Grade Range: 6-8Resource Type(s): Interactives & Media, WorksheetsDuration: 12 MinutesDate Posted: 3/28/2012
In this episdoe of the History Explorer podcast series, curator Steven Turner discusses the work and shop of Henry Fitz, America's first commercially successful telescope manufacturer. The resource includes an image-enhanced podcast, teachers guide, student worksheet, and image pack.
Discussions, Multimedia instruction
The astrolabe is an astronomical calculating device used from ancient times into the eighteenth c...
inventor, business, Science, entrepreneur, space, astronomy, outer space, 19th Century, lens, innovation, scientific instrument, discovery, entrepreneurship, solar system, New York, planet, telescope, star, exploration, invention
Loosely based upon the childhood of Maria Mitchell, America's first woman astronomer, here is sto...
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