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Amara's

Science Links

I use and collect quite a few science-related World Wide Web sites in my work. (Many of these used to be my bookmarks, but my current time constraints don't allow me to maintain them very well. Sorry..)

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| Software, Programming Languages, and Companies | Space Sciences | Math, Algorithms, and Numerical Methods | Research Institutions, Groups, and Programs | Physics | Fractals, Chaos, Artifificial Life, and Genetic Programming | Atmospheric Science and Geology | Museums | Macintosh | Miscellaneous |

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Software, Programming Languages, and Companies

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• OnScreen Science, Inc., Particle physics software.
• Silicon Graphics (company) F77, F90, C and C++ manuals.
• Wolfram Research (company), Makers of Mathematica.
• Waterloo Maple Software, Makers of Maple and Theorist.
• Fortner Research, Makers of Transform, LS Fortran.
• Galactomatic-1000 (software).
• SciTech Products for Science and Engineering.
• NEMO- Stellar Dynamics Toolbox.
• Doug Hamilton's Celestial Mechanics Toolbox.
• ESO-MIDAS Astronomy Software.
• Astronomy Software Discussions.
• IRAF Software Services.
• NIH Image.
• ImageMagick.
• ANA Image Processing Software Package.
• J. Strout's UnitCalc.
• Astronomy Software Links (Large).
• Elements Engineering-Scientific Workspace Software.
• Matlab
  • MathWorks Home Page (company), Makers of Matlab.
  • "A practical introduction to Matlab".
  • Matlab Astronomy Library.

  

• IDL
  • Research Systems (company), Makers of IDL.
  • The IDL FAQ.
  • Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming.
  • Research Systems, Inc. - Tech Tip Archive
  • IDL Libraries Browser.
  • The IDL Astronomy User's Library.
  • The JHU IDL library.
  • Deutsch's IDL Page at UWash
  • IDL/Perl Examples on the World Wide Web.
  • IDL Surface Tutorial.
  • Markwardt IDL Pgms.
  • Graffer
  • SOHO IDL Guest Software.
  • IDL Satellite Image Mapping Tool
  • LANL IDL Page.
  • IDLWAVE - Emacs IDL Mode.
  • IDL CookBook.
  • SCV IDL tutorial on the web.
• PERL, CGI, and Databases
  • The www.perl.com Home Page.
  • Perl FAQ Index
  • PERL Resources and Reviews.
  • The PERL programming language archive.
  • The PERL User Guide.
  • Perl- The Swiss Army Chainsaw.
  • Neil Bower's PERL Page.
  • Mac-PERL Primer.
  • Index of /CPAN/modules/by-module/CGI
  • PERL and WWW utilities.
  • Mac-PERL FAQ.
  • PERLDLprogramming language.
  • The CGI Resource Index
  • CGI Programming MetaFAQ
  • The Idiot's Guide to Solving Perl CGI Problems
  • CGI.pm - a Perl5 CGI Library
  • PERL Reference: Database
  • DBI - A Database Interface Module for Perl5
  • dbi-users Archive by thread.
  • Simple Perl Databases.
• Fortran
  • Online Fortran Resources.
  • Fortran 77 to Fortran 90 Tutorial.
  • Fortran 90 Products.
  • Fortran 90 Tutorials.
  • Fortran 90 and Computational Science.
  • Interfacing Fortran and C.
  • Object-Oriented F90 Programming.
  • Combining Java and Fortran.
  • Files for comp-fortran-90.
• Basic
  • Basic Archives.
  • Staz Software Web Site (FutureBasic).
• TeX/LaTeX
  • TeX Users Group Home Page.
  • TeX Frequently Asked Questions.
  • Latex2e Help.
  • TeX to GIF converter for Web documents.
  • FG's list of LaTeX and related software sources.
  • Advanced LATEX
  • MacTeX: Macintosh Tools for LaTeX.
  • TeXtoHTML.

