- The Galileo Project *Cool
Site* - An extensive resource on the life, the times, and the work
of Galileo Galilei.
- Horus Publications *Cool Site*
- There is a lot of useful material for researchers in the History of Science
(both beginners and the more experienced) here, but you will have to dig a bit
through the site. From Professor Ronald Tobey of the University of California,
Riverside.
- About Daylight Saving Time - History from Benjamin
Franklin to the present. U.S. law and practice. Worldwide time change dates.
- Ancient Greek Science - Learn about the scientists
of Ancient Greece, what they have contributed to science, and information about
their background.
- The Antikythera Mechanism - An ancient greek geared
mechanism, apparently a device for astronomical calculation.
- Anyone Vague Science Essays - Twentieth century
scientists write about their discoveries and about the value of science.
- Archive for history of science of the Natural History
Museum, Vienna - Information about the Archive's collections of Letters (e.g.
Goethe, Humboldt) and drawings (e.g Ferdinand Lucas Bauer).
- Birr
Castle Demesne - A science museum in Ireland devoted to the astronomical,
engineering botantical and photographical work of the Parsons family.
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Bright Sparcs - A biographical, bibliographical
and archival database of more than 3,000 Australian scientists with links to related
articles and images.
- Calendars Through the Ages - History and FAQs
of various calendars, including Julian, Gregorian, Jewish, Islamic, Chinese, and
Mayan. Astronomy, years, months, and days of the week.
- Catalog of the Scientific Community in the 16th and
17th Centuries - A collection of 631 detailed biographies of scientists. Part
of the Galileo project, and compiled by the late Richard S. Westfall. The collection
is searchable, but there does not appear to be a contents page.
- Commentary On The Effects of Electricity On Muscular
Motion - Facsimile of Galvani's original and an English translation.
- The Cosmic
Elk, science, history and the history of science - Webpages, articles, and
books on science, history and the history of science, including the history of
astronomy, Tudor history and the history of Siberia.
- Darwin-L
Archives on the Historical Sciences - Archives of messages and supporting
materials from Darwin-L, a professional discussion group on the history and theory
of the historical sciences.
- Dibner
Institute for History of Science and Technology - Research center at MIT,
sponsors Fellows programs.
- ECHO:
Exploring and Collecting History Online - Science and Technology - Site dedicated
to using the internet to collect and assemble (for the historical record) personal
recollections of recent developments in science and technology, and to encouraging
others to undertake similar projects. Includes a directory of history of science
and technology websites.
- Echo Science and Technology Virtual Center - Incorporating
the WWW Virtual Library for the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine,
established in 1994.
- Epact:
Scientific Instruments of Medieval and Renaissance Europe - Epact is an online
database of medieval and Renaissance scientific instruments made before 1600 A.D.
- Eric's Treasure Trove of Scientific Biography
- Biography for a large number of scientists from Eric's good Treasure Trove project.
- The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920
- Documents the historical formation and cultural foundations of the movement
to conserve and protect America's natural heritage.
- Faith and Reason. - On the historical interactions
of science and religion. (From PBS.)
- From Antiquity to Einstein - Lecture notes from
Jose Wudka of the University of California, Riverside.
- Green
Lion Press - A small independant book publisher specializing in history of
mathematics and history of science. Includes information on ordering, books available,
and how to contact them.
- History of Evolutionary Thought - A timeline with
information on major contributors to biology, geology, and paleontology from Aristotle
up to the 20th century. From the UC Berkeley Museum of Paleontology.
-
History of Optics - Timeline of optical discoveries
and theories, from Euclid to the laser.
- History of Phrenology on the Web - Phrenology,
though now generally discredited, was an important historical precursor of later
developments in psychology and neuroscience. This site contains essays on the
history of phrenology, a collection of phrenological images, a large bibliography,
and digitized books relevant to the history of phrenology and the history of evolutionary
thought.
- History of Remote Sensing - Gives some hallmarks
in the history of remote sensing, which, when tied to human history, have profoundly
changed the way we view and understand our world.
