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.]

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's contributions to Science, from Antiquity to the Nineteenth Century.

A Timeline of the History of Science and Technology from 20,000 BC to 1800.

Complete text of the 1896 classic by Andrew Dickson White.

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.

History from Benjamin Franklin to the present. U.S. law and practice. Worldwide time change dates.

Learn about the scientists of Ancient Greece, what they have contributed to science, and information about their background.

Information about the Archive's collections of Letters (e.g. Goethe, Humboldt) and drawings (e.g Ferdinand Lucas Bauer).

A science museum in Ireland devoted to the astronomical, engineering botantical and photographical work of the Parsons family.

A biographical, bibliographical and archival database of more than 3,000 Australian scientists with links to related articles and images.

History and FAQs of various calendars, including Julian, Gregorian, Jewish, Islamic, Chinese, and Mayan. Astronomy, years, months, and days of the week.

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.

Facsimile of Galvani's original and an English translation.

Archives of messages and supporting materials from Darwin-L, a professional discussion group on the history and theory of the historical sciences.

Research center at MIT, sponsors Fellows programs.

Project for creating digital histories of recent scientists. Includes a large directory of history of science and technology websites.

Epact is an online database of medieval and Renaissance scientific instruments made before 1600 A.D.

Biography for a large number of scientists from Eric's good Treasure Trove project.

On the historical interactions of science and religion. (From PBS.)

Lecture notes from Jose Wudka of the University of California, Riverside.

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.

History of Childhood and Youth

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.

Timeline of optical discoveries and theories, from Euclid to the laser.

Phrenology, though now generally discredited, was an important historical precursor of later developments in psychology and neuroscience. This site contains essays on the history of phrenology, a collection of phrenological images, a large bibliograp

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.

WWW Virtual Guide to the History of Russian and Soviet Science and Technology

Sodium chloride in history, with many links to further relevant material. From the Salt Institute.

Book reviews from The Bactra Review.

Links to museums, historical instruments galleries, electronic publications, papers, e-mail groups and books

Bibliographies of reference and other works, including original sources, and an indexed chronology of American science 1790-1910.

Dedicated to fostering interest and scholarly research in the history of science and its social and cultural relations. Site informs about the profession, teaching and research efforts, and society activities.

Overview of microscope styles and history.

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.

Web site of The History of the Philosophy of Science Working Group.

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.

The museum and web site are particularly rich resources for the life and work of Galileo.

Information about the commission and about meetings discussion the history of meteorology.

Information on the organization, together with a links page and listings of upcoming conferences.

A free "teach yourself" tutorial on Internet information skills for historians and philosophers of science.

Links to documents and Web resources pertaining to the history of science including original texts from great scientific thinkers.

From The Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences.

An exhibit of rare scientific works from the Cudahy Collection of Jesuitica.

An international catalogue of mediaeval scientific manuscripts.

Information on the life and work of one of the 20th century's most important chemists.

Located in Berlin, Germany. Gives access to publications and preprints, online primary sources, information about the institute, links, etc.

An exposition of Mayan calendar glyphs.

A virtual museum of microscopes, ranging from the earliest 16th century European instruments to modern microscopes from around the world.

Library calalog, image library, and numerous virtual exhibits available online.

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.

Biographical sketches of many of the greatest contributors to the development of scientific thought from within the Islamic tradition.

Catalogue of archives of the papers of contemporary British scientists.

Biographies and Nobel Lectures of the prizewinners, from the Nobel Foundation.

Brief biographies of many key figures, from ancient Greece to the late 20th century. By Presbyterian minister Miles Hodges.

History of rational philosophy, scientific method, epistomology and technology in ancient India.

Biographical information and archival collections of several prominent twentieth-century American biomedical scientists.

A small description of Ptolemy's famous map.

A directory of online and print resources from the University of Alberta library.

Reviews, by Danny Yee, of a range of books on the history of science, mostly popular titles.

Lots of links to pages concerned with this important mediæval scientist, although presented in a rather unorthodox manner.

Sells lectures on the history of science on audiocassete.

History of science in ancient and islamic Egypt.

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.

From the doctoral dissertation of Ilja Nieuwland.

Long list of internet resources in the field of the history of science.

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.

Biographies from the history of mathematics, science, and technology.

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.

An ancient greek geared mechanism, apparently a device for astronomical calculation.

Documents the historical formation and cultural foundations of the movement to conserve and protect America's natural heritage.

An extensive resource on the life, the times, and the work of Galileo Galilei.

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

Study Guide, Timelines, Biographies, Glossaries, Diagrams, Flash Movies, Searchable Catalogue of Sci-Rev Community, Bibliographies, Links, Original Research.

Memorializes births and deaths of famous and not so famous scientists of the past, and other events in science history. Searchable.

Lots of thoroughly categorized links to material in the field.

Some brief biographies, and interactive quizzes on female scientists.