Covers the development of science within a regional, topical, social or political context. Many scientific discoveries were influenced or hindered by the political and cultural climate of the times.
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/
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/
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 scie http://echo.gmu.edu/
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/phrenology/
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
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/
A science museum in Ireland devoted to the astronomical, engineering botantical and photographical work of the Parsons family. http://www.birrcastle.com/
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/
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/evothought.html
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/
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
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/
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/
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/
Bibliographies of reference and other works, including original sources, and an indexed chronology of American science 1790-1910. http://home.earthlink.net/~claelliott/
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
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
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
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 http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Greeks.htm
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
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
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/
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 http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/inourtime/inourtime_science.shtml
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
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 lig http://phyun5.ucr.edu/~wudka/Physics7/Notes_www/node2.html
