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	Nobelprize.org URL: http://nobelprize.org/ ODP description: Awards the annual prestigious Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry, peace, medicine, economics, and literature. History, listing of laureates, and articles by invited authors. Page description: Nobelprize.org, Official web site of the Nobel Foundation
	The Alchemy Web Site URL: http://www.levity.com/alchemy/index.html ODP description: Comprehensive library of imagery, symbols, music, alchemical texts and commentary. Includes course material in practical alchemy, bibliography, and modern day resources.
	Echo Science and Technology Virtual Center URL: http://echo.gmu.edu/ ODP description: Annotated catalogue of history of science, technology, and medicine resources. Page title: Echo: A Gateway to Exploring and Collecting the History of Science, Technology, and Industry
	Calendars Through the Ages URL: http://webexhibits.org/calendars/ ODP description: History and FAQs of various calendars, including Julian, Gregorian, Jewish, Islamic, Chinese, and Mayan. Astronomy, years, months, and days of the week. Page title: Calendars through the Ages - Home
	Daylight Saving Time URL: http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/ ODP description: History from Benjamin Franklin to the present. U.S. law and practice. Worldwide time change dates. Page title: About Daylight Saving Time - History, rationale, laws & dates
	Today in Science History URL: http://www.todayinsci.com/ ODP description: Memorializes births and deaths of famous and not so famous scientists of the past, and other events in science history. Searchable. Page title: Today In Science History
	Internet History of Science Sourcebook URL: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/science/sciencesbook.html ODP description: Links to documents and Web resources pertaining to the history of science including original texts from great scientific thinkers.
	Museum of the History of Science, University of Oxford URL: http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/ ODP description: Library catalog, image library, and numerous virtual exhibits available online. Page description: website of the museum of the history of science, oxford
	A Science Odyssey URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/ ODP description: 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.
	Marks in the Evolution of Western Thinking About Nature URL: http://www.sciencetimeline.net/ ODP description: A chronology from the 7th millennium BC to the present day, with brief explanations of events in the history of Western natural philosophy and science. Page title: Science Timeline Page description: History of science timeline for biology, chemistry, physics, geology, mathematics, and philosophy of science. This includes evolution, biochemistry, molecular biology, immunology, paleontology, neurology, psychology, cognition, astronomy, astrophysics, logic, computer simulation, linguistics, etc.
	In Our Time: Science Archive URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/inourtime/inourtime_science.shtml ODP description: 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. Page title: BBC - Radio 4 In Our Time - Science Archive Page description: The big ideas which form the intellectual agenda of our age are illuminated by some of the best minds. Melvyn Bragg and three guests investigate the history of ideas and debate their application in modern life.
	Epact: Scientific Instruments of Medieval and Renaissance Europe URL: http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/epact/ ODP description: Online database of medieval and Renaissance scientific instruments made before 1600 A.D. held at four European museums.
	Ancient Greece: Science and Technology URL: http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Greeks.htm ODP description: 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. Page title: Ancient Greek Science and Technology
	The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920 URL: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amrvhtml/conshome.html ODP description: Documents the historical formation and cultural foundations of the movement to conserve and protect America's natural heritage. Page description: The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850 - 1920, collection contains a multiformat collection of photographs, printed works (including government documents) and manuscripts documenting the Conservation movement in the United States. Features an album of paintings, photographs, and scientific and literary works produced by the Harriman Alaska Expedition in 1899.
	Institute and Museum of History of Science - Florence, Italy URL: http://galileo.imss.firenze.it/ ODP description: The museum and web site are particularly rich resources for the life and work of Galileo. Page title: Institute and Museum of the History of Science - Florence, Italy
	The Scientific Revolution URL: http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/rhatch/pages/03-Sci-Rev/SCI-REV-Home/ ODP description: Study guide which includes timelines, biographies, glossaries, diagrams, bibliographies, and original research. Page title: The Scientific Revolution - Dr Robert A. Hatch - Scientific Revolution Intro - Overview - Timelines - Biography - Scientific Revolution Resources - early modern science - research & resources
	History of Evolutionary Thought URL: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/evothought.html ODP description: 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. Page title: UCMP: A History of Evolutionary Thought
	Museum of Microscopy URL: http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/museum/index.html ODP description: Virtual museum of microscopes, ranging from the earliest 16th century European instruments to modern microscopes from around the world. Page title: Molecular Expressions Microscopy Primer: Museum of Microscopy Page description: Welcome to the Molecular Expressions Museum of Microscopy. This site contains a museum of classical microscopes ranging from the first European microscopes built in the sixteenth century to modern microscopes from around the world.
	Office of NIH History URL: http://history.nih.gov/ ODP description: Foster documentation, preservation, and interpretation of the history of the National Institutes of Health. Features online exhibits, education, and historical resources.
	19th Century Scientific American URL: http://www.history.rochester.edu/Scientific_American/index.html ODP description: 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. Page title: Electronic Historical Publications - Home Page