Follow the history of Project Mercury step-by-step, with plenty of links throughout if you are curious about specific terms or particular astronauts.
Take a look at space flight through the eyes of Scott Carpenter, the second US astronaut to orbit earth.
Although this NASA site was built five years ago these resources are all still relevant. They include videos, interviews, and photo slideshows in addition to articles, and the original 1960's press releases.
The Kennedy Space Center has been the launch site of all human-manned space flights since 1968, so it is one of the best sources of information on manned space flights, including the very first ones launched as part of Project Mercury.
See what the Mercury spaceflight program looked like by scrolling through this huge collection of large high-resolution full-color and black-and-white photographs from the Atlantic magazine.
Surfnetkids.com recommends five websites about Project Mercury.
In addition to the Cézanne biography and a slideshow of paintings, this Met site has an interactive timeline of 19th century France, placing Cézanne against the backdrop of his times.
Art historians divide Cézanne body of work into three phases. The WebMuseum presents an excellent tour through these phases, sprinkling his biography with links to appropriate artwork.
With hundreds of images of Cézanne's paintings available, you can really get a feel for the artist's style. There are many still lifes, landscapes, and a half dozen self-portraits.
At this MoMA virtual exhibit, you can explore a gallery of his works, although "he rarely dated his works (and often did not sign them either)."
This resource includes a short biography, a gallery of nine paintings, and a dozen critical analyses of artworks including Madame Cézanne in a Yellow Armchair and Basket of Apples.
Surfnetkids.com recommends five websites about Paul Cézanne.
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