- 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.
- About
Daylight Saving Time - History from Benjamin Franklin
to the present. U.S. law and practice. Worldwide time change
dates.
- Ancient
Greek Science - Learn about the scientists of Ancient
Greece, what they have contributed to science and a little
info. about their background.
- The
Antikythera Mechanism - An ancient greek geared mechanism,
apparently a device for astronomical calculation.
- 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).
- Athanasius
Kircher on the Web - Links to web-resources concerned
with this important Renaissance Jesuit natural philosopher.
By Mats Rendel.
- Biochemistry History
- Short biographies of Biochemists Marshall Nirenberg, who
cracked the genetic code, and Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins,
discoverer of vitamins
- 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 FAQ's of various calendars,
including Julian, Gregorian, Jewish, Islamic, Chinese, and
Mayan. Astronomy, years, months, and days of the week.
- 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.
- Center
for History of Recent Science - Science as it is happening
just about now, but studied from a historical prespective.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Fabre,
Jean-Henri Casimir ( 1823 - 1915 ) - The life and work
of this entomologist. E-Tetxs and Gallery.
- 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.
- H-GIG
History of Science and Mathematics Links - A useful
resource from the History Department at the University of
California, Riverside.
- History
of Optics - Timeline of optical discoveries and theories,
from Euclid to the laser.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 and Ethics Internet Resources - Links to
museums, historical instruments galleries, electronic publications,
papers, e-mail groups and books
- History
of Science Society - Dedicated to fostering popular
interest and scholarly research in the history of science
and its social and cultural relations.
- History
of the Light Microscope - Overview of microscope styles
and history.
- H-Net
Child - History of Childhood and Youth
- HOPOS
- Web site of The History of the Philosophy of Science Working
Group.
- 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.)
- The
Huxley File - The works of Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895):
physiologist, anatomist, anthropologist, agnostic, educator,
and Darwin's bulldog.
- 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.
- Institute
of Urban History - Works with urban, municipal and local
history.
- 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
- Isaac
Newton Links - From The Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical
Sciences.
- Jesuits
and the Sciences: 1540-1995 - An exhibit of rare scientific
works from the Cudahy Collection of Jesuitica.
- Joseph
Dalton Hooker - A leading nineteenth century botanist,
and close friend of Charles Darwin.
- Museum
of the History of Science, University of Oxford
- 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.
- Philosophers,
Scientists and Theologians - By Miles Hodges - Brief
biographies of many key figures, from ancient Greece to
the late 20th century.
- Philosophy,
Science and Technology in India - History of rational
philosophy, scientific method, epistomology and technology
in ancient India.
- 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.
- 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.
- Robert
Hooke - Site devoted to the life and work of Robert
Hooke, one of the leading scientists of 17th century England,
and first Curator of Experiments at the Royal Society.
- A
Science and Technology Odyssey - A Timeline of the History
of Science and Technology from 20,000 BC to 1800.
- Science Heritage
Center, Cairo University - History of science in ancient
and islamic Egypt.
- A
Science Odyssey - A Science Odyssey presents the people
and the discoveries of twentieth century science and technology
in a variety of accessible, entertaining, and interactive
Web features.
- 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.
- 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
Scientific Revolution HomePage - Study Guide, Timelines,
Biographies, Glossaries, Diagrams, Flash Movies, Searchable
Catalogue of Sci-Rev Community, Bibliographies, Links, Original
Research.
- 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.
- 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.
- Technology
- Technology chronology.
- 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.
- Women
in Science and Medicine - Some brief biographies, and
interactive quizzes on female scientists.
- 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.
- WWW
Virtual Library: History of Science, Technology & Medicine
- Lots of thoroughly categorized links to material in the
field.
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