Lynx Open Ed

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The OU Academy of the Lynx was established in 2002 with official permission from the Accademia dei Lincei in recognition of the OU Galileo collection. Its purpose as a Friends organization was to promote the History of Science Collections and increase its visibility in the central Oklahoma area. Numerous events were held both on and off campus up through 2015. During the Galileo’s World exhibit in 2015-2016, K12 exhibit-based educational outreach took place in the name of the OU Lynx. These Open Educational Resources (OERs) supported docent-led class visits to OU Libraries and docent-led programs for students third grade and up at area schools and public libraries. For more information visit lynx-open-ed.org.

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    The Abacus: Introduction
    (2016) Magruder, Kerry;
    The Abacus was an instrument useful for various mathematical computations. This learning leaflet provides step-by-step instructions for the basic operations of the abacus.
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    The Accademia dei Lincei and the Apiarium :
    (1970) Kidwell, Clara Sue.
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    Activities Handout for Constellations
    (2016) Magruder, Kerry; Purkaple, Brent;
    Suggested activities to be used in conjunction with Constellation Coloring Pages and Card Sets.
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    Ada Lovelace: First Computer Programmer
    (2015) Magruder, Kerry
    In Ada Lovelace's translation of one of the first introductions to Charles Babbage's "Analytical Engine," she included at length analyses of the significance and potential of Babbage's machine. These explanations, totaling forty pages, explained that Babbage's machine had the potential of becoming a programmable computer, instead of merely a calculator.
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    The Anatomy of a Book
    (2016) Magruder, Kerry;
    In order to understand the history of a book, it is important to understand the structure and organization of a book - it's anatomy. This learning leaflet explains the basic parts of a book through some simple exercises. Included in this learning leaflet are three parts: the Introduction (1), the Activity (2), and the Handout (3).
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    Apiarium
    (1625) Lynx Open Ed;
    In this first publication of observations made with a microscope, Cesi and Stelluti studied the anatomy of the bee. The text includes classical references to bees as well as new knowledge, integrated in a tabular outline. The title area shows four ancient coins depicting bees, and the crest of the Barberini family showing three busy bees. Because only a handful were printed, the type has bitten deeply into the paper. Oklahoma holds one of only four extant printed copies. This english translation is by Clara Sue Kidwell, formatted by Leah Vanderburg.
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    Apiarium (White Background)
    (1625) Lynx Open Ed;
    In this first publication of observations made with a microscope, Cesi and Stelluti studied the anatomy of the bee. The text includes classical references to bees as well as new knowledge, integrated in a tabular outline. The title area shows four ancient coins depicting bees, and the crest of the Barberini family showing three busy bees. Because only a handful were printed, the type has bitten deeply into the paper. Oklahoma holds one of only four extant printed copies. This english translation is by Clara Sue Kidwell, formatted by Leah Vanderburg. This English translation is set against a white background.
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    Astronomy & Music: Introduction to the Duochord
    (2015) Annis, Jonathan
    The ancient Pythagoreans envisioned the heavens as celestial spheres rotating according to harmonious music. For Robert Fludd, a seventeenth-century physician, the universe was a monochord, its physical structure unintelligible without an understanding of music. This OER shows high-quality images from Fludd's seventeenth-century work as well as an activity to explore the relationship between mathematics and music.
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    Augustine: The Bible and Science
    (2016) Magruder, Kerry;
    Saint Augustine discussed the relationship between religion and science in the 5th century. Such views became highlight influential throughout the history of science for those interested in explaining the relationship between religion and science. This learning leaflet provides a brief introduction to Augustine's views. Also included is a handout with quotations from Augustine, Martin Luther, John Calvin, and Isaac Newton regarding the relationship between religion and science.
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    Banned Books of the Scientific Revolution
    (2017) Magruder, Kerry;
    The three most famous banned books of the Copernican revolution, listed in chronological order, are On the Revolutions of Copernicus (1543); a Commentary on the biblical book of Job by Zúñiga, a theologian in Salamanca; and a Letter in defense of Copernicus by the Carmelite monk Paolo Foscarini. Learn more about them in this learning leaflet.
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    The Bible and Science: Calvin, Newton & Other Writers
    (2015) Magruder, Kerry;
    Quotations from various important Christian interpreters about the relationship between the Bible and Science. Aimed at helping learners differentiate between four key frameworks of relating the Bible and Science.
