Birr Castle Demesne
www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/epact/
History of Phrenology
on the Web
History of Science and Ethics Internet Resources
Essay outlining developments in the study
of physics and chemistry in India.
Internet History of Science Sourcebook
micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer
/museum/index.html
Reviews, by Danny Yee, of a range of books on the history of science, mostly popular
titles.
The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920
web.clas.ufl.edu/users/rhatch/pages/03-Sci
-Rev/SCI-REV-Home/
Victorian Science
ptolemy alchemical
Presents the people and the discoveries of 20th century science and
technology in a variety of accessible, and interactive Web features.S.
Darwin-L Archives on the Historical
Sciences
ECHO: Exploring and Collecting History Online
History of Optics
Timeline of optical discoveries
and theories, from Euclid to the laser. Contains essays, related images, a large bibliography, and digitized
books.Book reviews from The Bactra Review.
Scientific Societies in the Second Golden Age of Dutch Science
, 1850-1914
Science in the 19th century.
birr workmen
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. Based
on the PBS television series.
www.geocities.com/anyonevague/essays/
www.hss.cmu.edu/departments/history
/ssh-journal/
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.
www.pbs.org/faithandreason/intro/histo-body.html
observe.arc.nasa.gov/nasa/exhibits
/history/history_0.html
india_resource.tripod.com/physics.htm
Philosophy, Science and Technology in India
india_resource.tripod.com/indianhistory.html
Resources in the History of Science and Technology
homepage
.mac.com/ilja/old/Societies1.html
www.cosmicelk.co.uk/
jordanus alchemical
19th Century Scientific American
Complete text of
the 1896 classic by Andrew Dickson White.
Alchemy Web and Virtual Library
Calendars Through the Ages
Commentary
on the Effects of Electricity on Muscular Motion
Green Lion Press
From the UC Berkeley Museum of Paleontology
.Links to documents and Web resources pertaining to the history of science including original texts from
great scientific thinkers.
libraries.luc.edu/about/exhibits/jesuits/
An international catalogue of mediaeval
scientific manuscripts.Virtual museum of microscopes, ranging from the earliest 16th century European
instruments to modern microscopes from around the world.
www.victorianweb.org/science/sciov.html
nieuwland prizewinners
History
and FAQs of various calendars, including Julian, Gregorian, Jewish, Islamic, Chinese, and Mayan. Includes
a directory of history of science and technology websites.
History of Evolutionary Thought
History of
Remote Sensing
Jordanus
www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/
Nobel e-Museum
Science and Engineering Indicators
www.scienceandyou
.org/
The History and Philosophy of Science, Technology and Medicine
ptolemy alchemical
webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/
rjohara
.net/darwin/
echo.gmu.edu/center.php
BBC Radio 4 series in which Sir Melvyn Bragg discusses a topic in
the history of ideas with a trio of experts.
National Cataloguing Unit for the Archives of Contemporary
Scientists
www.bath.ac.uk/Centres/NCUACS/home.htm
History of rational philosophy, scientific method, epistomology
and technology in ancient India.Articles, and books on science, history and the history of science,
including the history of astronomy, Tudor history and the history of Siberia.
workmen profoundly
4000 Years of Women in
Science
www.bbc.co.uk/history/discovery/revolutions/jardineih_01.shtml
History of Russian Science
Lists
some of the early atomic theories, as well as insights gathered in the fields of astronomy, optics,
sound, and other branches of physics.
International Commission on History of Meteorology
scistud.umkc
.edu/hopos/
International Union of History and Philosophy of Science - Division of History of Science
Internet for History and Philosophy of Science
www.cyberistan.org/islamic/index.htm#scit
www.nsf.gov/statistics
/seind04/pdf/volume1.pdf
profoundly phrenology
Women`s contributions to Science, from Antiquity to the Nineteenth Century.
Includes related association links.
Echo Science and Technology Virtual Center
www.lib.lsu.edu/sci/chem
/internet/history.html
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.
galileo.imss.firenze.it/
www.colby.edu/ichm
/
ppp.unipv.it/dhs
Jesuits and the Sciences: 1540-1995
Library calalog, image library, and numerous virtual
exhibits available online. Features online exhibits, education, and historical resources. Overview plus
much specific information on themes, disciplines, and individuals.
