Science
Science Links
- Horus Publications There is a lot of useful material for researchers in the History of Science (both beginners and the more experienced) here, but you will have to dig a bit through the site. From Professor Ronald Tobey of the University of California, Riverside.
- Isaac Newton Links From The Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences.
- 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.
- The Scientific Revolution HomePage Study Guide, Timelines, Biographies, Glossaries, Diagrams, Flash Movies, Searchable Catalogue of Sci-Rev Community, Bibliographies, Links, Original Research.
- SJSU Virtual Museum Biographies from the history of mathematics, science, and technology.
- History of Remote Sensing Gives some hallmarks in thehistory of remote sensing, which, when tied to human history, have profoundly changed the way we view and understand our world.
- Writing On Hands: Memory and Knowledge in Early Modern Europe An exhibition of scientific illustrations concerning the hand in renaissance anatomy, psychology, mathematics, music, rhetoric, religion, palmistry, and alchemy.
- History of the Light Microscope Overview of microscope styles and history.
- Dibner Institute for History of Science and Technology Research center at MIT, sponsors Fellows programs.
- 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.
- History of Salt Sodium chloride in history, with many links to further relevant material. From the Salt Institute.
- History of Optics Timeline of optical discoveries and theories, from Euclid to the laser.
- 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.
- Isaac Newton's Prophecy Book Online Isaac Newton's Biblical commentaries on the books of Revelation and Daniel.
- ECHO: Exploring and Collecting History Online - Science and Technology Project for creating digital histories of recent scientists. Includes a large directory of history of science and technology websites.
- History of Science Society Dedicated to fostering popular interest and scholarly research in the history of science and its social and cultural relations.
- Internet History of Science Sourcebook Links to documents and Web resources pertaining to the history of science including original texts from great scientific thinkers.
- Internet Modern History Sourcebook: Scientific Revolution
- Archive for history of science of the Natural History Museum, Vienna Information about the Archive's collections of Letters (e.g. Goethe, Humboldt) and drawings (e.g Ferdinand Lucas Bauer).
- 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.
- H-Net Child History of Childhood and Youth
- Calendars Through the Ages History and FAQ's of various calendars, including Julian, Gregorian, Jewish, Islamic, Chinese, and Mayan. Astronomy, years, months, and days of the week.
- Virtual Center: Cataloguing, Annotating, and Reviewing Sites on the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine Lots of thoroughly categorized links to material in the field.
- H-GIG History of Science and Mathematics Links A useful resource from the History Department at the University of California, Riverside.
- Epact: Scientific Instruments of Medieval and Renaissance Europe Epact is an online database of medieval and Renaissance scientific instruments made before 1600 A.D.
- History of Science and Ethics Internet Resources Links to museums, historical instruments galleries, electronic publications, papers, e-mail groups and books
- The Antikythera Mechanism An ancient greek geared mechanism, apparently a device for astronomical calculation.
- 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.
- Natural Magick 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.
- This Day In Science Memorializes births and deaths of famous and not so famous scientists of the past, and other events in science history. Searchable.
- Horus Publications Etexts Index. Gives access to online versions of numerous historical writings on science, as well as graphical material. (Part of the main Horus site, but hard to find from the top level.)
- From Antiquity to Einstein Lecture notes from Jose Wudka of the University of California, Riverside.
- Robert Grosseteste's Imagination Symbol. Play Grosseteste Roulette! Lots of links to pages concerned with this important mediæval scientist, although presented in a rather unorthodox manner.
- Science Heritage Center, Cairo University History of science in ancient and islamic Egypt.
- Scientific Societies in the Second Golden Age of Dutch Science, 1850-1914 From the doctoral dissertation of Ilja Nieuwland.
- Selection Of Web And Other Internet Sources And Addresses Long list of internet resources in the field of the history of science.
- Philosophy, Science and Technology in India History of rational philosophy, scientific method, epistomology and technology in ancient India.
- Internet for History and Philosophy of Science A free "teach yourself" tutorial on Internet information skills for historians and philosophers of science.
- Faith and Reason. On the historical interactions of science and religion. (From PBS.)
- Philosophers, Scientists and Theologians - By Miles Hodges Brief biographies of many key figures, from ancient Greece to the late 20th century.
- Bright Sparcs A biographical, bibliographical and archival database of more than 3,000 Australian scientists with links to related articles and images.
- Ancient Greek Science Learn about the scientists of Ancient Greece, what they have contributed to science and a little info. about their background.
- Jesuits and the Sciences: 1540-1995 An exhibit of rare scientific works from the Cudahy Collection of Jesuitica.
- History of Phrenology on the Web This site consists of essays on themes in the history of phrenology, as well as the most comprehensive collection of phrenological images in any one place as well as important digitized books relevant not only to the history of phrenology, but also to the history of evolutionary thought. Largest bibliography of phrenology on the web.
- Birr Castle Demesne A science museum in Ireland devoted to the astronomical, engineering botantical and photographical work of the Parsons family.
- Resources in the History of Science and Technology A directory of online and print resources from the University of Alberta library.
- Reviews of History of Science books Reviews, by Danny Yee, of a range of books on the history of science, mostly popular titles.
- Eric's Treasure Trove of Scientific Biography Biography for a large number of scientists from Eric's good Treasure Trove project.
- The Scientific Revolution The year 1543 may be taken as the beginning of the scientific revolution, for it was then that Copernicus published The Revolution of the Heavenly Bodies and Vesalius, On the Structure of the Human Body. Within a century and a half, man's conception of himself and the universe he inhabited was altered, and the scholastic method of reasoning was replace by new scientific methods.
- 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.
- 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.
- Athanasius Kircher on the Web Links to web-resources concerned with this important Renaissance Jesuit natural philosopher. By Mats Rendel.
- Museum of the History of Science, University of Oxford Library calalog, image library, and numerous virtual exhibits available online.
- A Science and Technology Odyssey A Timeline of the History of Science and Technology from 20,000 BC to 1800.
- Profiles in Science Biographical information and archival collections of several prominent twentieth-century American biomedical scientists.
- History of Russian Science WWW Virtual Guide to the History of Russian and Soviet Science and Technology
- Darwin-L Archives on the Historical Sciences Archives of messages and supporting materials from Darwin-L, a professional discussion group on the history and theory of the historical sciences.
- Center for History of Recent Science Science as it is happening just about now, but studied from a historical prespective.
- Catalog of the Scientific Community in the 16th and 17th Centuries A collection of 631 detailed biographies of scientists. Part of the Galileo project, and compiled by the late Richard S. Westfall. The collection is searchable, but there does not appear to be a contents page.
- Women in Science and Medicine Some brief biographies, and interactive quizzes on female scientists.
- HOPOS Web site of The History of the Philosophy of Science Working Group.
- About Daylight Saving Time History from Benjamin Franklin to the present. U.S. law and practice. Worldwide time change dates.
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