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    Bode's Star Atlas: Uranographia, 1801
    (2016) Magruder, Kerry;
    This beautiful star atlas fused artistic beauty and scientific precision, the last of the four major star atlases in which artful depictions of constellation figures appear alongside the most up to date scientific information. Bode was director of the Observatory of the Berlin Academy of Sciences. 20 large copperplate engravings plot more than 17,000 stars, far more than any previous atlas. Bode included new stars for the southern hemisphere, along with constellations recently invented by Hevelius and Lacaille. Bode depicted more than 100 constellations, compared with 88 officially recognized today. Some which appeared in this atlas for the first time, but are not officially recognized today, include the Cat, the Printing Press, the Montgolfier Balloon, and the Electric Generator. Bode also included 2,500 cloudy patches, or nebula, cataloged by William Herschel.
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    Boldly Explore
    (2015) Flammarion, Camille; Magruder, Susanna;
    Although many attribute this iconic image to the Middle Ages, it first appeared in a 19th century work of meteorology. So it's fitting that this book will open a Galileo's World exhibit at the National Weather Center on Copernicus and Meteorology. Ever wish there were a colorized version available in a suitable resolution which educators and anyone could freely use? This is why Susanna J. Magruder created the colorized version of Flammarion's woodcut shown above, which she is distributing with a CC-by license. Enjoy! You can put it on your website, a t-shirt, a coffee mug, or print out a copy on quality paper for your wall.
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    Boldly Explore: Camille Flammarion (1888)
    (2015) Magruder, Kerry; Magruder, Susanna
    Science is a quest of discovery, the challenge of boldly exploring where no one has gone before. That is the appeal and rhetorically durable theme which has made this woodcut so appealing. Many have reprinted this illustration through the years, sometimes without knowing its original source. It first appeared in this popular work on meteorology. Flammarion was an astronomer and popular science writer who worked at the Juvissy Observatory in Paris. He was mistaken in his belief that scientists, writers and theologians in the Middle Ages and Renaissance regarded the Earth as flat. This OER includes a newly colorized version of Flammarion's image by Susanna Magruder.
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    Catherine Whitwell: Astronomy & Creative Writing
    (2015) Magruder, Kerry
    Catherine Whitwell wrote an introduction to the night sky as a dialogue between a mother and daughter. It contains 23 engraved plates drawn by Whitwell herself, including four hand colored folding plates. One of the plates depicts the constellations of Corvus the Crow, Crater the Cup and Hydra the Water Snake. Another plate conveys a dramatic impression of the Full Moon at night, shown against a striking black background. This OER explores the role of Whitwell in astronomy education.
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    Coma Berenices Learning Leaflet
    (2018) Magruder, Kerry;
    Coma Berenices is the only one of the modern 88 official constellations named after a historical figure. It represents the hair of Berenice, Queen of Egypt (267 221 BCE), who reigned with Ptolemy III Euergetes. Learn more about this in this learning leaflet.
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    "Constellation Coloring Pages" adapted from Johann Bode, "Uranographia" (1801)
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    Johann Bode, director of the Observatory of the Berlin Academy of Sciences, produced the last of the four major celestial atlases in which artful depictions of constellation figures appear alongside the most up-to-date scientific data. 20 large copperplate engravings plot more than 17,000 stars, far more than any previous atlas. Bode included new stars for the southern hemisphere, along with constellations recently invented by Hevelius and Lacaille. Bode depicted more than 100 constellations, compared with 88 officially recognized today. Some which appeared in this atlas for the first time, but are not officially recognized today, include the Cat, the Printing Press, the Montgolfier Balloon, and the Electric Generator. This coloring book, produced by the OU Academy of the Lynx, was made from images in Bode's book.
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    Darwin at the Library Exhibition
    (2011) Magruder, Kerry;
    An Exhibit Guide for the "Darwin at the Library” exhibition held at the University of Oklahoma Bizzell Memorial Library, Summer 2011, comprised of the Darwin first editions that were displayed in the “Darwin at the Museum” joint exhibition with the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Fall 2009.
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    Della Porta: Natural Magic
    (2017) Galliart, Scott; Purkaple, Brent;
    Giambattista della Porta was one of the most widely known European Renaissance magicians. In 1558, at the age of twenty three, the first edition of his book Natural Magic was printed. Due to its popularity and Della Porta s increased fame, he published an expanded second edition in 1589, increasing the original four books to twenty books. Learn more in this learning leaflet.
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    Discorso particolare intorno all'unisono
    (2016) Galilei, Vincenzo; Annis, Jonathan A.;
    Vincenzo Galilei was among the first music theorists to advocate for a new system of tuning based on performance, instead of the mathematical principles of music set fourth by Pythagoras. Pythagorean music theory bases pitch on the mathematical proportions of dividing a string. Vincenzo's primary problem with this system is that, although it is great for the mathematician and the music theorist, it is impractical for the performer. All music based on this particular system of tuning would inevitably sound out of tune and unpleasant. In this learning leaflet learn about the tuning systems in the late-Renaissance period.