Spanish Language School in Mexico - SIP Save
Award Winning 4 week Spanish Immersion Program. Learn Spanish.
LearnSpanishMexico.com (sponsored link)
 

The Galileo Project Save
An extensive resource on the life, the times, and the work of Galileo Galilei.
http://galileo.rice.edu/   

'Lost Discoveries': The Non-Western Roots of Science Save
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.]
http://nytimes.com/2002/12/01/books/r...   

19th Century Scientific American Save
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.
http://www.history.rochester.edu/Scie...   

4000 Years of Women in Science Save
Women''s contributions to Science, from Antiquity to the Nineteenth Century.
http://www.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/4000WS....   

A Science and Technology Odyssey Save
A Timeline of the History of Science and Technology from 20,000 BC to 1800.
http://www.science-ebooks.com/timeline   

A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom Save
Complete text of the 1896 classic by Andrew Dickson White.
http://human-nature.com/reason/white/...   

A Science Odyssey Save
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.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/   

About Daylight Saving Time Save
History from Benjamin Franklin to the present. U.S. law and practice. Worldwide time change dates.
http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/   

Alchemy Web and Virtual Library Save
Comprehensive library of imagery, symbols, music, alchemical texts and commentary. Not historical in ntent, but contains many useful historical sources.
http://www.levity.com/alchemy/index.html   

Ancient Greece: Science and Technology Save
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.
http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Greeks.htm   

Ancient Greek Science Save
Learn about the scientists of Ancient Greece, what they have contributed to science, and information about their background.
http://www.angelfire.com/ca5/ancientg...   

Anyone Vague Science Essays Save
Twentieth century scientists write about their discoveries and about the value of science.
http://www.geocities.com/anyonevague/...   

Archive for history of science of the Natural History Museum, Vienna Save
Information about the Archive''s collections of Letters (e.g. Goethe, Humboldt) and drawings (e.g Ferdinand Lucas Bauer).
http://www.nhm-wien.ac.at/NHM/Archiv/...   

Birr Castle Demesne Save
A science museum in Ireland devoted to the astronomical, engineering botantical and photographical work of the Parsons family.
http://www.birrcastle.com/   

Bright Sparcs Save
A biographical, bibliographical and archival database of more than 3,000 Australian scientists with links to related articles and images.
http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/   

Calendars Through the Ages Save
History and FAQs of various calendars, including Julian, Gregorian, Jewish, Islamic, Chinese, and Mayan. Astronomy, years, months, and days of the week.
http://webexhibits.org/calendars/   

Carnegie Mellon University: Social Science History Save
Reports research findings of the organization that crosses time and location for comparisons. Includes related association links.
http://www.hss.cmu.edu/departments/hi...   

Catalog of the Scientific Community in the 16th and 17th Centuries Save
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.
http://galileo.rice.edu/lib/catalog.html   

Commentary On The Effects of Electricity On Muscular Motion Save
Facsimile of Galvani''s original and an English translation.
http://dibinst.mit.edu/BURNDY/OnlineP...   

Darwin-L Archives on the Historical Sciences Save
Archives of messages and supporting materials from Darwin-L, a professional discussion group on the history and theory of the historical sciences.
http://rjohara.net/darwin/   

Dibner Institute for History of Science and Technology Save
Research center at MIT, sponsors Fellows programs.
http://dibinst.mit.edu   

ECHO: Exploring and Collecting History Online Save
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.
http://echo.gmu.edu/   

Echo Science and Technology Virtual Center Save
Annotated catalogue of history of science, technology, and medicine resources.
http://echo.gmu.edu/center.php   

Epact: Scientific Instruments of Medieval and Renaissance Europe Save
Epact is an online database of medieval and Renaissance scientific instruments made before 1600 A.D.
http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/epact/   

Eric's Treasure Trove of Scientific Biography Save
Biography for a large number of scientists from Eric''s good Treasure Trove project.
http://www.treasure-troves.com/bios/b...   

Events in Science, Mathematics and Technology Save
Neil Brandt''s timeline covers historic highlights from classical mechanics, electromagnetism, quantum mechanics, astronomy, cosmology, mathematics, and technology.
http://www.astro.psu.edu/users/niel/s...   

Faith and Reason. Save
On the historical interactions of science and religion. (From PBS.)
http://www.pbs.org/faithandreason/int...   

