| 1. | 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 |
| 3. | 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.
www.history.rochester.edu |
| 7. | HOPOS | | | Web site of The History of the Philosophy of Science Working Group.
scistud.umkc.edu |
| 11. | Profiles in Science | | | Biographical information and archival collections of several prominent twentieth-century American biomedical scientists.
profiles.NLM.nih.gov |
| 12. | 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.
60centuries.copper.org |
| 13. | 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.gmu.edu |
| 14. | 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.
pages.britishlibrary.net |
| 15. | History of Salt | | | Sodium chloride in history, with many links to further relevant material. From the Salt Institute.
www.saltinstitute.org |
| 16. | H-Net Child | | | History of Childhood and Youth
www.h-net.msu.edu |
| 19. | Isaac Newton Links | | | From The Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences.
www.newton.cam.ac.uk |
| 21. | History of Optics | | | Timeline of optical discoveries and theories, from Euclid to the laser.
members.aol.com |
| 24. | The Antikythera Mechanism | | | An ancient greek geared mechanism, apparently a device for astronomical calculation.
www.giant.net.au |
| 25. | Bright Sparcs | | | A biographical, bibliographical and archival database of more than 3,000 Australian scientists with links to related articles and images.
www.asap.unimelb.edu.au |
| 26. | Faith and Reason. | | | On the historical interactions of science and religion. (From PBS.)
www.pbs.org |
| 27. | About Daylight Saving Time | | | History from Benjamin Franklin to the present. U.S. law and practice. Worldwide time change dates.
webexhibits.org |
| 32. | Birr Castle Demesne | | | A science museum in Ireland devoted to the astronomical, engineering botantical and photographical work of the Parsons family.
www.birrcastle.com |
| 33. | The Scientific Revolution HomePage | | | Study Guide, Timelines, Biographies, Glossaries, Diagrams, Flash Movies, Searchable Catalogue of Sci-Rev Community, Bibliographies, Links, Original Research.
web.clas.ufl.edu |
| 35. | 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.
www.sciencetimeline.net |
| 37. | 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 |
| 38. | 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 |
| 39. | Museum of Microscopy | | | A virtual museum of microscopes, ranging from the earliest 16th century European instruments to modern microscopes from around the world.
micro.magnet.fsu.edu |
| 41. | 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 |
| 42. | Ptolemy's map | | | A small description of Ptolemy's famous map.
www.empereur.com |
| 44. | Jordanus | | | An international catalogue of mediaeval scientific manuscripts.
jordanus.ign.uni-muenchen.de |
| 47. | 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 |
| 48. | 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.
www.greenlion.com |
| 50. | 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 |
| 55. | Science and You | | | Several articles, mostly on history and philosophy of science, aimed at a lay audience.
www.scienceandyou.org |
| 56. | Anyone Vague Science Essays | | | Twentieth century scientists write about their discoveries and about the value of science.
www.geocities.com |
| 57. | 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 |
| 58. | Muslims in Science | | | Biographical sketches of many of the greatest contributors to the development of scientific thought from within the Islamic tradition.
www.hostultra.com |
| 61. | 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.
www.sagepub.co.uk |
| 64. | 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.
www.bbc.co.uk |
| 65. | Victorian Science | | | Science in the 19th century. Overview plus much specific information on themes, disciplines, and individuals.
www.victorianweb.org |
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