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205 Listings - DR (10/10)205 Listings - DR (10/10) 4000 Years of Women in Science - http://www.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/
Women's contributions to Science, from Antiquity to the Nineteenth Century.
768 Listings - DR (10/10)768 Listings - DR (10/10) Epact: Scientific Instruments of Medieval and Renaissance Europe - http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/epact/
Online database of medieval and Renaissance scientific instruments made before 1600 A.D. held at four European museums.
768 Listings - DR (10/10)768 Listings - DR (10/10) Museum of the History of Science, University of Oxford - http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/
Library calalog, image library, and numerous virtual exhibits available online.
19,982 Listings - DR (10/10)19,982 Listings - DR (10/10) History of Optics - http://members.aol.com/WSRNet/D1/hist.htm
Timeline of optical discoveries and theories, from Euclid to the laser.
34,428 Listings - DR (10/10)34,428 Listings - DR (10/10) Philosophy, Science and Technology in India - http://india_resource.tripod.com/indianhistory.html
History of rational philosophy, scientific method, epistomology and technology in ancient India.
34,428 Listings - DR (10/10)34,428 Listings - DR (10/10) History of the Physical Sciences in India - http://india_resource.tripod.com/physics.htm
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.
67 Listings - DR (9/10)67 Listings - DR (9/10) Islamic Alchemy in the Context of Islamic Science - http://www.levity.com/alchemy/islam.html
Focus on chemistry, botany and medicine with overviews in other areas.
67 Listings - DR (9/10)67 Listings - DR (9/10) The Alchemy Web Site - http://www.levity.com/alchemy/index.html
Comprehensive library of imagery, symbols, music, alchemical texts and commentary. Includes course material in practical alchemy, bibliography, and modern day resources.
1,235 Listings - DR (8/10)1,235 Listings - DR (8/10) History of Russian Science - http://web.mit.edu/slava/guide/
Virtual guide which includes article archives, bibliography, journals, institutiona and news.
29,618 Listings - DR (8/10)29,618 Listings - DR (8/10) Ancient Greek Science - http://www.angelfire.com/ca5/ancientgreecescience/
Learn about the scientists of ancient Greece, what they have contributed to science, and information about their background.
On Target - DR (8/10)On Target - DR (8/10) Green Lion Press - http://www.greenlion.com/
Independent book publisher specializing in history of mathematics and history of science. Includes information on ordering, books available, and how to contact them.
125 Listings - DR (7/10)125 Listings - DR (7/10) National Cataloguing Unit for the Archives of Contemporary Scientists - http://www.bath.ac.uk/ncuacs/
Catalogue of archives of the papers of contemporary British scientists. Search alphabetically, chronologically or by discipline. Also, has list of Nobel prize winners.
1,256 Listings - DR (7/10)1,256 Listings - DR (7/10) A Science Odyssey - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/
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.
1,256 Listings - DR (7/10)1,256 Listings - DR (7/10) Faith and Reason. - http://www.pbs.org/faithandreason/intro/histo-body.html
On the historical interactions of science and religion. (From PBS.)
On Target - DR (6/10)On Target - DR (6/10) Office of NIH History - http://history.nih.gov/
Foster documentation, preservation, and interpretation of the history of the National Institutes of Health. Features online exhibits, education, and historical resources.
5,174 Listings - DR (6/10)5,174 Listings - DR (6/10) Britain and the Rise of Science - http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/empire_seapower/jardineih_01.shtml
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.
5,174 Listings - DR (6/10)5,174 Listings - DR (6/10) In Our Time: Science Archive - http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/inourtime/inourtime_science.shtml
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.
41 Listings - DR (6/10)41 Listings - DR (6/10) Science and Engineering Indicators - http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind04/pdf/volume1.pdf
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.
On Target - DR (6/10)On Target - DR (6/10) History of Science and Technology - http://www.ownyourself.com/scihist.nsf/date
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.
622 Listings - DR (6/10)622 Listings - DR (6/10) 19th Century Scientific American - http://www.history.rochester.edu/Scientific_American/index.html
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.
1,496 Listings - DR (6/10)1,496 Listings - DR (6/10) History of Evolutionary Thought - http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/evothought.html
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.
85 Listings - DR (6/10)85 Listings - DR (6/10) The History and Philosophy of Science, Technology and Medicine - http://galileo.imss.firenze.it/~tsettle/index.html
Long list of internet resources in the field of the history of science.
85 Listings - DR (6/10)85 Listings - DR (6/10) Institute and Museum of History of Science - Florence, Italy - http://galileo.imss.firenze.it/
The museum and web site are particularly rich resources for the life and work of Galileo.
