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Study Guide, Timelines, Biographies, Glossaries, Diagrams, Flash Movies, Searchable Catalogue of Sci-Rev Community, Bibliographies, Links, Original Research.
http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/rh...h/pages/03-Sci-Rev/SCI-REV-Home/

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

Study Guide, Timelines, Biographies, Glossaries, Diagrams, Flash Movies, Searchable Catalogue of Sci-Rev Community, Bibliographies, Links, Original Research.
http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/rh...3-Sci-Rev/SCI-REV-Home/index.htm

Focus on chemistry, botany and medicine with overviews in other areas.
http://www.levity.com/alchemy/islam.html

A virtual museum of microscopes, ranging from the earliest 16th century European instruments to modern microscopes from around the world.
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Molecular Expressions Microscopy Primer: Museum of Microscopy  Microscopy Primer Light and Color Microscope Basics Special Techniques Digital Imaging Confocal Microscopy Photomicrography Microscopy Museum Virtual Microscopy Fluorescence Web Resources License Info Image Use Custom Photos Partners Site Info...
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/museum/index.html

An exhibit of rare scientific works from the Cudahy Collection of Jesuitica.
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Jesuits in the Sciences 1540 1995  An exhibit of rare scientific works from the Cudahy Collection of Jesuitica Introduction: Jesuits and the Sciences 1540-1619 1620-1659 1660-1719 1720-1773 1814-1900 1901-1995 Bibliography Index Jesuits and the Sciences: 1540-1995...
http://libraries.luc.edu/about/exhibits/jesuits/

Timeline of optical discoveries and theories, from Euclid to the laser.
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History of Optics  Optica he noted that light travels in straight lines and described the law of reflection. He believed that vision involves rays going from the eyes to the object seen and...
http://members.aol.com/WSRNet/D1/hist.htm

Independent book publisher specializing in history of mathematics and history of science. Includes information on ordering, books available, and how to contact them.
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Green Lion Press home page  Providing access to the original source texts in the history of science and history of mathematics. We welcome your comments, suggestions, and queries. Contact us. Last Updated 3 September 2005...
http://www.greenlion.com/

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.
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UCMP: A History of Evolutionary Thought  Unlike theories of physics, biological theories (especially evolution) have been argued long and hard in socio-political arenas. The history of thought about evolution in general and paleontological contributions specifically are...
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/evothought.html

History and FAQs of various calendars, including Julian, Gregorian, Jewish, Islamic, Chinese, and Mayan. Astronomy, years, months, and days of the week.
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Calendars through the Ages Home  Lookfor: webexhibits.org/calendarsSuggested booksCredits feedback...
http://webexhibits.org/calendars/

Comprehensive library of imagery, symbols, music, alchemical texts and commentary. Not historical in ntent, but contains many useful historical sources.
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The Alchemy Web Site  This site is organised by Adam McLean, the well known authority on alchemical texts and symbolism, author and publisher of over 40 books on alchemical and Hermetic ideas. Alchemy is...
http://www.levity.com/alchemy/index.html

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

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/Scientific_American/

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook09.html

Research center at MIT, sponsors Fellows programs.
http://dibinst.mit.edu

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

Long list of internet resources in the field of the history of science.
http://galileo.imss.firenze.it/~tsettle/index.html

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

The museum and web site are particularly rich resources for the life and work of Galileo.
http://galileo.imss.firenze.it/

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

Links to documents and Web resources pertaining to the history of science including original texts from great scientific thinkers.
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/science/sciencesbook.html

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

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/

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/

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

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/kellner/kellner1.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.
http://mars.acnet.wnec.edu/~grem.../wc2/lectures/scientificrev.html

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

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

Reviews, by Danny Yee, of a range of books on the history of science, mostly popular titles.
http://dannyreviews.com/s/history_of_science.html

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

Information about the commission and about meetings discussion the history of meteorology.
http://www.colby.edu/ichm/

Links to museums, historical instruments galleries, electronic publications, papers, e-mail groups and books
http://www.lib.lsu.edu/sci/chem/internet/history.html

Lots of links to pages concerned with this important mediƦval scientist, although presented in a rather unorthodox manner.
http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/nthomas/symbol.htm

An ancient greek geared mechanism, apparently a device for astronomical calculation.
http://www.giant.net.au/users/rupert/kythera/kythera.htm

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/

On the historical interactions of science and religion. (From PBS.)
http://www.pbs.org/faithandreason/intro/histo-body.html

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

Documents the historical formation and cultural foundations of the movement to conserve and protect America's natural heritage.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amrvhtml/conshome.html

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/english2.html

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

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

History of rational philosophy, scientific method, epistomology and technology in ancient India.
http://india_resource.tripod.com/indianhistory.html

Biographies from the history of mathematics, science, and technology.
http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/Museum/aamenu.html

Located in Berlin, Germany. Publications and preprints, online primary sources, information about the institute, and links.
http://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/ENGLHOME.HTM

Some brief biographies, and interactive quizzes on female scientists.
http://www2.worldbook.com/featur...ed&page=html/intro.htm&direct=no

Information on the organization, together with a links page and listings of upcoming conferences.
http://ppp.unipv.it/dhs

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/

Complete text of the 1896 classic by Andrew Dickson White.
http://human-nature.com/reason/white/contents.html

Catalogue of archives of the papers of contemporary British scientists.
http://www.bath.ac.uk/Centres/NCUACS/home.htm

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/exhibits/history/history_0.html

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

Book reviews from The Bactra Review.
http://www.santafe.edu/~shalizi/...subjects/history-of-science.html

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

An international catalogue of mediaeval scientific manuscripts.
http://jordanus.ign.uni-muenchen...bin/iccmsm?seite=home&sprache=en

Brief biographies of many key figures, from ancient Greece to the late 20th century. By Presbyterian minister Miles Hodges.
http://www.newgenevacenter.org/reference/contents.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.
http://india_resource.tripod.com/physics.htm

Information on the life and work of one of the 20th century's most important chemists.
http://www.paulingexhibit.org/exhibit/

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/review/01HALLLT.html

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/

A directory of online and print resources from the University of Alberta library.
http://www.library.ualberta.ca/s...t/historyscience/guide/index.cfm

Bibliographies of reference and other works, including original sources, and an indexed chronology of American science 1790-1910.
http://home.earthlink.net/~claelliott/

From the doctoral dissertation of Ilja Nieuwland.
http://homepage.mac.com/ilja/old/Societies1.html

Facsimile of Galvani's original and an English translation.
http://dibinst.mit.edu/BURNDY/On...inePubs/Galvani/GalvaniIntro.htm

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

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/omard1/jportat2.html

Twentieth century scientists write about their discoveries and about the value of science.
http://www.geocities.com/anyonevague/essays/

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.nsf/date

Biographical sketches of many of the greatest contributors to the development of scientific thought from within the Islamic tradition.
http://www.hostultra.com/%7Emhegazy/muslims_in_science.htm

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

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?pid=105577

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

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

Reports research findings of the organization that crosses time and location for comparisons. Includes related association links.
http://www.hss.cmu.edu/departments/history/ssh-journal/

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/index.htm#scit

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/

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/scales/sh-30.pdf

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/hist...nourtime/inourtime_science.shtml

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/Notes_www/node2.html

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.
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The Galileo Project  This catalog is a collection of 631 detailed biographies on members of the scientific community during the 16th and 17th centuries with vital facts about each individual and their contributions...
http://galileo.rice.edu/lib/catalog.html