Women in Science and Medicine
ptolemy jordanus
Comprehensive
library of imagery, symbols, music, alchemical texts and commentary.
www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Greeks.htm
Learn about the scientists of ancient Greece, what they have contributed to science, and information
about their background.Twentieth century scientists write about their discoveries and about the value
of science.Annotated catalogue of history of science, technology, and medicine resources.
pages.britishlibrary
.net/phrenology/
home.earthlink.net/~claelliott/
Islamic Alchemy in the Context of Islamic Science
Focus
on chemistry, botany and medicine with overviews in other areas.Foster documentation, preservation,
and interpretation of the history of the National Institutes of Health.
www.giant.net.au/users/rupert
/kythera/kythera.htm
phrenology demesne
History from Benjamin Franklin to the present.
Ancient Greece: Science and Technology
Ancient Greek Science
Goethe, Humboldt) and drawings (e.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.
www.h-net.msu.edu/~child/
ptolemy kellner
U.Lisa Jardine investigates
the origins of the commitment to science as the firm basis for Britain`s success in commerce and industry
.Links to museums, historical instruments galleries, electronic publications, papers, e-mail groups and
books
Information on the organization, together with a links page and listings of upcoming conferences
.Primary sourcebook intended to serve the needs of teachers and students in college survey courses in
modern European history and American history.
Muslim Scientists, Mathematicians and Astronomers Before
European Renaissance, 700-1500 C.E.
Gives biographies of scientists and describes their contributions
and influence on European thought and discoveries.
Science Timeline
Memorializes births and deaths of
famous and not so famous scientists of the past, and other events in science history.
circumference kellner
(From PBS.
members
.aol.com/WSRNet/D1/hist.htm
History of Science
Bibliographies of reference and other works, including original
sources, and an indexed chronology of American science 1790-1910.
nobelprize.org/
www.antique-microscopes
.com/kellner/kellner1.html
www.brannan.co.uk/thermometers/invention.html
www.worldbook.com/wc/popup?path=features
/wscimed&page=html/intro.htm&direct=yes
vague profoundly
g Ferdinand Lucas Bauer).D.Lecture notes from Jose Wudka
of the University of California, Riverside.Independent book publisher specializing in history of mathematics
and history of science.
In Our Time: Science Archive
The museum and web site are particularly rich resources
for the life and work of Galileo.
The Antikythera Mechanism
vague ilja
www.history.rochester.edu/Scientific_American
/
A science museum in Ireland devoted to the astronomical, engineering botantical and photographical
work of the Parsons family.Facsimile of Galvani`s original and an English translation.History of Childhood
and Youth
Institute and Museum of History of Science - Florence, Italy
Biographies and Nobel Lectures
of the prizewinners, from the Nobel Foundation.From the doctoral dissertation of Ilja Nieuwland.
1540 wudka
www
.science-ebooks.com/timeline
www.birrcastle.com/
Britain and the Rise of Science
Phrenology, though now
generally discredited, was an important historical precursor of later developments in psychology and
neuroscience.Sodium chloride in history, with many links to further relevant material.Information about
the commission and about meetings discussion the history of meteorology.Promote serious, scholarly research
on the history of the philosophy of science.
history.nih.gov/
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.
Science and You
By 1851 he employed twelve workmen and was producing his first microscopes
.
galileo.imss.firenze.it/~tsettle/index.html
vague hallmarks
A Science and Technology Odyssey
A Science Odyssey
Worldwide
time change dates. Not historical in intent, but contains many useful historical sources.
Australian
Science Archives Project - ASAPWeb
Epact: Scientific Instruments of Medieval and Renaissance Europe
Online
database of medieval and renaissance scientific instruments made before 1600 A. held at four European
museums. Page includes definitions and examples of early uses of scientific method, large numbers,
early cosmology, Newtonioan laws, electricity, magnetism, waves versus pariticles, and light.Virtual
guide which includes article archives, bibliography, journals, institutiona and news.