101 Listings - DR (6/10)101 Listings - DR (6/10) Reviews of History of Science books - http://dannyreviews.com/s/history_of_science.html
Reviews, by Danny Yee, of a range of books on the history of science, mostly popular titles.
43 Listings - DR (6/10)43 Listings - DR (6/10) History of Science - http://www.santafe.edu/~shalizi/reviews/subjects/history-of-science.html
Book reviews from The Bactra Review.
84 Listings - DR (6/10)84 Listings - DR (6/10) International Commission on History of Meteorology - http://www.colby.edu/ichm/
Information about the commission and about meetings discussion the history of meteorology.
1,007 Listings - DR (6/10)1,007 Listings - DR (6/10) H-Net Child - http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~child/
History of Childhood and Youth
601 Listings - DR (6/10)601 Listings - DR (6/10) Internet Modern History Sourcebook: Scientific Revolution - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook09.html
Primary sourcebook intended to serve the needs of teachers and students in college survey courses in modern European history and American history.
601 Listings - DR (6/10)601 Listings - DR (6/10) Internet History of Science Sourcebook - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/science/sciencesbook.html
Links to documents and Web resources pertaining to the history of science including original texts from great scientific thinkers.
2,672 Listings - DR (6/10)2,672 Listings - DR (6/10) History of Science in the United States - http://home.earthlink.net/~claelliott/
Bibliographies of reference and other works, including original sources, and an indexed chronology of American science 1790-1910.
6 Listings - DR (5/10)6 Listings - DR (5/10) Who Invented the Thermometer? - http://www.brannan.co.uk/thermometers/invention.html
Timeline showing the development of the thermometer from Galileo to Kelvin.
73 Listings - DR (4/10)73 Listings - DR (4/10) Commentary on the Effects of Electricity on Muscular Motion - http://www.bo.infn.it/galvani/de-vir-eng.html
Facsimile of Galvani's original and an English translation.
On Target - DR (4/10)On Target - DR (4/10) Science Timeline - http://www.sciencetimeline.net/
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.
224 Listings - DR (4/10)224 Listings - DR (4/10) Nobel e-Museum - http://nobelprize.org/
Biographies and Nobel Lectures of the prizewinners, from the Nobel Foundation.
59 Listings - DR (4/10)59 Listings - DR (4/10) A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom - http://human-nature.com/reason/white/contents.html
Complete text of the 1896 classic by Andrew Dickson White.
22 Listings - DR (4/10)22 Listings - DR (4/10) Daylight Saving Time - http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/
History from Benjamin Franklin to the present. U.S. law and practice. Worldwide time change dates.
22 Listings - DR (4/10)22 Listings - DR (4/10) Calendars Through the Ages - http://webexhibits.org/calendars/
History and FAQs of various calendars, including Julian, Gregorian, Jewish, Islamic, Chinese, and Mayan. Astronomy, years, months, and days of the week.
9 Listings - DR (4/10)9 Listings - DR (4/10) History of Salt - http://www.saltinstitute.org/38.html
Sodium chloride in history, with many links to further relevant material. From the Salt Institute.
101 Listings - DR (4/10)101 Listings - DR (4/10) Victorian Science - http://www.victorianweb.org/science/sciov.html
Science in the 19th century. Overview plus much specific information on themes, disciplines, and individuals.
On Target - DR (4/10)On Target - DR (4/10) Some Early Microscopes from the Optical Institute in Wetzlar - http://www.antique-microscopes.com/kellner/kellner1.html
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.
9 Listings - DR (4/10)9 Listings - DR (4/10) Muslim Scientists, Mathematicians and Astronomers Before European Renaissance, 700-1500 C.E. - http://www.cyberistan.org/islamic/index.htm#scit
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.
On Target - DR (4/10)On Target - DR (4/10) Science and You - http://www.scienceandyou.org/
Several articles, mostly on history and philosophy of science, aimed at a lay audience.
997 Listings - DR (4/10)997 Listings - DR (4/10) Events in Science, Mathematics and Technology - http://www.astro.psu.edu/users/niel/scales/sh-30.pdf
Neil Brandt's timeline covers historic highlights from classical mechanics, electromagnetism, quantum mechanics, astronomy, cosmology, mathematics, and technology.
146 Listings - DR (4/10)146 Listings - DR (4/10) From Antiquity to Einstein - http://phyun5.ucr.edu/~wudka/Physics7/Notes_www/node2.html
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.
