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Nobel e-Museum - http://nobelprize.org/
Biographies and Nobel Lectures of the prizewinners, from the Nobel Foundation. |
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Internet History of Science Sourcebook - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/science/sciencesbook.html
Links to documents and Web resources pertaining to the history of science including original texts from great scientific thinkers. |
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Calendars Through the Ages - http://webexhibits.org/calendars/
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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Daylight Saving Time - http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/
History from Benjamin Franklin to the present. U.S. law and practice. Worldwide time change dates. |
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Museum of the History of Science, University of Oxford - http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/
Library calalog, image library, and numerous virtual exhibits available online. |
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Office of NIH History - http://history.nih.gov/
Foster documentation, preservation, and interpretation of the history of the National Institutes of Health. Features online exhibits, education, and historical resources. |
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The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920 - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amrvhtml/conshome.html
Documents the historical formation and cultural foundations of the movement to conserve and protect America's natural heritage. |
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A Science Odyssey - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/
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. |
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Echo Science and Technology Virtual Center - http://echo.gmu.edu/
Annotated catalogue of history of science, technology, and medicine resources. |
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Museum of Microscopy - http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/museum/index.html
Virtual museum of microscopes, ranging from the earliest 16th century European instruments to modern microscopes from around the world. |
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Victorian Science - http://www.victorianweb.org/science/sciov.html
Science in the 19th century. Overview plus much specific information on themes, disciplines, and individuals. |
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Birr Castle Demesne - http://www.birrcastle.com/
A science museum in Ireland devoted to the astronomical, engineering botantical and photographical work of the Parsons family. |
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Australian Science Archives Project - ASAPWeb - http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/
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. Includes scientist biographies. |
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History of Optics - http://members.aol.com/WSRNet/D1/hist.htm
Timeline of optical discoveries and theories, from Euclid to the laser. |
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History of Science and Ethics Internet Resources - http://www.lib.lsu.edu/sci/chem/internet/history.html
Links to museums, historical instruments galleries, electronic publications, papers, e-mail groups and books |
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Events in Science, Mathematics and Technology - http://www.astro.psu.edu/users/niel/scales/sh-30.pdf
Neil Brandt's timeline covers historic highlights from classical mechanics, electromagnetism, quantum mechanics, astronomy, cosmology, mathematics, and technology. |
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Reviews of History of Science books - http://dannyreviews.com/s/history_of_science.html
Reviews, by Danny Yee, of a range of books on the history of science, mostly popular titles. |
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Who Invented the Thermometer? - http://www.brannan.co.uk/thermometers/invention.html
Timeline showing the development of the thermometer from Galileo to Kelvin. |
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International Commission on History of Meteorology - http://www.colby.edu/ichm/
Information about the commission and about meetings discussion the history of meteorology. |
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Science and Engineering Indicators - http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind04/pdf/volume1.pdf
Report by the National Science Board and National Science Foundation on U.S. science and technology, including education and research and development, from World War II to the end of the 20th century. |
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From Antiquity to Einstein - http://phyun5.ucr.edu/~wudka/Physics7/Notes_www/node2.html
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. |
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History of Salt - http://www.saltinstitute.org/38.html
Sodium chloride in history, with many links to further relevant material. From the Salt Institute. |
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Darwin-L Archives on the Historical Sciences - http://rjohara.net/darwin/
Archives of messages and supporting materials from this professional discussion group on the history and theory of the historical sciences. |
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Green Lion Press - http://www.greenlion.com/
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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Ancient Greece: Science and Technology - http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Greeks.htm
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. |
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Commentary on the Effects of Electricity on Muscular Motion - http://www.bo.infn.it/galvani/de-vir-eng.html
Facsimile of Galvani's original and an English translation. |
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Science and You - http://www.scienceandyou.org/
Several articles, mostly on history and philosophy of science, aimed at a lay audience. |
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Science Timeline - http://www.sciencetimeline.net/
A chronology from the 7th millennium BC to the present day, with brief explanations of events in the history of western natural philosophy and sciences. |
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Muslim Scientists, Mathematicians and Astronomers Before European Renaissance, 700-1500 C.E. - http://www.cyberistan.org/islamic/index.htm#scit
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. |
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19th Century Scientific American - http://www.history.rochester.edu/Scientific_American/index.html
Though very different from today's Scientific American Magazine, the articles of the 19th Century Scientific American is a nice read for students of this period. |
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H-Net Child - http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~child/
History of Childhood and Youth |
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History of Science - http://www.santafe.edu/~shalizi/reviews/subjects/history-of-science.html
Book reviews from The Bactra Review. |
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The Scientific Revolution - http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/rhatch/pages/03-Sci-Rev/SCI-REV-Home/
Study guide which includes timelines, biographies, glossaries, diagrams, bibliographies, and original research. |
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A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom - http://human-nature.com/reason/white/contents.html
Complete text of the 1896 classic by Andrew Dickson White. |
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Ancient Greek Science - http://www.angelfire.com/ca5/ancientgreecescience/
Learn about the scientists of ancient Greece, what they have contributed to science, and information about their background. |
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National Cataloguing Unit for the Archives of Contemporary Scientists - http://www.bath.ac.uk/ncuacs/
Catalogue of archives of the papers of contemporary British scientists. Search alphabetically, chronologically or by discipline. Also, has list of Nobel prize winners. |
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Britain and the Rise of Science - http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/empire_seapower/jardineih_01.shtml
Lisa Jardine investigates the origins of the commitment to science as the firm basis for Britain's success in commerce and industry. From the BBC. |
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History of Remote Sensing - http://observe.arc.nasa.gov/nasa/exhibits/history/history_0.html
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. |
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Philosophy, Science and Technology in India - http://india_resource.tripod.com/indianhistory.html
History of rational philosophy, scientific method, epistomology and technology in ancient India. |
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Today in Science History - http://www.todayinsci.com/
Memorializes births and deaths of famous and not so famous scientists of the past, and other events in science history. Searchable. |
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The Alchemy Web Site - http://www.levity.com/alchemy/index.html
Comprehensive library of imagery, symbols, music, alchemical texts and commentary. Includes course material in practical alchemy, bibliography, and modern day resources. |
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In Our Time: Science Archive - http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/inourtime/inourtime_science.shtml
BBC Radio 4 series in which Sir Melvyn Bragg discusses a topic in the history of ideas with a trio of experts. This page indexes the discussions on science, both historical and contemporary, for online listening. |
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A Science and Technology Odyssey - http://www.science-ebooks.com/timeline
Timeline of the history of science and technology from 20,000 BC to 1800. |
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Islamic Alchemy in the Context of Islamic Science - http://www.levity.com/alchemy/islam.html
Focus on chemistry, botany and medicine with overviews in other areas. |
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History of Science and Technology - http://www.ownyourself.com/scihist.nsf/date
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. |