- History of Russian Science - WWW Virtual Guide
to the History of Russian and Soviet Science and Technology
- History of Salt - Sodium chloride in history,
with many links to further relevant material. From the Salt Institute.
- History of Science - Resources page by Hugh Blackmer,
Science Librarian at Washington & Lee University.
- History of Science - Book reviews from The Bactra
Review.
- History of Science and Ethics Internet Resources
- Links to museums, historical instruments galleries, electronic publications,
papers, e-mail groups and books
- History of Science and Technology - A timeline
of the history of science that can be organized by either date, or alphabetically
by scientist's name, with (very) basic data and some links. Also provides a list
of popularizing books on the subject.
- History of Science in the United States - Bibliographies
of reference and other works, including original sources, and an indexed chronology
of American science 1790-1910.
- History of the Human Sciences - Quarterly interdisciplinary
print journal, with information about its scope, purpose, and manuscript submission
guidelines, as well as tables of contents back to 1997.
- History of the Light Microscope - Overview of
microscope styles and history.
- History of the Physical Sciences in India - Essay
outlining developments in the study of physics and chemistry in India. Lists some
of the early atomic theories, as well as insights gathered in the fields of astronomy,
optics, sound, and other branches of physics.
- A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology
in Christendom - Complete text of the 1896 classic by Andrew Dickson White.
- H-Net
Child - History of Childhood and Youth
- HOPOS - Web site of The History of the Philosophy
of Science Working Group.
- In Our Time: History of Drugs - BBC Radio 4 discussion
of the history of the use of narcotic and stimulant drugs in the arts and in medicine.
- In Our Time: The Lunar Society of Birmingham -
BBC Radio 4 discussion of an organization that had a major impact on the science
and technology of the industrial revolution era in England.
- In Our Time: The Scientist in History - BBC Radio
4 discussion program on the historical emergence of the profession and social
role of the scientist.
- Institute and Museum of History of Science - Florence,
Italy - The museum and web site are particularly rich resources for the life
and work of Galileo.
- International Commission on History of Meteorology
- Information about the commission and about meetings discussion the history of
meteorology.
- International
Union of History and Philosophy of Science - Division of History of Science
- Information on the organization, together with a links page and listings of
upcoming conferences.
- Internet for History and Philosophy of Science
- A free "teach yourself" tutorial on Internet information skills for historians
and philosophers of science.
- Internet History of Science Sourcebook - Links
to documents and Web resources pertaining to the history of science including
original texts from great scientific thinkers.
- Internet Modern History Sourcebook: Scientific Revolution
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- Isaac Newton Links - From The Isaac Newton Institute
for Mathematical Sciences.
- Jesuits and the Sciences: 1540-1995 - An exhibit
of rare scientific works from the Cudahy Collection of Jesuitica.
-
Jordanus - An international catalogue of mediaeval
scientific manuscripts.
- Linus Pauling and the Twentieth Century : Virtual
Tour of the Pauling Exhibit - Information on the life and work of one of the
20th century's most important chemists.
- 'Lost Discoveries': The Non-Western Roots of Science
- New York Times review of book by Dick Teresi on the contributions of Babylonians,
Egyptians, Arabs, Indians, Chinese, Polynesians and Mesoamericans to the growth
and development of the sciences. [Requires free registration.]
- Max Planck Institute for the History of Science
- Located in Berlin, Germany. Publications and preprints, online primary sources,
information about the institute, and links.
- Mayan Math - An exposition of Mayan calendar glyphs.
- Museum of Microscopy - A virtual museum of microscopes,
ranging from the earliest 16th century European instruments to modern microscopes
from around the world.
- Museum
of the History of Science, University of Oxford - Library calalog, image library,
and numerous virtual exhibits available online.
- Muslim Scientists, Mathematicians and Astronomers
Before European Renaissance, 700-1500 C.E. - Historical review of the Muslim
contribution to humanity and Islamic Civilization. Gives biographies of scientists
and describes their contributions and influence on European thought and discoveries.
- Muslims in Science - Biographical sketches of
many of the greatest contributors to the development of scientific thought from
within the Islamic tradition.