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Space Sciences

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• Meta Sites
  • QMW Astronomy Links in the WWW.
  • STScI AstroWeb Resources.
  • AstroNet- An Incredible List of Astronomy Links.
  • Mark Maimone's Space Links.
  • Cosmobrain's Astronomy Links.
  • USGS Astronomy Links.
  • Carnegie Institute of Washington Astronomy Links.
  • University of Toronto Astronomy Links with Notes.
  • VK2THN- Austrailia Astro Site Meta Links.
  • Exploratorium's Astronomy Links.
  • SEDS Arizona WWW Site.
  • NASA Spacelink Library.
  • The Telson Spur: The Solar System.
• Databases, Astronomical Catalogs, and Star Maps
  • The National Space Sciences Data Center (NSSDC).
  • Astronomical Data Center.
  • Planetary Sciences at the NSSDC.
  • CDS Online Catalogs.
  • StarTrax Online Catalogs.
  • Steward Observatory Asteroid Database.
  • US Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications.
  • Bureau des Longitudes (ephemeris calculations.. in French)
  • JPL (On-Line) Solar System Tools (ephemeris etc.).
  • Vargas Home Page of Star Catalogs and Atlases.
• Abstracts
  • The NASA Astrophysics Data System Mirror Home Page (Springer).
  • Astrophysics Data System (ADS) Abstract Service.
• Educational Astronomy Tours
  • The Nine Planets.
  • The Messier Database.
  • Deep Sky Names.
  • The Web Nebulae.
  • Nick Strobel's Great Web Astronomy Notes.
  • Views of the Solar System.
  • Solar System Live.
  • The Global Structure of Our Solar System.
  • Astronomical Tour.
  • Classifying Galaxies.
  • High-Energy Astrophysics Learning Center.
  • The Multiwavelength Milky Way.
  • The Spectrum of Electromagnetic Radiation.
  • Ned Wright's Cosmology Tutorial.
  • A Solar System Coloring Book.
  • Eric's Treasure Trove of Astronomy.
  • Kepler's Orbits (history of mathematicians).

  

• Rings
  • Saturn Ring Plane Crossings 1995-1996 (JPL).
  • Saturn Ring Plane Crossings 1995-1996 (Ames).
  • Saturn Ring Plane Crossings 1995-1996 (STSci).
  • Cassini Rings and Dust.
  • Sunset on Saturn's Rings (STSci).
  • Saturn Ring Crossing Page -- with Movie! (Indiana).
  • Thiessenhusen's Planetary Rings Page (in German).
  • F Ring Images.
  • Jupiter's Ring System.
  • NASA Planetary Rings Node.
• Observatories
  • ESO On-Line Information System.
  • NASA's Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF) Home Page.
  • Gemini Telescope Mauna Kea Web Cam.
  • NASA's Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO) ..retired.
  • NASA's SOFIA Home Page.
  • Voyager Project Information.
  • Galileo Project Information.
  • Hipparcos.
  • Cassini Project Information.
  • Stardust Mission Home Page.
  • Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) Home Page.
  • Astronomical Observatory of the University of Latvia.
• New Planets and Search for Other Civilizations
  • Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia.
  • Other Worlds, Distant Suns Page.
  • (Unofficial) New Planets Page.
  • Marcy & Butler et al.'s Planet Search.
  • University of California Search for Extraterrestrial Civilizations.
  • The Darwin Project (ESA).
  • SEDS 'Other Solar Systems' Page.
  • Extrasolar Visions.
  • Mamajek's Exoplanet Page.
  • Brown Dwarfs Page.
  • The Drake equation.
  • SETI Institute Home Page.
  • SETI Club at Yahoo.
• "Astrobiology"
  • The NASA Astrobiology Institute.
  • Road-Map
  • The Penn State Astrobiology Research Center (PSARC)
  • The Computational Astrobiology group.