History of Salt
From the Salt Institute. Includes news and events.
www.levity.com/alchemy/islam.html
An ancient Greek
geared mechanism, apparently a device for astronomical calculation.
vague phrenology
www.nhm-wien.ac.at/NHM/Archiv/english2
.html
Astronomy, years, months, and days of the week.
echo.gmu.edu/
www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/inourtime
/inourtime_science.shtml
www.fordham.edu/halsall/science/sciencesbook.html
popularizing hallmarks
Timeline of the history of science
and technology from 20,000 BC to 1800.
Anyone Vague Science Essays
Reports research findings of the organization
that crosses time and location for comparisons.
Faith and Reason.
History of Science and Technology
dannyreviews
.com/s/history_of_science.html
www.sciencetimeline.net/
epact thermometer
A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology
in Christendom
About Daylight Saving Time
law and practice. Some mathematicians included are Thales
, Pythagoras, Euclid, Archimedes, and Appolonius.
www.angelfire.com/ca5/ancientgreecescience/
From the
BBC.
webexhibits.org/calendars/
Archives of messages and supporting materials from this professional discussion
group on the history and theory of the historical sciences.
www.ownyourself.com/scihist.nsf/date
History
of the Physical Sciences in India
www.humbul.ac.uk/vts/hps/
www.empereur.com/ptolemy.html
Reviews of History
of Science books
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.
Some Early
Microscopes from the Optical Institute in Wetzlar
Carl Kellner founded what was named the Optical Institute
in Wetzlar Germany in 1849.Study guide which includes timelines, biographies, glossaries, diagrams
, bibliographies, and original research.
workmen ptolemy
Carnegie Mellon University: Social Science History
A timeline
with information on major contributors to biology, geology, and paleontology from Aristotle up to the
20th century.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.
www.saltinstitute.org/38.html
Also
provides a list of popularizing books on the subject.
www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook09.html
A small
description of Ptolemy`s famous map.Long list of internet resources in the field of the history of science
.
profoundly epact
g.
www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/evothought.html
www.santafe.edu/~shalizi/reviews/subjects/history-of
-science.html
Office of NIH History
www.library.ualberta.ca/subject/historyscience/guide/index.cfm
memory
.loc.gov/ammem/amrvhtml/conshome.html
The Scientific Revolution
demesne nieuwland
human-nature.com/reason/white/contents
.html
Some topical concepts covered are astronomical discoveries, prime numbers, evolution of the species
, and measuring the circumference of the earth.
Archive for history of science of the Natural History
Museum, Vienna
www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/
phyun5.ucr.edu/~wudka/Physics7/Notes_www/node2.html
www.greenlion
.com/
Includes information on ordering, books available, and how to contact them.
H-Net Child
History
of Science in the United States
An exhibit of rare scientific works from the Cudahy Collection of Jesuitica
.A directory of online and print resources from the University of Alberta library.
Today in Science History
www.todayinsci.com/
Searchable.Some brief biographies, and interactive quizzes on female scientists.
1540 photographical
www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/
www.levity.com/alchemy/index.html
Information about the archive`s collections of
letters (e. Includes scientist biographies.)
From Antiquity to Einstein
Internet Modern History Sourcebook:
Scientific Revolution
A free "teach yourself" tutorial on Internet information skills for historians
and philosophers of science.
Museum of Microscopy
Documents the historical formation and cultural foundations
of the movement to conserve and protect America`s natural heritage.
Who invented the thermometer?
Timeline
showing the development of the thermometer from Galileo to Kelvin.
kellner nieuwland
www.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/4000WS.html
web.mit.edu/slava/guide/
jordanus.ign.uni-muenchen.de/cgi-bin/iccmsm?seite=home&sprache=en
Museum of
the History of Science, University of Oxford
Historical review of the Muslim contribution to humanity
and Islamic Civilization.
Ptolemy`s map
demesne circumference
Discusses early inventions, such as calculating devices, machines
using gears, steam engines, war technology, and town planning.
www.bo.infn.it/galvani/de-vir-eng.html
On the historical interactions of science and religion. This page indexes the discussions on science
, both historical and contemporary, for online listening.
International Society for the History of Philosophy
of Science - HOPOS
Catalogue of archives of the papers of contemporary British scientists.Several articles
, mostly on history and philosophy of science, aimed at a lay audience.
The Cosmic Elk
ilja vague