Google Astronomy Directory

skwirlinator · #1 (**permalink**) 26-April-2005, 05:25 AM

I had no Idea google had an astronomy directory based on open directory project.

http://directory.google.com/Top/Science/Astronomy/

I noticed that Cornell lists Bad Astronomy 3rd in general astronomy sites and I believe its an alpha list so if they had rated the link BA would be at the top...
http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/links.php

On webring .net there are 19 categories under Astronomy
http://s2.webring.com/cgi-bin/hubsearch?search
The largest 3 are

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Astronomy Ring - 96 site(s)
- The Astronomy Web Ring is for Astronomy space and science webpages. It was created May 24 1997 and is back under live management as of November 2002. Joining this ring will increase visits to your page and give you more astronomy resources. If your page has anything to do with astronomy please join!

http://u.webring.com/hub?ring=astronomyring

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Astronomy - Support Your Local Astronomer - 53 site(s)
- Support Your Local Astronomer! Share your Web creation favorite amateur astronomy links or list a pet project observing the Space Station or orbiting satellites remote imaging. Missions to Earth and other planets. Amateur Astronomers as well as groups are encouraged to list their interests personal projects and homepages.

http://u.webring.com/hub?ring=astronomy

AND

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Astronomy & Space Ring - 47 site(s)
- This webring has all the astronomy web sites. It allows someone that wants an astronomy site to look for it easily. Only valid astronomy site will be allowed into this ring.

http://b.webring.com/hub?ring=astroring

Googles largest 3 categories are:
Amateur (1009)
Solar System (826)
Business (437)

I find this very interesting.
Is this news to anyone?
I was unaware there were so many sites dealing with astronomy.
I am wondering how many of them need debunked.

:wink:

01101001 · #2 (**permalink**) 26-April-2005, 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by skwirlinator

Googles largest 3 categories are:
Amateur (1009)
Solar System (826)
Business (437)

I find this very interesting.
Is this news to anyone?

I didn't understand at first, but figured out those are subdirectories under science/astronomy.

Under science, the Astronomy category has 4245 entries, which is a lot, but compare it to some science biggies, Math: 13149, Technology: 14502, Biology: 27427, and Social Sciences: 29864.

It's kind of refreshing that the category Anomalies and Alternative Science only has 598. Only.

skwirlinator · #3 (**permalink**) 26-April-2005, 06:15 AM

I don't understand why that would be refreshing?

Isn't it the question 'why' that brings people to science in the first place?

I don't believe we as humanity have even touched the surface of what is really going on. Not that we are wrong, more that we are describing a protein in DNA as Life.

ok now let me explain that...

we are calling reality as this (life) when reality is really many levels more detailed than we can comprehend(Proteins)
Like seeing a bannana pointing at it and saying 'Life' instead of 'bannana'

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It's kind of refreshing that the category Anomalies and Alternative Science only has 598. Only.

I would think that there should be many more of these sites and studies. Sure most will be wrong but the ones that are not would open our minds to new and better things. The universe is big and old. we are dinky and newborn. without asking 'why' we will never develop.

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