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Open a new window 19th Century Scientific American - Though very different from today's Scientific American Magazine, the articles of the 19th Century Scientific American is a nice read for students of this period.
www.history.rochester.edu/Scientific_American...		 Information about 19th Century Scientific American
Open a new window 4000 Years of Women in Science - Women's contributions to Science, from Antiquity to the Nineteenth Century.
www.astr.ua.edu/4000WS		 Information about 4000 Years of Women in Science
Open a new window A Science and Technology Odyssey - Timeline of the history of science and technology from 20,000 BC to 1800.
www.science-ebooks.com/timeline		 Information about A Science and Technology Odyssey
Open a new window A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom - Complete text of the 1896 classic by Andrew Dickson White.
human-nature.com/reason/white/contents.html		 Information about A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom
Open a new window 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.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso		 Information about A Science Odyssey
Open a new window Ancient Greece: Science and Technology - Discusses early inventions, such as calculating devices, machines using gears, steam engines, war technology, and town planning. Some mathematicians included are Thales, Pythagoras, Euclid, Archimedes, and Appolonius. Some topical concepts covered are astronomical discoveries, prime numbers, evolution of the species, and measuring the circumference of the earth.
www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Greeks.htm		 Information about Ancient Greece: Science and Technology
Open a new window Ancient Greek Science - Learn about the scientists of ancient Greece, what they have contributed to science, and information about their background.
www.angelfire.com/ca5/ancientgreecescience		 Information about Ancient Greek Science
Open a new window Anyone Vague Science Essays - Twentieth century scientists write about their discoveries and about the value of science.
www.geocities.com/anyonevague/essays		 Information about Anyone Vague Science Essays
Open a new window Australian Science Archives Project - ASAPWeb - Aims to improve access to Australia's scientific, technological and medical heritage by helping to preserve records and artifacts and communicating the existence of this heritage to a wide audience. Includes scientist biographies.
www.asap.unimelb.edu.au		 Information about Australian Science Archives Project - ASAPWeb
Open a new window Birr Castle Demesne - A science museum in Ireland devoted to the astronomical, engineering botantical and photographical work of the Parsons family.
www.birrcastle.com		 Information about Birr Castle Demesne
Open a new window Britain and the Rise of Science - Lisa Jardine investigates the origins of the commitment to science as the firm basis for Britain's success in commerce and industry. From the BBC.
www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/empire_seapower...		 Information about Britain and the Rise of Science
Open a new window 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.
webexhibits.org/calendars		 Information about Calendars Through the Ages
Open a new window Commentary on the Effects of Electricity on Muscular Motion - Facsimile of Galvani's original and an English translation.
www.bo.infn.it/galvani/de-vir-eng.html		 Information about Commentary on the Effects of Electricity on Muscular Motion
Open a new window Darwin-L Archives on the Historical Sciences - Archives of messages and supporting materials from this professional discussion group on the history and theory of the historical sciences.
rjohara.net/darwin		 Information about Darwin-L Archives on the Historical Sciences
Open a new window Daylight Saving Time - History from Benjamin Franklin to the present. U.S. law and practice. Worldwide time change dates.
webexhibits.org/daylightsaving		 Information about Daylight Saving Time
Open a new window Echo Science and Technology Virtual Center - Annotated catalogue of history of science, technology, and medicine resources.
echo.gmu.edu		 Information about Echo Science and Technology Virtual Center
Open a new window Epact: Scientific Instruments of Medieval and Renaissance Europe - Online database of medieval and Renaissance scientific instruments made before 1600 A.D. held at four European museums.
www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/epact		 Information about Epact: Scientific Instruments of Medieval and Renaissance Europe
Open a new window Events in Science, Mathematics and Technology - Neil Brandt's timeline covers historic highlights from classical mechanics, electromagnetism, quantum mechanics, astronomy, cosmology, mathematics, and technology.
www.astro.psu.edu/users/niel/scales/sh-30.pdf		 Information about Events in Science, Mathematics and Technology
Open a new window Faith and Reason. - On the historical interactions of science and religion. (From PBS.)
www.pbs.org/faithandreason/intro/histo-body.h...		 Information about Faith and Reason.
