![]() the Persistence of Memory, Dali Salvador, 1931 |
It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. the Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens |
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Google, another start-up from Stanford, this is the best search engin I've found so far. It has no fancy graphics, and no advertisement, so it is extremely fast to load. And it searches intelligently. Read more from their web site about their search algorithm.
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Webmuseum
, a comprehensive art archive site. A general survey of famous artists from the classical period to present.
Webmagick , a fabulous Pre-Raphaelite and Celtic art collection. The paintings here speak to the primal and mysterious part of human psyche. Mark Harden's Art Archive , a good complementary site to webmuseum.
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Shakespeare: everything by Shakespeare is here, including hyperlinks to archaic words.
Bartleby library: read about the gentle and high-brow America... Oscar Wilde: wit and sarcarsm, such are the charms of Oscar Wilde! Chinese literature: a great site to feast on modern and classical Chinese literature. Goldbook: another great site to read Chinese literature works, including Chinese translations of world classics.
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| Enginner's Tool Box | |
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Chemfinder, a handy site to look up chemical formula and chemical properties.
Unit Converter, the best, and most comprehensive unit converter tool I found so far. Integrator , a great tool to look up difficult integrals. html tutorial , a good beginner's manual for writing html and many great links. Java Applets , find lots of good and FREE Java applets. matweb, a great site to look up material properties and vendor information.
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Medicinenet: well, if I ever want to be a doctor on paper, I'd skip med school and read EVERYTHING on this page!
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