The aims of the British Society for the History of Mathematics are to promote research into the history of mathematics and its use at all levels of mathematics education. It does this through meetings, a newsletter and by other means. The BSHM takes in all periods and civilisations, and all aspects of mathematics, both pure and applied. Members come from a broad cross-section of those interested in mathematics, its history and education, and from many countries.
Why do the British and American approaches to machinery differ? A short history of machine tools explains why. No two countries were more responsible for the Industrial Revolution than America and England. In England, during the 18th and 19th centuries there was no shortage of skilled labor. Rather than replacing English workers, their machines made work more precise. Meanwhile, in sparsely populated America, the needs of a new nation required rapid and simple means of production. Machines augmented the scant work force. In England, machines served to make talented artisans better. In America, machines served to make entrepreneurs more productive.
Ever wonder what it was like to be sick on the Ohio frontier or in the farm communities and industrial centers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries? Who were the doctors and how did they treat your illness? What did patients expect? What did Ohio doctors contribute to the medical knowledge that has shaped modern medicine. The answers to these and other questions about an important part of Ohio history can be found in museums and archives in every corner of the state. This Web site tells you where you can find exhibits and research collections on the history of medicine. It also lists public programs on medical history. A SPECIAL FEATURE SECTION focuses on interesting aspects of Ohio medical history. A Bibliography of published sources on the history of medicine in Ohio is also included.
The specific goal of The Society of Civil War Surgeons is to promote, in both members as well as the general public, a deep and abiding appreciation for rich medical heritage of the American Civil War. To accomplish this, The Society will foster fellowship, provide a continuing forum for education and the exchange of information, and provide communications among people who have similar interests. The Society will also serve as a resource for those seeking authoritative information of Civil War medical and surgical practices.
This index page links to material relative to the origin and history of male circumcision. Material is indexed in chronological order of publication.
Early Canadiana Online (ECO) is a digital library providing access to over 1,522,000 pages of Canada's printed heritage. It features works published from the time of the first European settlers up to the early 20th Century.
ECO is produced by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions (CIHM), a nonprofit organization for preserving and providing access to early Canadian publications, first on microfiche and now online.
ECO began in 1997 as a pilot project to create an online digital library. Over three years, 550,000 pages of text were taken from the CIHM's microfiche collection and scanned into digital images. This part of the collection remains free and accessible to the general public.
The second phase of ECO began in 2000 and is scheduled to continue to 2004. During this time, 1,250,000 pages of colonial, federal, and provincial government publications will be scanned and published. This portion of the collection is available to all registered ECO members.
Along the way, a few special projects have also been added to the collection. These include 20,000 pages of text detailing the history of Hudson's Bay Company, and 22,500 pages of Jesuit Relations texts, translated into English by Reuben Thwaites. These collections are also accessible to the general public.
This World Wide Web server is dedicated to providing access to Internet
resources throughout the world which pertain to or focus on
environmental ethics and environmental philosophy
The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame, The Canadian Medical Association and The Canadian Medical Foundation aim to advance the knowledge and appreciation of medical developments in Canada by commemorating those who have made significant contributions.
The Canadian Medical Association and The Canadian Medical Foundation are proud to be associated with the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame in the pursuit of these shared goals.
This is a pilot site for the electronic edition of the correspondence of Linnaeus now being prepared under the aegis of the Swedish Linnaean Society, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Uppsala University and its library, and the Linnean Society of London, in collaboration with the Centre international d’étude du XVIIIe siècle of Ferney-Voltaire. The project is financed by the research foundation of the Swedish National Bank.
This is a useful sight that contains much more than Linnaeus' Correspondence. In fact, the many letters reproduced here only form the backbone of a larger project that includes an extensive bibliography of works relied upon by Linnaeus, written by Linneaus, and written about Linneaus. The site also includes a good introduction and chronology of the eighteenth century biologist. The letters, written in a variety of languages, including one in French from Jean Jacques Rousseau to Linnaeus, include explanatory notes that appear in a small frame to the left, an interesting innovation, though the longer notes get spread out vertically as opposed to horizontally.
The California Academy of Sciences actively pursues original scientific research and is committed to fostering a spirit of scientific discovery and stewardship of the natural world. Systematic biology, the focus of the Academy's research, is becoming increasingly important as the understanding of the value of biodiversity grows. Staff in the Academy's eight separate research departments conduct original research, develop and maintain collections, and are directly involved in all educational and outreach activities of the institution.