  

• Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9, Comet Hale-Bopp, and other Comets
  • Graps' Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 Jan '95 MacWorld Expo Presentation.
  • Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 Home Page (JPL).
  • Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 Impact Home Page (SEDS).
  • Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 List of Sites (SEDS).
  • Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 FAQ.
  • Comet Hale-Bopp (SEDS).
  • Italian Comet Hale-Bopp Page.
  • ESO Comet Hale-Bopp.
  • Comet Hale-Bopp Images by Bob Yen.
  • Comet Observation Home Page (JPL).
  • University of Michigan Comets Page.
  • Comets and Meteor Showers.
• Sun
  • Daily Solar Images.
  • Solar Data Analysis Center Web Page.
  • SOHO Project Web Page.
  • Helioseismology Overview.
  • Stanford Solar Center.
  • The Sun: A Pictorial Introduction.
  • On-Line Solar Spectrum.
• Dust
  • MPI-K, Heidelberg Interplanetary Dust Group.
  • Dust Evolution in the Universe.
  • Fractal Interstellar Dust by E. Wright.
  • We Are Stardust.
  • Dusty Press.
  • Dusty Links.
• Mars
  • Center for Mars Exploration Home Pages.
  • Mars Atlas Finder.
  • Daily Martian Weather Report.
  • Marswatch.
  • Mars in the Mind of Earth (Mars Fiction).
  • Kepler's Elliptical Orbit for Mars.
• Io
  • Io.
  • Io (from Nine Planets).
• Departments
  • SwRI Space Plasma Physics Home Page.
  • George Mason University Space Sciences.
  • UC Irvine Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (Boulder, CO).
  • Leiden Observatory Astronomical Dept.
  • Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) Home Page.
  • USNO Astronomical Applications Department.

  

• Astronomy News
  • Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams.
  • Solar System News Cornerstand.
  • Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive.
  • SkyEye - This month's celestial events.
  • NASA Planetary Science Research Discoveries.
  • ESO Star Formation Newsletter.
  • Active Galaxies Newsletter.
  • The Planetary Nebulae Observer's Page.
• FAQs
  • sci.astro FAQs.
  • Dr. Odenwald's: Ask the Astronomer FAQs.
• Other Astronomy
  • Astronomy Thesaurus.
  • Astronomy and Physics Discussion List.
  • The Planetary Bookshop Department Guide.
  • Rex Search Engine for Astronomy.
  • Javascript Astrophysical Calculator.
  • Martindale's Astro Calculators On-Line.
  • SKY Online's Eclipse Page.
  • Solar System Data.
  • Planet Movements.
  • Planetary Linguistics.
  • "Bad" Astronomy.
  • Statistical Consulting Center for Astronomy.
  • Linux for Astronomy.
  • History of Astronomical Spectroscopy.
  • Cosmological Beliefs.
  • The Space Environment- Fast Charged Particles.
  • SciAm: The Kuiper Belt (article).
  • Interplanetary space.
  • Plasma Physics.
  • List of Supernova in NGC and IC galaxies.
  • Dark Matter.
• Organizations and Journals
  • xxx.uni-augsburg.de e-Print archive mirror.
  • astro-ph authors/titles new.
  • European Space Agency.
  • European Geophysical Society.
  • Division of Planetary Sciences of the AAS.
  • Icarus, the International Journal of Solar System Studies.
  • The American Astronomical Society.
  • The Astrophysical Journal Yellow Pages.
  • The Astrophysical Journal.
  • The Astronomical Journal.
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
  • Science Magazine Home Page.
  • Nature Journal Home Page.
  • The Astronomical Society of the Pacific.
  • The Planetary Society.
  • Sky Online (Sky Publishing Astronomy Resources).
  • Sky and Telescope News Bulletin.
  • The Astronomer Magazine.
• Bay Area Local Seminars
  • Stanford Space Science and Astrophysics Seminars.
  • Stanford Helioseismology Seminars.
  • SLAC Home Page which includes seminar schedules.
  • Astronomy Events in the Bay Area.

