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Reading Nature, Observing Science: Examining Material Practices in the Lick Observatory Archives and Kenneth S. Norris PapersMain MenuIntroduction to the Lick Observatory ArchivesThe Lick Observatory: Imaging the CosmosThe Lick Observatory: Eclipse ExpeditionsEclipse Intro page (first in a path)Introduction to Kenneth S. Norris PapersKenneth S. Norris Papers: Natural History in PracticeKenneth S. Norris Papers: Pedagogy and ConservationConnections: In Relation to NatureThese images demonstrate the different constructions of nature in the two archivesConnections: Materials of ObservationVisualization of the ConnectionsVisualizes the connections between all the contentReading Nature, Observing ScienceCaptions and information for the cases of objects on display at UCSC Special CollectionsAlex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6Christine Turkb279a3dcf419860f915007f04f08e6fc0f8662ceDanielle Crawford22ce6a14f83c9ff73c3545a665951a092258f08e
Case 2: Echolocation
12016-06-07T00:57:11-07:00Danielle Crawford22ce6a14f83c9ff73c3545a665951a092258f08e91845gallery2016-06-08T00:50:50-07:00Danielle Crawford22ce6a14f83c9ff73c3545a665951a092258f08eNorris was a leader in early research on dolphin echolocation. Much of his early echolocation work was done during his time as founding curator at Marineland of the Pacific in Palos Verdes, California. In particular, Norris and John H. Prescott did a key echolocation experiment with Kathy, a bottlenose dolphin, which entailed placing blindfolds on Kathy and having her press a target with her nose while blindfolded. This experiment helped to prove the existence of dolphin echolocation.
In his echolocation research, Norris relied on various technologies. He used audiotapes to record sound emissions made by marine mammals, such as Baby Jean and Amiko, a short-finned pilot whale and bottlenose dolphin respectively. These audiotapes document Baby Jean and Amiko's whistles, clicks, and buzzes. Norris also took sonographs of Baby Jean and Amiko, which were used to chart various frequencies and sound emissions at specific depths.
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12016-06-04T23:25:18-07:00Danielle Crawford22ce6a14f83c9ff73c3545a665951a092258f08eAudiotape recordings of Baby Jean and Amiko, 1967-19682Four audiotapes that record the sound emissions of Baby Jean (a short-finned pilot whale) and Amiko (a bottlenose dolphin) at various depths and positions. These recordings were an important part of Norris's research on marine mammal echolocation.media/UA66_Bx 57_Baby Jean and Amiko Audiotapes.JPGplain2016-06-07T11:03:54-07:00Danielle Crawford22ce6a14f83c9ff73c3545a665951a092258f08e
12016-05-11T22:18:04-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Baby Jean 823 ft. Channel A, undated4Sonograph of Baby Jean, a short-finned pilot whale, at 823 feet.media/UA66/UA66_Bx32_Research Sonograph records Amiko (1967) 4.jpgplain2016-06-07T11:05:16-07:00Danielle Crawford22ce6a14f83c9ff73c3545a665951a092258f08e
12016-06-05T00:23:57-07:00Danielle Crawford22ce6a14f83c9ff73c3545a665951a092258f08ePhotograph of Kathy the dolphin with blindfolds, undated3Photograph of Kathy the dolphin pressing a lever with blindfolds on. This experiment helped to confirm the existence of dolphin echolocation.media/UA66_Bx 69_Marineland (Kathy 2).jpgplain2016-06-07T11:06:15-07:00Danielle Crawford22ce6a14f83c9ff73c3545a665951a092258f08e
12016-06-02T19:10:51-07:00Danielle Crawford22ce6a14f83c9ff73c3545a665951a092258f08eKathy, with Blindfolds in Place, Pokes the Target with her Nose, undated4Photograph of Kathy the dolphin pressing a target while wearing blindfolds. This was part of Norris and John Prescott's echolocation experiment.media/UA66_Bx 69_Marineland (Kathy 1).jpgplain2016-06-08T00:30:17-07:00Danielle Crawford22ce6a14f83c9ff73c3545a665951a092258f08e
12016-06-03T13:37:00-07:00Danielle Crawford22ce6a14f83c9ff73c3545a665951a092258f08eAmiko, 19673Sonograph of Amiko, a bottlenose dolphin, at 1135 feet.media/UA66_Bx 32_Sonograph Records Amiko (4).jpgplain2016-06-07T11:08:00-07:00Danielle Crawford22ce6a14f83c9ff73c3545a665951a092258f08e
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