- National Cataloguing Unit for the Archives of Contemporary
Scientists - Catalogue of archives of the papers of contemporary British scientists.
- Natural Magick - Giambattista della (John Baptist)
Porta (1537?-1615), was a Neapolitan scholar of notable ability who had devoted
great attention to the study of natural and physical science. Compendeum of life's
work, completed in 1584. 1658 English Translation.
- Nobel
e-Museum - Biographies and Nobel Lectures of the prizewinners, from the Nobel
Foundation.
- People of Ideas (Philosophers, Scientists and Theologians)
- Brief biographies of many key figures, from ancient Greece to the late 20th
century. By Presbyterian minister Miles Hodges.
- Philosophy, Science and Technology in India -
History of rational philosophy, scientific method, epistomology and technology
in ancient India.
- Profiles
in Science - Biographical information and archival collections of several
prominent twentieth-century American biomedical scientists.
- Ptolemy's map - A small description of Ptolemy's
famous map.
- Resources in the History of Science and Technology
- A directory of online and print resources from the University of Alberta library.
- Reviews of History of Science books - Reviews,
by Danny Yee, of a range of books on the history of science, mostly popular titles.
- Robert Grosseteste's Imagination Symbol. Play Grosseteste
Roulette! - Lots of links to pages concerned with this important mediæval
scientist, although presented in a rather unorthodox manner.
- Science & Discovery Audio Tapes - Sells lectures
on the history of science on audiocassete.
- A Science and Technology Odyssey - A Timeline
of the History of Science and Technology from 20,000 BC to 1800.
- Science
and You - Several articles, mostly on history and philosophy of science, aimed
at a lay audience.
- A
Science Odyssey - Presents the people and the discoveries of 20th century
science and technology in a variety of accessible, and interactive Web features.
Based on the PBS television series.
- Science Timeline - A chronology from the 7th millenium
BC to the present day, with brief explanations of events in the history of Western
natural philosophy and sciences.
- The Scientific Revolution - The year 1543 may
be taken as the beginning of the scientific revolution, for it was then that Copernicus
published The Revolution of the Heavenly Bodies and Vesalius, On the Structure
of the Human Body. Within a century and a half, man's conception of himself and
the universe he inhabited was altered, and the scholastic method of reasoning
was replace by new scientific methods.
- The Scientific Revolution HomePage - Study Guide,
Timelines, Biographies, Glossaries, Diagrams, Flash Movies, Searchable Catalogue
of Sci-Rev Community, Bibliographies, Links, Original Research.
- Scientific Societies in the Second Golden Age of Dutch
Science, 1850-1914 - From the doctoral dissertation of Ilja Nieuwland.
- Selection Of Web And Other Internet Sources And Addresses
- Long list of internet resources in the field of the history of science.
- Sixty
Centuries of Copper - A history of copper mining, the development of metal-working
processes and the uses of copper through the past six thousand years; originally
published in 1965.
- SJSU Virtual Museum - Biographies from the history
of mathematics, science, and technology.
- Some Early Microscopes from the Optical Institute
in Wetzlar - Carl Kellner founded what was named the Optical Institute in
Wetzlar Germany in 1849. By 1851 he employed twelve workmen and was producing
his first microscopes.
- 19th Century Scientific American - Though very
different from todays Scientific American Magazine, the articles of the 19th Century
Scientific American is a nice read for students of this period.
- Today
in Science History - Memorializes births and deaths of famous and not so famous
scientists of the past, and other events in science history. Searchable.
- Victorian Science - Science in the 19th century.
Overview plus much specific information on themes, disciplines, and individuals.
- Who invented the thermometer? - Timeline showing
the development of the thermometer from Galileo to Kelvin.
- Women in Science and Medicine - Some brief biographies,
and interactive quizzes on female scientists.
- Writing
On Hands: Memory and Knowledge in Early Modern Europe - An exhibition of scientific
illustrations concerning the hand in renaissance anatomy, psychology, mathematics,
music, rhetoric, religion, palmistry, and alchemy.
- 4000 Years of Women in Science - Women's contributions
to Science, from Antiquity to the Nineteenth Century.
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