Keywords: Scientific instruments
Item 28625
1780 Solar Eclipse Instruments, Islesboro, 1980
Contributed by: Islesboro Historical Society Date: 1980 Location: Islesboro Media: Photographic print
Item 135707
Alcoholometer set by Charles Gerletti of Glasgow, made 1834-1839
Contributed by: Maine State Museum Date: circa 1836 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Media: Mahogany, glass, felt, paper
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The Schooner Bowdoin: Ninety Years of Seagoing History
After traveling to the Arctic with Robert E. Peary, Donald B. MacMillan (1874-1970), an explorer, researcher, and lecturer, helped design his own vessel for Arctic exploration, the schooner <em>Bowdoin,</em> which he named after his alma mater. The schooner remains on the seas.
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The Advent of Green Acre, A Baha'i Center of Learning
The Green Acre Baha'i School began as Green Acre Conferences, established by Sarah Jane Farmer in Eliot. She later became part of the Baha'i Faith and hosted speakers and programs that promoted peace. In 1912, the leader of the Baha'i Faith, 'Abdu'l-Baha, visited Green Acre, where hundreds saw him speak.
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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview
"… on October 27th, 1780 and the best place to make scientific observations was on Islesboro. Reverend Samuel Williams, Professor of Mathematics at…"
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