess,“ painted by Hamburg, German
The Siberian collections at the American Museum of Natural History are one of the world’s most important collections of cultural artifacts from Northeast Siberia, and is the largest and most comprehensive holding of its kind outside of Russia.
exile were joined in the field by Berthold Laufer, a German
Other primates, from tiny monkeys to larger chimpanzees and gorillas, fascinate us, maybe because we see in them so much of ourselves.
—German traveler Johann Schiltberger, c. 1400
Explore the journey of Franz Boas‘ Jesup Expedition, which examined links between the Pacific Northwest and the Siberian Coast.
Berthold Laufer, the first researcher sent out, was a German
This section presents objects from the Textile Collection, as well as Mexico and Central America Virtual Hall, The Buddha Project, Tibetan Paintings, Ethnographic Collections from the most significant Museum expeditions.
Finsch Pacific Expeditions (1879-1885) Otto Finsch, a German
Interview with Michael M. Shara, Curator-in-Charge of Astrophysics and curator of Einstein.
that he was nauseated by the First World War and by German
Conservationists reintroduce the Mongolian wild horse to its native habitat.
In 1990, the Mongolian government and the German-funded
