- 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.
- 19th Century Scientific American - http://www.history.rochester.edu/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.
- 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.
- HOPOS - http://scistud.umkc.edu/hopos/
Web site of The History of the Philosophy of Science Working Group.
- History of Russian Science - http://web.mit.edu/slava/guide/
WWW Virtual Guide to the History of Russian and Soviet Science and Technology
- 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.
- Profiles in Science - http://profiles.NLM.nih.gov/
Biographical information and archival collections of several prominent twentieth-century American biomedical scientists.
- Sixty Centuries of Copper - http://60centuries.copper.org/
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.
- ECHO: Exploring and Collecting History Online - http://echo.gmu.edu/
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.
- History of Phrenology on the Web - http://pages.britishlibrary.net/phrenology/
Phrenology, though now generally discredited, was an important historical precursor of later developments in psychology and neuroscience. Contains essays, related images, a large bibliography, and digitized books.
- The Scientific Revolution - http://mars.acnet.wnec.edu/~grempel/courses/wc2/lectures/scientificrev.html
Discusses the early development of scientific thought and method from 1543 and Copernicus' heliocentric view of the solar system to Isaac Newton's acceptance of a universal gravitational force.
- History of Salt - http://www.saltinstitute.org/38.html
Sodium chloride in history, with many links to further relevant material. From the Salt Institute.
- H-Net Child - http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~child/
History of Childhood and Youth
- 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.
- Isaac Newton Links - http://www.newton.cam.ac.uk/newton.html
From The Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences.
- History of Optics - http://members.aol.com/WSRNet/D1/hist.htm
Timeline of optical discoveries and theories, from Euclid to the laser.
- The Antikythera Mechanism - http://www.giant.net.au/users/rupert/kythera/kythera.htm
An ancient greek geared mechanism, apparently a device for astronomical calculation.
- Bright Sparcs - http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/
A biographical, bibliographical and archival database of more than 3,000 Australian scientists with links to related articles and images.
- Faith and Reason. - http://www.pbs.org/faithandreason/intro/histo-body.html
On the historical interactions of science and religion. (From PBS.)
- About Daylight Saving Time - http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/
History from Benjamin Franklin to the present. U.S. law and practice. Worldwide time change dates.
- 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.
- The Scientific Revolution HomePage - http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/rhatch/pages/03-Sci-Rev/SCI-REV-Home/index.htm
Study Guide, Timelines, Biographies, Glossaries, Diagrams, Flash Movies, Searchable Catalogue of Sci-Rev Community, Bibliographies, Links, Original Research.
- Science Timeline - http://www.sciencetimeline.net/
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.
- SJSU Virtual Museum - http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/Museum/aamenu.html
Biographies from the history of mathematics, science, and technology.
- Women in Science and Medicine - http://www2.worldbook.com/features/features.asp?feature=wscimed&page=html/intro.htm&direct=no
Some brief biographies, and interactive quizzes on female scientists.
- 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.
- 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.
- Museum of Microscopy - http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/museum/index.html
A virtual museum of microscopes, ranging from the earliest 16th century European instruments to modern microscopes from around the world.
- History of Remote Sensing - http://observe.arc.nasa.gov/nasa/exhibits/history/history_0.html
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.
- Mayan Math - http://www.crystalinks.com/may.html
An exposition of Mayan calendar glyphs.
- History of Science - http://www.santafe.edu/~shalizi/reviews/subjects/history-of-science.html
Book reviews from The Bactra Review.
- Ptolemy's map - http://www.empereur.com/ptolemy.html
A small description of Ptolemy's famous map.
- Jordanus - http://jordanus.ign.uni-muenchen.de/cgi-bin/iccmsm?seite=home&sprache=en
An international catalogue of mediaeval scientific manuscripts.
- 4000 Years of Women in Science - http://www.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/4000WS.html
Women's contributions to Science, from Antiquity to the Nineteenth Century.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 'Lost Discoveries': The Non-Western Roots of Science - http://nytimes.com/2002/12/01/books/review/01HALLLT.html
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.]
- Darwin-L Archives on the Historical Sciences - http://rjohara.net/darwin/
Archives of messages and supporting materials from Darwin-L, a professional discussion group on the history and theory of the historical sciences.
- 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.
- Science and You - http://www.scienceandyou.org/
Several articles, mostly on history and philosophy of science, aimed at a lay audience.
- Natural Magick - http://members.tscnet.com/pages/omard1/jportat2.html
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.
- Anyone Vague Science Essays - http://www.geocities.com/anyonevague/essays/
Twentieth century scientists write about their discoveries and about the value of science.
- 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.
- Muslims in Science - http://www.hostultra.com/%7Emhegazy/muslims_in_science.htm
Biographical sketches of many of the greatest contributors to the development of scientific thought from within the Islamic tradition.
- Who invented the thermometer? - http://www.brannan.co.uk/thermometers/invention.html
Timeline showing the development of the thermometer from Galileo to Kelvin.
- History of the Human Sciences - http://www.sagepub.co.uk/journal.aspx?pid=105577
Quarterly interdisciplinary print journal, with information about its scope, purpose, and manuscript submission guidelines, as well as tables of contents back to 1997.
- Victorian Science - http://www.victorianweb.org/science/sciov.html
Science in the 19th century. Overview plus much specific information on themes, disciplines, and individuals.
- 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.
- The Galileo Project - http://galileo.rice.edu/
An extensive resource on the life, the times, and the work of Galileo Galilei.
- Science and Engineering Indicators: 2000 - http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/seind00/
Report by the National Science Board and National Science Foundation on US science and technology, including education and R&D, from World War II to the end of the 20th century.
- 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.
- In Our Time: Science Archive - http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/inourtime/inourtime_science.shtml
In Our Time is a BBC Radio 4 series in which, in each program, Sir Melvyn Bragg discusses a topic in the history of ideas (in science, philosophy, culture, religion, or general history) with a trio of experts. This page indexes the discussions on science (both historical and contemporary)for online listening.
- Alchemy Web and Virtual Library - http://www.levity.com/alchemy/index.html
Comprehensive library of imagery, symbols, music, alchemical texts and commentary. Not historical in ntent, but contains many useful historical sources.
- Nobel e-Museum - http://nobelprize.org/
Biographies and Nobel Lectures of the prizewinners, from the Nobel Foundation.
- 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.
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