From Antiquity to Einstein Save
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.
http://phyun5.ucr.edu/~wudka/Physics7...   

Green Lion Press Save
Independent book publisher specializing in history of mathematics and history of science. Includes information on ordering, books available, and how to contact them.
http://www.greenlion.com/   

H-Net Child Save
History of Childhood and Youth
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~child/   

HOPOS Save
Web site of The History of the Philosophy of Science Working Group.
http://scistud.umkc.edu/hopos/   

History of Evolutionary Thought Save
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.
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/...   

History of Optics Save
Timeline of optical discoveries and theories, from Euclid to the laser.
http://members.aol.com/WSRNet/D1/hist...   

History of Phrenology on the Web Save
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.
http://pages.britishlibrary.net/phren...   

History of Remote Sensing Save
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.
http://observe.arc.nasa.gov/nasa/exhi...   

History of Russian Science Save
WWW Virtual Guide to the History of Russian and Soviet Science and Technology
http://web.mit.edu/slava/guide/   

History of Salt Save
Sodium chloride in history, with many links to further relevant material. From the Salt Institute.
http://www.saltinstitute.org/38.html   

History of Science Save
Book reviews from The Bactra Review.
http://www.santafe.edu/~shalizi/revie...   

History of Science and Ethics Internet Resources Save
Links to museums, historical instruments galleries, electronic publications, papers, e-mail groups and books
http://www.lib.lsu.edu/sci/chem/inter...   

History of Science and Technology Save
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.
http://www.ownyourself.com/scihist.ns...   

History of Science in the United States Save
Bibliographies of reference and other works, including original sources, and an indexed chronology of American science 1790-1910.
http://home.earthlink.net/~claelliott/   

History of the Human Sciences Save
Quarterly interdisciplinary print journal, with information about its scope, purpose, and manuscript submission guidelines, as well as tables of contents back to 1997.
http://www.sagepub.co.uk/journal.aspx...   

History of the Physical Sciences in India Save
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.
http://india_resource.tripod.com/phys...   

In Our Time: Science Archive Save
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.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/i...   

Institute and Museum of History of Science - Florence, Italy Save
The museum and web site are particularly rich resources for the life and work of Galileo.
http://galileo.imss.firenze.it/   

International Commission on History of Meteorology Save
Information about the commission and about meetings discussion the history of meteorology.
http://www.colby.edu/ichm/   

International Union of History and Philosophy of Science - Division of History of Science Save
Information on the organization, together with a links page and listings of upcoming conferences.
http://ppp.unipv.it/dhs   

Internet History of Science Sourcebook Save
Links to documents and Web resources pertaining to the history of science including original texts from great scientific thinkers.
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/scienc...   

Internet Modern History Sourcebook: Scientific Revolution Save

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/mo...   

Internet for History and Philosophy of Science Save
A free "teach yourself" tutorial on Internet information skills for historians and philosophers of science.
http://www.humbul.ac.uk/vts/hps/   

Isaac Newton Links Save
From The Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences.
http://www.newton.cam.ac.uk/newton.html   

Islamic Alchemy in the Context of Islamic Science Save
Focus on chemistry, botany and medicine with overviews in other areas.
http://www.levity.com/alchemy/islam.html   

Jesuits and the Sciences: 1540-1995 Save
An exhibit of rare scientific works from the Cudahy Collection of Jesuitica.
http://libraries.luc.edu/about/exhibi...   

Jordanus Save
An international catalogue of mediaeval scientific manuscripts.
http://jordanus.ign.uni-muenchen.de/c...   

Linus Pauling and the Twentieth Century : Virtual Tour of the Pauling Exhibit Save
Information on the life and work of one of the 20th century''s most important chemists.
http://www.paulingexhibit.org/exhibit/   

Max Planck Institute for the History of Science Save
Located in Berlin, Germany. Publications and preprints, online primary sources, information about the institute, and links.
http://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/ENGLHO...   

Mayan Math Save
An exposition of Mayan calendar glyphs.
http://www.crystalinks.com/may.html   

Museum of Microscopy Save
A virtual museum of microscopes, ranging from the earliest 16th century European instruments to modern microscopes from around the world.
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/mu...   