Open a new window From Antiquity to Einstein - Lecture notes from Jose Wudka of the University of California, Riverside. Page includes definitions and examples of early uses of scientific method, large numbers, early cosmology, Newtonioan laws, electricity, magnetism, waves versus pariticles, and light.
phyun5.ucr.edu/~wudka/Physics7/Notes_www/node...		 Information about From Antiquity to Einstein
Open a new window Green Lion Press - Independent book publisher specializing in history of mathematics and history of science. Includes information on ordering, books available, and how to contact them.
www.greenlion.com		 Information about Green Lion Press
Open a new window H-Net Child - History of Childhood and Youth
www.h-net.msu.edu/~child		 Information about H-Net Child
Open a new window 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.
www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/evothought.html		 Information about History of Evolutionary Thought
Open a new window History of Optics - Timeline of optical discoveries and theories, from Euclid to the laser.
members.aol.com/WSRNet/D1/hist.htm		 Information about History of Optics
Open a new window 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.
observe.arc.nasa.gov/nasa/exhibits/history/hi...		 Information about History of Remote Sensing
Open a new window History of Russian Science - Virtual guide which includes article archives, bibliography, journals, institutiona and news.
web.mit.edu/slava/guide		 Information about History of Russian Science
Open a new window History of Salt - Sodium chloride in history, with many links to further relevant material. From the Salt Institute.
www.saltinstitute.org/38.html		 Information about History of Salt
Open a new window History of Science - Book reviews from The Bactra Review.
www.santafe.edu/~shalizi/reviews/subjects/his...		 Information about History of Science
Open a new window History of Science and Ethics Internet Resources - Links to museums, historical instruments galleries, electronic publications, papers, e-mail groups and books
www.lib.lsu.edu/sci/chem/internet/history.html		 Information about History of Science and Ethics Internet Resources
Open a new window 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.
www.ownyourself.com/scihist.nsf/date		 Information about History of Science and Technology
Open a new window 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.
home.earthlink.net/~claelliott		 Information about History of Science in the United States
Open a new window 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.
india_resource.tripod.com/physics.htm		 Information about History of the Physical Sciences in India
Open a new window In Our Time: Science Archive - BBC Radio 4 series in which Sir Melvyn Bragg discusses a topic in the history of ideas with a trio of experts. This page indexes the discussions on science, both historical and contemporary, for online listening.
www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/inourtime/inourt...		 Information about In Our Time: Science Archive
Open a new window 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.
galileo.imss.firenze.it		 Information about Institute and Museum of History of Science - Florence, Italy
Open a new window International Commission on History of Meteorology - Information about the commission and about meetings discussion the history of meteorology.
www.colby.edu/ichm		 Information about International Commission on History of Meteorology
Open a new window International Society for the History of Philosophy of Science - HOPOS - Promote serious, scholarly research on the history of the philosophy of science. Includes news and events.
scistud.umkc.edu/hopos		 Information about International Society for the History of Philosophy of Science - HOPOS
Open a new window 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.
ppp.unipv.it/dhs		 Information about International Union of History and Philosophy of Science - Division of History of Science
Open a new window Internet for History and Philosophy of Science - A free "teach yourself" tutorial on Internet information skills for historians and philosophers of science.
www.humbul.ac.uk/vts/hps		 Information about Internet for History and Philosophy of Science
Open a new window Internet History of Science Sourcebook - Links to documents and Web resources pertaining to the history of science including original texts from great scientific thinkers.
www.fordham.edu/halsall/science/sciencesbook....		 Information about Internet History of Science Sourcebook
Open a new window Internet Modern History Sourcebook: Scientific Revolution - Primary sourcebook intended to serve the needs of teachers and students in college survey courses in modern European history and American history.
www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook09.html		 Information about Internet Modern History Sourcebook: Scientific Revolution
Open a new window Islamic Alchemy in the Context of Islamic Science - Focus on chemistry, botany and medicine with overviews in other areas.
www.levity.com/alchemy/islam.html		 Information about Islamic Alchemy in the Context of Islamic Science
Open a new window Jesuits and the Sciences: 1540-1995 - An exhibit of rare scientific works from the Cudahy Collection of Jesuitica.
libraries.luc.edu/about/jesuits		 Information about Jesuits and the Sciences: 1540-1995
Open a new window Museum of Microscopy - Virtual museum of microscopes, ranging from the earliest 16th century European instruments to modern microscopes from around the world.
micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/museum/index.html		 Information about Museum of Microscopy
Open a new window Museum of the History of Science, University of Oxford - Library calalog, image library, and numerous virtual exhibits available online.
www.mhs.ox.ac.uk		 Information about Museum of the History of Science, University of Oxford
Open a new window 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.
www.cyberistan.org/islamic/index.htm#scit		 Information about Muslim Scientists, Mathematicians and Astronomers Before European Renaissance, 700-1500 C.E.
