George Perkins Merrill, a Smithsonian scientist in the early 1900s, made discoveries about meteorites that still shape our understanding of the solar system's birth. Using microscopes to examine tiny spherical grains called chondrules, the building blocks of stony meteorites, he concluded they formed through multiple processes.. He also showed that meteorites record a history of alteration by heat and pressure over time. His laid groundwork for meteorite research for over a century.

A detailed history of the Max-Planck-Institut für Aeronomie (MPAe), including its research and deleopment.

This manuscript provides the first-ever cartometric study of portolan chart geometry that firmly corroborates the classical antiquity origin of their spatial data. The conclusions are not solely based on the numerical approach, yet they are also substantially supported by the available historical records. Concurrently, it provides a detailed overview of the history of cartometric studies of portolan charts, especially in terms of explaining the benefits and constraints of their methodology.