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2009 is the 200th anniversary of the births of Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln (both on February 12, 1809); the 150th anniversary of the publication of Darwin’s On the Origin of Species; and the 400th anniversary of the publication of Johannes Kepler’s first two Laws of Planetary Motion. To celebrate, the Year of Science 2009 (YoS09) has been established with the theme, “How We Know What We Know”. Each month celebrates a different theme...

January is "Process and Nature of Science; Communicating Science". See the following links for more information.

• Year of Science 2009 (YoS09) official web site
• Why is Science important? interviews with scientists.
• Understanding Science - UC Berkeley site.
• International Year of Astronomy (2009) official site.
• The Flat Stanley Project - High Maintenance Mom article Flat Stanley and I say Aloha from Hawaii.
• Darwin Day - a celebration on Darwin's birthday.
• President Lincoln - White House Presidents site.
• Johannes Kepler - NASA link about Kepler.
• Top 100 questions in science from Science magazine.