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Math, Algorithms, and Numerical Methods

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• Large Math Libraries/Archives
  • NetLib National HPCC Software Exchange (NHSE).
  • Computing Research Repository.
  • NCAR's Mathematics and Statistics Libraries.
  • NASA's COSMIC Online Software Catalog.
  • University of Tennessee at Knoxville Math Archives.
  • GAMS (Guide to Available Math Software).
  • SAL Numerical Analysis Links.
  • Ajay Shah's C/C++ Math Libraries List.
• NA Net
  • NA Net Home Page.
  • NA-Digest.
  • Netlib Conferences Database.
• Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • CFD Codes List.
  • CFD Resources Online.
  • Astrophysical Hydrodynamics (on the Web).
• Digital Signal Processing
  • NCC DSP Tools.
  • Poynton's DSP Resources.
  • Matlab (tm) m-file DSP Libraries.
  • comp.dsp FAQs.
• Time Series and FFTs
  • University of Western Ontario Time Series Analysis Home Page.
  • Tufillaro's Nonlinear Time Series Analysis Archive.
  • Linda Hinnov Time Series Applications.
  • TISEAN Nonlinear Time Series Analysis.
  • StatCodes -- Time series analysis.
  • StatCodes -- Time series analysis.
  • Time series analysis with IDL.
  • SSA-MTM Toolkit.
  • Gabor IDL Pgms.
  • Multi-Taper Spectral Analysis Methods.
  • Spectral Analysis and Frequency Estimation.
  • Nice Set of Astro Time Series references.
  • FFTW.
  • Some Frequency Estimation Algorithms.
  • FFT tutorial, code, and related code links (Don Cross).
  • Public Domain FFT Code.
  • Convolution Demo in Java.

  • Press for Wavelet Resources

  

• Numerical Recipes
  • Numerical Recipes Home Page.
  • Numerical Recipes Reviews.
  • More Numerical Recipes Reviews.
• N-Body Methods
  • Graps' N-Body/Particle Simulation Methods Summary.
  • N-Body Methods Resources.
• Numerical Integration
  • Surveys on Numerical Integration (Ronald Cools).
  • The Dynamics of Runge--Kutta Methods.
• Numerical Differentiation
  • Automatic Differentiation Tools.
  • PseudoPack Numerical Differentiation by Pseudospectral Methods.
• Multigrid and Finite Element Methods
  • Multigrid Net Home Page.
  • Information on Finite Element Mesh Generation.
  • Finite Element Resources.
  • Bruce Scott's (MPI fuer Plasmaphysik) Numerical Links and Finite Element Code.
• Scientific Visualization
  • Annotated Scientific Visualization Links.
  • Baum's Scientific Graphics/Analysis Links.
  • Mathematical Visualizations and Animations.
  • LASSPTools (Utils for num. analysis and graphics).
  • Three-D Surface Contours.

  

• Bayesian
  • Probability Theory As Extended Logic.
  • Loredo's Astronomy Bayesian Papers.
  • Agostini's Lecture Notes.
  • "Understanding Data Better..." (W. Press).
  • A Short Exposition on Bayesian Inference and Probability.
  • Amazon.com - Bayesian Books
  • The Probability Web.
  • Maximum Entropy Online Resources.
  • Bayes' Theorem Calculator.
  • Software for Flexible Bayesian Modeling.
  • Entropy on the WWW (Hillman).
• Other Statistics
  • Rainer's Web Site for Statisticians.
  • StatLib.
  • Statistical Methods in Space Sciences.
  • Statistics.
  • Introductory Splus Guides.
  • Splus Help.
  • Rweb.
  • Introduction to Monte Carlo Methods.
  • Randlib
• Data Formats
  • FITS Format Support.
  • netCDF Format Support.
  • HDF Home Page.
• Optimization
  • Optimization Code (Spellucci).
  • Benchmarks for Optimization Codes.
  • Genetic Algorithm Optimization Software.
  • The TOMLAB Optimization Environment in Matlab.
• Spherical Harmonics
  • Spherical Harmonics.
  • Spherical Harmonic Study.
  • General Properties of Real Spherical Harmonics.
  • Sphere FAQ.
• Organizations and Journals
  • SIAM World Wide Web Server.
  • ACM Home Page.
  • IEEE Home Page.
  • IEEE Computational Science & Engineering.
  • IEEE Spectrum.
  • Math Journals Preprints.
  • Numerical Analysis Journals Tables of Contents.
  • Journalof Computational Analysis and Applications.
  • AMS.
  • American Mathematical Society E-Math Server.
• Other Numerical
  • The Data Analysis BriefBook.
  • The NIST Reference on Constants, Units and Uncertainty.
  • Steve Sullivan's Numerical Analysis Resource Guide.
  • Caltech's Guide to Mathematics Resources.
  • Data Powers of Ten.
  • Linux Software for Scientists (Steve Baum).
  • Numerical Methods.
  • Numerical Computing Resources.
  • GSL- the Gnu Scientific Library (C)
  • WWW Sites for Numerical Computation.
  • CS294-3 Computer Algorithms in the Real World.
  • Numerical Algorithms Descriptions by Galactic.com.
  • Alan Miller's F90 Numerical Code.
  • The NetSolve HomePage.
  • Interval Computations Home Page.
  • Math Forum Internet Collection.
  • Numerical Methods Home Page (Skip Carter).
  • German Scientific Computing Math Software.
  • Object Oriented Numerics Page (Todd Veldhuizen's).
  • Numerical Analysis "Afternotes" (Pete Stewart).
  • Software Tools for Scientific Computing (Nick Trefethen lecture notes)
    
