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The Galileo Project  - An extensive resource on the life, the times, and the work of Galileo Galilei.
'Lost Discoveries': The Non-Western Roots of Science - 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.]
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.
4000 Years of Women in Science - Women's contributions to Science, from Antiquity to the Nineteenth Century.
A Science and Technology Odyssey - A Timeline of the History of Science and Technology from 20,000 BC to 1800.
A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom - Complete text of the 1896 classic by Andrew Dickson White.
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.
About Daylight Saving Time - History from Benjamin Franklin to the present. U.S. law and practice. Worldwide time change dates.
Ancient Greece: Science and Technology - 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.
Ancient Greek Science - Learn about the scientists of Ancient Greece, what they have contributed to science, and information about their background.
Anyone Vague Science Essays - Twentieth century scientists write about their discoveries and about the value of science.
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).
Birr Castle Demesne - A science museum in Ireland devoted to the astronomical, engineering botantical and photographical work of the Parsons family.
Bright Sparcs - A biographical, bibliographical and archival database of more than 3,000 Australian scientists with links to related articles and images.
Calendars Through the Ages - History and FAQs of various calendars, including Julian, Gregorian, Jewish, Islamic, Chinese, and Mayan. Astronomy, years, months, and days of the week.
Carnegie Mellon University: Social Science History - Reports research findings of the organization that crosses time and location for comparisons. Includes related association links.
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.
Commentary On The Effects of Electricity On Muscular Motion - Facsimile of Galvani's original and an English translation.
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.
Dibner Institute for History of Science and Technology - Research center at MIT, sponsors Fellows programs.
Echo Science and Technology Virtual Center - Incorporating the WWW Virtual Library for the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine, established in 1994.
ECHO: Exploring and Collecting History Online - 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.
Epact: Scientific Instruments of Medieval and Renaissance Europe - Epact is an online database of medieval and Renaissance scientific instruments made before 1600 A.D.
Eric's Treasure Trove of Scientific Biography - Biography for a large number of scientists from Eric's good Treasure Trove project.
Events in Science, Mathematics and Technology - Neil Brandt's timeline covers historic highlights from classical mechanics, electromagnetism, quantum mechanics, astronomy, cosmology, mathematics, and technology.
Faith and Reason. - On the historical interactions of science and religion. (From PBS.)
From Antiquity to Einstein - Lecture notes from Jose Wudka of the University of California, Riverside.
Green Lion Press - A small independant book publisher specializing in history of mathematics and history of science. Includes information on ordering, books available, and how to contact them.
H-Net Child - History of Childhood and Youth
History of Evolutionary Thought - 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.
History of Optics - Timeline of optical discoveries and theories, from Euclid to the laser.
History of Phrenology on the Web - 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.
History of Remote Sensing - 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.
History of Russian Science - WWW Virtual Guide to the History of Russian and Soviet Science and Technology
History of Salt - Sodium chloride in history, with many links to further relevant material. From the Salt Institute.
History of Science - Book reviews from The Bactra Review.
History of Science - Resources page by Hugh Blackmer, Science Librarian at Washington & Lee University.
History of Science and Ethics Internet Resources - Links to museums, historical instruments galleries, electronic publications, papers, e-mail groups and books
History of Science and Technology - 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.
History of Science in the United States - Bibliographies of reference and other works, including original sources, and an indexed chronology of American science 1790-1910.
History of the Human Sciences - Quarterly interdisciplinary print journal, with information about its scope, purpose, and manuscript submission guidelines, as well as tables of contents back to 1997.
History of the Physical Sciences in India - 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.
HOPOS - Web site of The History of the Philosophy of Science Working Group.
In Our Time: Science Archive - 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.
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.
International Commission on History of Meteorology - Information about the commission and about meetings discussion the history of meteorology.
International Union of History and Philosophy of Science - Division of History of Science - Information on the organization, together with a links page and listings of upcoming conferences.
Internet for History and Philosophy of Science - A free "teach yourself" tutorial on Internet information skills for historians and philosophers of science.
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
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