Browsing: Winter 23-24
Spotlight Winter 2023-24
Emancipation Proclamation Inspires Family Portrait Henry W. Herrick, James W Watts, Lucius Stebbins, Reading the…
The Distance to the Stars: Astronomy at the Van Vleck Observatory
By Amrys O. Williams On June 16, 1916, nearly 70 people gathered on the Wesleyan…
The Local History of Fuel Cells: How South Windsor Engineers Got NASA to the Moon
By Ria Saxena and Jessica Vogelgesang The year was 1962. Gazing with wonder into the…
Mythologies of Light and Cast Shadow Within Northeastern Stone Chambers
By Kathleen Patricia Thrane This excerpt from Chapter 14, “Mythologies of Light and Cast Shadow…
Snapshots!
Bird’s-Eye View We’ve all played around with Google Earth, but did you know that seeing…
Letters, etc.
I just read the article about the preservation of the Colt tower in Hartford. It…
Cosmic Connecticut: Astronomy in the Constitution State
By Kristine M. Larsen Our state may be small, but its influence on astronomy is…
CT History for Kids: What to Wear in Space
3, 2, 1, Blast off! Get ready to discover how one Connecticut company helped American…
To Order the Days / Para Ordenar Los Días
By Genevieve de Leon As the 2022–2023 Georgette and Richard Koopman Distinguished Chair in the…
Cultivating Wisdom through the Humanities
By Cyndi Tolosa In the mid-20th century, more Americans were thinking about science, space, and…
Naugatuck Footwear Plant’s Barrage Balloons Protect US Troops
By Sharon L. Cohen As newly trained American soldiers joined the Allies in World War…
The Cosmos of a Puritan Scientist
By Evan E. Brown No one knows precisely when or where it happened. Still, sometime…
Hog River Journal: The Sky Is the Limit! Or Is It?
By Kathy Hermes With winter comes crisp, cold air and many nights of clear, starry…
Look Down! The Art of Yvonne Jacquette (1934–2023)
By Alexandra Maravel Do you remember the rush of looking out an airplane window for…
Site Lines: Corsair—Symbol of Connecticut’s Industrial Might
By Christopher Soltis Along the coast of Connecticut sits a historic airfield that has seen…