    
  • Monte Carlo Methods Tutorial.
  • Simulated Annealing (Lester Ingber).
  • Multidimensional Analysis (George Hart).
  • Spatial Interpolation (Dave Watson).
  • Level Set Methods (J. Sethian).
  • Perl Modules for Numerical Analysis (John Lapeyre).
  • C/C++ Numerical Libraries (Roldan Pozo).
  • Pascal Numerical Analysis Code (Mark Vaughan).
  • Pascal Marquardt Algorithm Code (Jean Debord).
  • Linear and Nonlinear Programming FAQs.
  • Nonlinear Parameter Estimation (John Nash).
  • The GraphPad Guide to Nonlinear Regression.
  • Introduction to Computer Simulation (Gould and Tobochnik).
  • Modeling, Data Analysis and Numerical Techniques for Geochemistry.
  • Physics Around the World Software.
  • UIUC and OSU Calculus and Mathematica Instruction.
  • Matrix Market Test Data Database.
  • Computers in Physics Source Code.
  • SIAM's World of Mathematics and Computing.
  • Statistics Codes for Astronomy.
  • Light scattering codes.
  • Mathematical Programming Glossary.
  • Elementary Math Articles.

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Research Institutions, Groups, and Programs

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• Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.
• NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).
• NASA Ames Research Center.
• Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
• The Santa Fe Institute.
• Cornell Theory Center Home Page.
• Mathematical Programming Society at Rice University.
• Duke University Scientific Computations Page.
• Los Alamos National Laboratory Computer Research and Applications.
• Computational Science Education Project.
• U of Minnesota- The Geometry Center.
• AT&T Bell Scientific Computing Group.
• National Academy of Sciences.
• CERN.
• Stanford
  • Solar Oscillations Investigations Home Page.
  • Stanford Astrophysics Home Page.
  • Stanford University- Department of Statistics.
  • Stanford University Scientific Computing Program Overview.
  • Stanford University SLAC Home Page.
• Germany
  • Max Planck Institutes Master List.
  • MPI-K Heidelberg Home Page.
  • MP Working Group Nonlinear Physics Potsdam Home Page.
  • MPE Garching Home Page.
  • MPAe Katlenburg-Lindau Home Page.
  • MP Working Group Nonlinear Physics Potsdam Home Page.
  • German Astronomical Directory.
  • German Scientific Computing Home Page.

