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Tech and interfaces

Name and URL
Why it's useful

Programmable Web

http://www.programmableweb.com/

One of the definitive lists of APIs and data sources, platform specific tips and related news. Or as they say, 'Keeping you up to date with APIs, mashups and the Web as platform'.

Cosmic Collections API schema

http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objectapi/cosmosculturepublic.svc/help/GetMuseumObject/response/schema

What's in the XML response; data types

Cosmic Collections API sample

http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objectapi/cosmosculturepublic.svc/help/GetMuseumObject/response/example

More information about what to expect from the Science Museum Cosmic Collections API

 

Data

Name and URL Why it's useful

Category:Astronomy timelines

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Astronomy_timelines
Timelines are a nice easy way of exploring historical objects and events

NMSI Collections Online

http://collectionsonline.nmsi.ac.uk/

Catalogue records from the Science Museum, National Media Museum and National Railway Museum - a good way to check out possible search terms.
National Maritime Museum: Astrotagging for developers http://www.nmm.ac.uk/visit/exhibitions/astronomy-photographer-of-the-year/astrotagging-for-developers/ 'Astrotagging is the celestial equivalent of geotagging. ... Thanks to Astrometry.net our astronomy photos have machine tags identifying celestial position, field of view and objects in each photo. Now, what can we do with these tags?'
   
   
   
   
   

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