Lynx Open Ed
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.
Recent Submissions
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Hoot the Owl
(2017)A children’s book, "The Story of How the Constellation ‘Hoot the Owl’ Began", was written and Illustrated this past Fall by Anna Todd, a 2nd grade student at Rose Witcher Elementary School, El Reno Public Schools, located ... -
Phases of Venus: Riccioli, New Almagest
(2018)The phases of Venus were an item of discussion in early modern Europe as scientists sought to determine whether it was evidence of the heliocentric system. Yet among the scientists it was anything but conclusive that this ... -
Orion: Baba, Nobutake (1706)
(2018)This work, written by a Kyoto physician, represents Asian astronomy in the generation following Adam Schall. Baba countered superstitious interpretations of solar eclipses, and used magnetic theory rather than yin and yang ... -
Six Cosmological Systems: Phases of Venus
(2018)It is often thought that Galileo's discovery of the phases of venus demonstrated the contested heliocentric model of the universe. However, such an understanding is overly simplistic of the early modern account of astronomy. ... -
Six Cosmological Systems: Geocentric vs. Heliocentric
(2018)Explore the various cosmological systems in the early modern world with this learning leaflet, while at the same time utilizing your inductive reasoning skills. -
Introduction to the Constellations
(2018)A short introduction to the constellations, able to be used alongside Urania's Mirror Constellation Set. -
Coma Berenices Learning Leaflet
(2018)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 ... -
Edward Jenner: The Mystery of the Milkmaids
(2017-08)Edward Jenner was a physician in the eighteenth and nineteenth century who studied the disease known as cowpox. Traditional medical knowledge demonstrated that milkmaids who contracted the disease cowpox became immune to ... -
John P. Finley: Tornado Forecasting
(2017-08)John P. Finley wrote the first book in English devoted to tornadoes. As a member of the US Army Signal Service, Finley's job was weather forecasting. By the 1880s Finley was widely recognized in the military as a tornado ... -
Della Porta: Natural Magic
(2017)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 ... -
Discorso particolare intorno all'unisono
(2016)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 ... -
Banned Books of the Scientific Revolution
(2017)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; ... -
The Trial of Galileo
(2017)The story of Galileo’s trial in 1633 intertwines two crucial earlier episodes: 1. Galileo’s encounter with the Inquisition in 1616; and 2. Publication of Galileo’s Dialogue on the Two Chief Systems of the World in ... -
Galileo's World Reprise, "Walking Tours."
(2017)Galileo's World reprise offers visitors another chance to experience the award-winning exhibition. Materials on display at partner locations will return to OU Libraries and be available in a rotating display located in the ... -
Boldly Explore
(2015)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 ... -
Libraries as makers of OER: A Pilot Project
(2015-11-19)The University of Oklahoma Libraries and the History of Science Collection have spent the last year planning Galileo's World, an exhibition showcasing the time period of Galileo through 300 rare books, hand-crafted instrument ... -
Activities Handout for Constellations
(2016)Suggested activities to be used in conjunction with Constellation Coloring Pages and Card Sets. -
Bode's Star Atlas: Uranographia, 1801
(2016)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. ... -
"Constellation Coloring Pages" adapted from Johann Bode, "Uranographia" (1801)
(2016)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 ... -
Apiarium (White Background)
(1625)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. ...
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