324 Listings - DR (4/10)324 Listings - DR (4/10) Museum of Microscopy - http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/museum/index.html
Virtual museum of microscopes, ranging from the earliest 16th century European instruments to modern microscopes from around the world.
198 Listings - DR (4/10)198 Listings - DR (4/10) Echo Science and Technology Virtual Center - http://echo.gmu.edu/
Annotated catalogue of history of science, technology, and medicine resources.
189 Listings - DR (4/10)189 Listings - DR (4/10) History of Science and Ethics Internet Resources - http://www.lib.lsu.edu/sci/chem/internet/history.html
Links to museums, historical instruments galleries, electronic publications, papers, e-mail groups and books
709 Listings - DR (4/10)709 Listings - DR (4/10) The Scientific Revolution - http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/rhatch/pages/03-Sci-Rev/SCI-REV-Home/
Study guide which includes timelines, biographies, glossaries, diagrams, bibliographies, and original research.
106 Listings - DR (3/10)106 Listings - DR (3/10) International Society for the History of Philosophy of Science - HOPOS - http://scistud.umkc.edu/hopos/
Promote serious, scholarly research on the history of the philosophy of science. Includes news and events.
119 Listings - DR (3/10)119 Listings - DR (3/10) Jesuits and the Sciences: 1540-1995 - http://libraries.luc.edu/about/jesuits/
An exhibit of rare scientific works from the Cudahy Collection of Jesuitica.
98,188 Listings - DR (3/10)98,188 Listings - DR (3/10) Anyone Vague Science Essays - http://www.geocities.com/anyonevague/essays/
Twentieth century scientists write about their discoveries and about the value of science.
1,283 Listings - DR (3/10)1,283 Listings - DR (3/10) The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920 - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amrvhtml/conshome.html
Documents the historical formation and cultural foundations of the movement to conserve and protect America's natural heritage.
1,627 Listings - DR (3/10)1,627 Listings - DR (3/10) The Cosmic Elk - http://homepage.ntlworld.com/heather.hobden1/
Articles, and books on science, history and the history of science, including the history of astronomy, Tudor history and the history of Siberia.
6 Listings - DR (3/10)6 Listings - DR (3/10) A Science and Technology Odyssey - http://www.science-ebooks.com/timeline
Timeline of the history of science and technology from 20,000 BC to 1800.
On Target - DR (3/10)On Target - DR (3/10) Birr Castle Demesne - http://www.birrcastle.com/
A science museum in Ireland devoted to the astronomical, engineering botantical and photographical work of the Parsons family.
9 Listings - DR (2/10)9 Listings - DR (2/10) Darwin-L Archives on the Historical Sciences - http://rjohara.net/darwin/
Archives of messages and supporting materials from this professional discussion group on the history and theory of the historical sciences.
409 Listings - DR (2/10)409 Listings - DR (2/10) Resources in the History of Science and Technology - http://www.library.ualberta.ca/subject/historyscience/guide/index.cfm
A directory of online and print resources from the University of Alberta library.
On Target - DR (2/10)On Target - DR (2/10) Today in Science History - http://www.todayinsci.com/
Memorializes births and deaths of famous and not so famous scientists of the past, and other events in science history. Searchable.
291 Listings - DR (2/10)291 Listings - DR (2/10) Australian Science Archives Project - ASAPWeb - http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/
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.
22 Listings - DR (1/10)22 Listings - DR (1/10) Ptolemy's map - http://www.empereur.com/ptolemy.html
A small description of Ptolemy's famous map.
On Target - DR (0/10)On Target - DR (0/10) Technology and Culture - http://etc.technologyandculture.net/
A quarterly scholarly journal dedicated to the historical study of technology in its relationships with society and culture. Index and current issue table of contents.
On Target - DR (0/10)On Target - DR (0/10) Internet for History and Philosophy of Science - http://www.humbul.ac.uk/vts/hps/
A free "teach yourself" tutorial on Internet information skills for historians and philosophers of science.
116 Listings - DR (0/10)116 Listings - DR (0/10) International Union of History and Philosophy of Science - Division of History of Science - http://ppp.unipv.it/dhs
Information on the organization, together with a links page and listings of upcoming conferences.
On Target - DR (0/10)On Target - DR (0/10) Ancient Greece: Science and Technology - http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Greeks.htm
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.
440 Listings - DR (0/10)440 Listings - DR (0/10) University of Massachusetts Amherst: Social and Demographic Research Institue (SADRI) - http://www.umass.edu/sadri/ssh-journal/
Publishes the journal Social Science History, which reports its interdisciplinary research findings. Includes related association links.

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