Open a new window National Cataloguing Unit for the Archives of Contemporary Scientists - Catalogue of archives of the papers of contemporary British scientists. Search alphabetically, chronologically or by discipline. Also, has list of Nobel prize winners.
www.bath.ac.uk/ncuacs		 Information about National Cataloguing Unit for the Archives of Contemporary Scientists
Open a new window Nobel e-Museum - Biographies and Nobel Lectures of the prizewinners, from the Nobel Foundation.
nobelprize.org		 Information about Nobel e-Museum
Open a new window Office of NIH History - Foster documentation, preservation, and interpretation of the history of the National Institutes of Health. Features online exhibits, education, and historical resources.
history.nih.gov		 Information about Office of NIH History
Open a new window Philosophy, Science and Technology in India - History of rational philosophy, scientific method, epistomology and technology in ancient India.
india_resource.tripod.com/indianhistory.html		 Information about Philosophy, Science and Technology in India
Open a new window Ptolemy's map - A small description of Ptolemy's famous map.
www.empereur.com/ptolemy.html		 Information about Ptolemy's map
Open a new window Resources in the History of Science and Technology - A directory of online and print resources from the University of Alberta library.
www.library.ualberta.ca/subject/historyscienc...		 Information about Resources in the History of Science and Technology
Open a new window Reviews of History of Science books - Reviews, by Danny Yee, of a range of books on the history of science, mostly popular titles.
dannyreviews.com/s/history_of_science.html		 Information about Reviews of History of Science books
Open a new window Science and Engineering Indicators - Report by the National Science Board and National Science Foundation on U.S. science and technology, including education and research and development, from World War II to the end of the 20th century.
www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind04/pdf/volume1.pdf		 Information about Science and Engineering Indicators
Open a new window Science and You - Several articles, mostly on history and philosophy of science, aimed at a lay audience.
www.scienceandyou.org		 Information about Science and You
Open a new window Science Timeline - A chronology from the 7th millennium BC to the present day, with brief explanations of events in the history of western natural philosophy and sciences.
www.sciencetimeline.net		 Information about Science Timeline
Open a new window 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.
www.antique-microscopes.com/kellner/kellner1....		 Information about Some Early Microscopes from the Optical Institute in Wetzlar
Open a new window The Alchemy Web Site - Comprehensive library of imagery, symbols, music, alchemical texts and commentary. Includes course material in practical alchemy, bibliography, and modern day resources.
www.levity.com/alchemy/index.html		 Information about The Alchemy Web Site
Open a new window The Cosmic Elk - Articles, and books on science, history and the history of science, including the history of astronomy, Tudor history and the history of Siberia.
homepage.ntlworld.com/heather.hobden1		 Information about The Cosmic Elk
Open a new window 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.
memory.loc.gov/ammem/amrvhtml/conshome.html		 Information about The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920
Open a new window The History and Philosophy of Science, Technology and Medicine - Long list of internet resources in the field of the history of science.
galileo.imss.firenze.it/~tsettle/index.html		 Information about The History and Philosophy of Science, Technology and Medicine
Open a new window The Scientific Revolution - Study guide which includes timelines, biographies, glossaries, diagrams, bibliographies, and original research.
web.clas.ufl.edu/users/rhatch/pages/03-Sci-Re...		 Information about The Scientific Revolution
Open a new window 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.
www.todayinsci.com		 Information about Today in Science History
Open a new window University of Massachusetts Amherst: Social and Demographic Research Institue (SADRI) - Publishes the journal Social Science History, which reports its interdisciplinary research findings. Includes related association links.
www.umass.edu/sadri/ssh-journal		 Information about University of Massachusetts Amherst: Social and Demographic Research Institue (SADRI)
Open a new window Victorian Science - Science in the 19th century. Overview plus much specific information on themes, disciplines, and individuals.
www.victorianweb.org/science/sciov.html		 Information about Victorian Science
Open a new window Who Invented the Thermometer? - Timeline showing the development of the thermometer from Galileo to Kelvin.
www.brannan.co.uk/thermometers/invention.html		 Information about Who Invented the Thermometer?

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