Engines Of Our Ingenuity. History of Science Sourcebook. List Of Famous Experiments. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The following is a list of historically important scientific experiments and observations demonstrating something of great scientific interest, typically in an elegant or clever manner. Astronomy[edit] Biology[edit] Chemistry[edit] Economics and political science[edit] Geology[edit] Charles Mason conducts an experiment near the Scottish mountain of Schiehallion that attempts to measure the mean density of the Earth for the first time.
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Science. Timelines. 1925 serum run to Nome. Map of the historical and current Iditarod trails. During the 1925 serum run to Nome, also known as the "Great Race of Mercy", 20 mushers and about 150 sled dogs relayed diphtheria antitoxin 674 miles (1,085 km) by dog sled across the U.S. territory of Alaska in five and a half days, saving the small city of Nome and the surrounding communities from an incipient epidemic. Both the mushers and their dogs were portrayed as heroes in the newly popular medium of radio, and received headline coverage in newspapers across the United States. Balto, the lead sled dog on the final stretch into Nome, became the most famous canine celebrity of the era after Rin Tin Tin, and his statue is a popular tourist attraction in New York City's Central Park. The publicity also helped spur an inoculation campaign in the U.S. that dramatically reduced the threat of the disease. Icebound[edit] Epidemic[edit] Wings versus paws[edit] Mayor Maynard proposed flying the antitoxin by aircraft.
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