science history sites
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Herschel Museum of Astronomy
Bath, England
1764
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Galvani Monument
Bologna, Italy
1879
Located in Piazza Galvani just behind San Petronio, this monument commemorates Bologna native Luigi Galvani, who discovered bioelectricity while experimenting with frog legs.
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Panthéon
Paris, France
1758-90
This Neoclassical church was originally part of an abbey dedicated to St. Genevieve, but since the 18th century it has served primarily as a burial place for French heroes.
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Down House (Home of Charles Darwin)
This country villa was the home of Victorian naturalist Charles Darwin and his family for 40 years. It was here that he composed On the Origin of Species.
- Wilbur Wright Memorial Hagerstown, Indiana 1867
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Albert Einstein House
Princeton, New Jersey
Built around 1880, this was Albert Einstein's home from 1936 until his death in 1955. He asked that it not be made into a museum, but it has been designated a National Historic Landmark.
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Google's First Headquarters
Menlo Park, California
1998
Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin set up their first office space in the garage of this house in September 1998, when the company was incorporated. The owner of the house, Susan Wojcicki, joined Google within a year and is now a top executive.