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Physics

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• Physics FAQ.
• McGill University Physics Services.
• PhysNet: Physics Departments Worldwide
• IOP Physics Jobs.
• The Net Advance of Physics.
• LANL Physics E-Print Server.
• General Relativity Around the World.
• Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry.
• Nonlinear Dynamics and Topological Time Series Analysis Archive.
• Physics Education Resources (HUGE).
• The Speed of Light.
• Samizdat Press - Great Math Physics (and free) Books.
• Particle-Surface Resources on the Internet.
• Feynman Online.
• Lectures by Stephen Hawking.
• Tesla Links.
• The Prigogine Center for Statistical Mechanics.
• Classical Electrodynamics Home Page.
• Repository of some of Bell's Papers.
• Many Worlds Quantum Theory.
• Nanocomputer Dream Team.
• Frank Potter's Physical Science Gems.
• Martindale's Physics.
• A mountain hike along the concepts of modern physics.
• Physicists Email Directory.
• The Physics Humor Page.
• Science, Physics, Relativity, FAQs and Feedback.
• Nuclear Wallet Card.
• Periodic Table: WebElements.
• Converting Units (Perl).
• How to Study Physics.
• PhysicsWeb: WebLinks Surprise
• Organizations and Journals
  • Computing in Science and Engineering.
  • American Institute of Physics Home Page.
  • The American Physical Society.

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Fractals, Chaos, Artifificial Life, and Genetic Programming

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• Fractal Explorer.
• The Spanky Fractal Database.
• Fractal Image Compression.
• Fractal Clouds Info.
• Fractal Journey-of-the-Season.
• Chaos General References (Books etc.).
• Software for Chaos/Nonlinear Time Series Analysis (by anon ftp).
• Pavel Pokorny's Lyapunov Exponents Description.
• Applications of Chaos to Sound and Music.
• The Chaos Hypertextbook.
• The Fractal Music Project.
• Artificial Life Online.
• Marco's Maddening Artificial Life Page.
• John Conway Page.
• Karl Sims' Virtual Creatures by anon ftp.
• A Genetic Algorithm Tutorial.
• Genetic Algorithm Tips by D. Carroll.
• Self-Organizing Systems FAQ.
• The Physics of Alien LifeForms.
• Survival Research Laboratories.
• Steve Baum's Nonlinear Science Pointers.
• Online Bibliography of Complexity and Information.
• Nonlinear Science E-Print Archive.

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Atmospheric Science and Geology

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• USGS Home Page.
• The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Home Page.
• Atmospheric Sciences Weather Resources.
• Weather Underground Home Page.
• Web Weather.
• Current Weather Maps/Movies.
• Pennsylvania State University Earth Sciences.

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Museums

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• The San Francisco Exploratorium.
• The San Jose Tech Museum of Innovation.
• The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.

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Macintosh

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• The Macintosh Web Directory.
• MacDirectory Software.
• The Macintosh Shareware Station.
• ChezMark's MacPicks -- the best in Macintosh Shareware.
• MacSciTech Home Page.
• Info-Mac Archive Web-searching.
• The Tidbits News Sheet

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Miscellaneous

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• How To Write Unmaintainable Code.
• Greek symbols and math GIFs for Web documents.
• Animated Physics GIFs.
• DejaNews Usenet Searches.
• All-In-One Search Page.
• MetaCrawler Searches
• Yahoo People Search (formerly Four11 White Page Directory).
• AltaVista.
• Searching the Web (Deutsche).
• Ask Jeeves.
• The Informant Personal Search Agent.
• Who Where? Email/Web Directory.
• Anonymizer Surfing.
• Bright Light (spam filtering)
• Report on Best Search Engines for Science Info.
• Steve Baum's Useful Computational/Sciences Pointers.
• Bethel College Natural Science links.
• Global Directory of Universities.
• Cody's Books (Berkeley).
• Powell's Technical Books (Portland, Oregon).
• Discover Magazine's Science WWW Resources.
• Science News Online.
• Birkhauser - Scientific Resources.
• Scientific Computing and Automation Magazine.
• EDU2 Educational Resources (7000 links)
• Science Educational Links from Syracuse University.
• Usenet FAQs.
• The (Awesome) List of Lists.
• The Museum Web.
• Three-D Flight Above San Francisco via Radar.
• Science Job Listings for Women.
• Post-doc Jobs
• PhDs.org
• Unix is a Four Letter Word.
• Funny UNIX Commands.
• How to Prepare a Poster.
• Dictionaries and Thesauri from the American Math Society.
• The World of Science.
• Yahoo-Science.
• Yahoo-Computers.

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