Museum of the History of Science, University of Oxford Save
Library calalog, image library, and numerous virtual exhibits available online.
http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/   

Muslim Scientists, Mathematicians and Astronomers Before European Renaissance, 700-1500 C.E. Save
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.
http://www.cyberistan.org/islamic/ind...   

Muslims in Science Save
Biographical sketches of many of the greatest contributors to the development of scientific thought from within the Islamic tradition.
http://www.hostultra.com/%7Emhegazy/m...   

National Cataloguing Unit for the Archives of Contemporary Scientists Save
Catalogue of archives of the papers of contemporary British scientists.
http://www.bath.ac.uk/Centres/NCUACS/...   

Natural Magick Save
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.
http://members.tscnet.com/pages/omard...   

Nobel e-Museum Save
Biographies and Nobel Lectures of the prizewinners, from the Nobel Foundation.
http://nobelprize.org/   

People of Ideas (Philosophers, Scientists and Theologians) Save
Brief biographies of many key figures, from ancient Greece to the late 20th century. By Presbyterian minister Miles Hodges.
http://www.newgenevacenter.org/refere...   

Philosophy, Science and Technology in India Save
History of rational philosophy, scientific method, epistomology and technology in ancient India.
http://india_resource.tripod.com/indi...   

Profiles in Science Save
Biographical information and archival collections of several prominent twentieth-century American biomedical scientists.
http://profiles.NLM.nih.gov/   

Ptolemy's map Save
A small description of Ptolemy''s famous map.
http://www.empereur.com/ptolemy.html   

Resources in the History of Science and Technology Save
A directory of online and print resources from the University of Alberta library.
http://www.library.ualberta.ca/subjec...   

Reviews of History of Science books Save
Reviews, by Danny Yee, of a range of books on the history of science, mostly popular titles.
http://dannyreviews.com/s/history_of_...   

Robert Grosseteste's Imagination Symbol. Play Grosseteste Roulette! Save
Lots of links to pages concerned with this important mediæval scientist, although presented in a rather unorthodox manner.
http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/nth...   

SJSU Virtual Museum Save
Biographies from the history of mathematics, science, and technology.
http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/Museum/aame...   

Science Timeline Save
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.
http://www.sciencetimeline.net/   

Science and Engineering Indicators: 2000 Save
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.
http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/seind00/   

Science and You Save
Several articles, mostly on history and philosophy of science, aimed at a lay audience.
http://www.scienceandyou.org/   

Scientific Societies in the Second Golden Age of Dutch Science, 1850-1914 Save
From the doctoral dissertation of Ilja Nieuwland.
http://homepage.mac.com/ilja/old/Soci...   

Selection Of Web And Other Internet Sources And Addresses Save
Long list of internet resources in the field of the history of science.
http://galileo.imss.firenze.it/~tsett...   

Sixty Centuries of Copper Save
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.
http://60centuries.copper.org/   

Some Early Microscopes from the Optical Institute in Wetzlar Save
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.
http://www.bestweb.net/~wissner/kelln...   

The Antikythera Mechanism Save
An ancient greek geared mechanism, apparently a device for astronomical calculation.
http://www.giant.net.au/users/rupert/...   

The Cosmic Elk, science, history and the history of science Save
Webpages, articles, and books on science, history and the history of science, including the history of astronomy, Tudor history and the history of Siberia.
http://www.cosmicelk.co.uk   

The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920 Save
Documents the historical formation and cultural foundations of the movement to conserve and protect America''s natural heritage.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amrvhtml/...   

The Scientific Revolution Save
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.
http://mars.acnet.wnec.edu/~grempel/c...   

The Scientific Revolution HomePage Save
Study Guide, Timelines, Biographies, Glossaries, Diagrams, Flash Movies, Searchable Catalogue of Sci-Rev Community, Bibliographies, Links, Original Research.
http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/rhatch/...   

Today in Science History Save
Memorializes births and deaths of famous and not so famous scientists of the past, and other events in science history. Searchable.
http://www.todayinsci.com/   

Victorian Science Save
Science in the 19th century. Overview plus much specific information on themes, disciplines, and individuals.
http://www.victorianweb.org/science/s...   

Who invented the thermometer? Save
Timeline showing the development of the thermometer from Galileo to Kelvin.
http://www.brannan.co.uk/thermometers...   

Women in Science and Medicine Save
Some brief biographies, and interactive quizzes on female scientists.
http://www2.worldbook.com/features/fe...   

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