By tradition, the "Scientific Revolution" refers to historical changes in thought & belief, to changes in social & institutional organization, that unfolded in Europe between roughly 1550-1700; beginning with Nicholas Copernicus (1473-1543), who asserted a heliocentric (sun-centered) cosmos, it ended with Isaac Newton (1642-1727), who proposed universal laws and a Mechanical Universe.
The Online Medieval and Classical Library (OMACL) is a collection of some of the most important literary works of Classical and Medieval civilization
Important Astronomers, their Instruments and Discoveries
by Paul M. Rybski
Part 1
Pre-telescopic Instruments, their Inventors and Users
The Bodleian Library is the main research library of the University of Oxford. It is also a copyright deposit library and its collections are used by scholars from around the world.
The central buildings include Duke Humfrey's Library above the Divinity School, the Old Schools Quadrangle with its Great Gate and Tower, the Radcliffe Camera, Britain’s first circular library, and the Clarendon Building.
In addition, the Bodleian has seven dependent libraries, in separate locations in Oxford: the Bodleian Japanese Library, the Bodleian Law Library, the Indian Institute Library, the Oriental Institute Library, Rhodes House Library, the Radcliffe Science Library, and the Philosophy Library.
Aitchison, Leslie. A History of Metals. 2 vols. London, 1960.
Arano, Luisa Cogliati. The Medieval Health Handbook, Tacuinum sanitatis. Translated by Oscar Ratti and Adele Westbrook. New York, 1976.
Ascherl, Rosemary. "The Technology of Chivalry in Reality and Romances." In The study of Chivalry: Resources and Approaches, edited by Howell Chickering and Thomas Seiler, 263-311. Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1988.
For all practical purposes, the number and variety of elements that will compose ORB is unlimited, and their nature will change as technological capacities and instructional applications increase. For the moment, however, it is essential to provide a basic core collection.
This University of Toronto site provides information about general science and technology during the Middle Ages - though information is weighted to the latter end of the Medieval period. The most useful pages here are those devoted to iron and steel smelting, four full-text manuscripts including works by Geber, Albertus Magnus and Johannes de Rupescissa, and a bibliography of over 100 secondary sources about the history of medieval science technology. The bibliography also includes resources about non-Western science and technology during this period. Links to related sites are provided.
The ORB is an academic site, written and maintained by medieval scholars for the benefit of their fellow instructors and serious students. All articles have been judged by at least two peer reviewers. Authors are held to high standards of accuracy, currency, and relevance to the field of medieval studies.
El equipo que trabaja en el proyecto MUSEO HISPANO DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIA está en proceso de seleccionar documentación científica e imágenes de aquellos instrumentos, aparatos y maquinaria de gran relevancia que se encuentran en las más prestigiosas instituciones de caracter museológico y científico. Al mismo tiempo se trabaja en el diseño de la ingeniería de telecomunicación que permita el acceso a miles de objetos, así como de otra información interactiva.
Welcome to medieval science on the Web. This page is intended to provide a convenient and comprehensive set of links to all Internet resources worldwide which deal with aspects of medieval science, both in Western and other cultures.
These pages attempt to show the first uses of various words used in mathematics. Research for these pages is ongoing, and the uses cited should not be assumed to be the first uses that occurred unless it is stated that the term was introduced by the mathematician named.
