By Topic
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- Alex den Ouden
- Books, articles and consultancy on industrial archaeology and the history of technology, engineering and metallurgy. Text in Dutch and English.
- 163
- History of Chinese Invention and Discovery
- Chart of inventions and discoveries, with comparisons with their Western equivalents.
- 164
- History of Mechanical Calculators
- Covers the history of modern day adding devices from 1885 with the "Marconi Box" with rubber bands and wires to electrical motor driven machines of the 1940's. Discusses styles of computing throughout this period.
- 167
- Lumber, Logging and Paper
- An illustrated history of logging and sawmills in the US provided by Ed Sanders.
- 168
- Old scientific Instruments
- Includes photos of astrolabes, , protractors, drawing tools, and book covers that were created from the 15th to 18th centuries. Includes general specifications of each item within a table chart.
- 169
- South Western Electricity Historical Society (SWEHC)
- Group is interested in electricity history and industrial archeology with particular reference to the supply, generation and distribution of electricity in the southwest area of England.
- 170
- The Astronomical Clock at Hampton Court Palace
- Written by the author of the original guide book, and including many details and fascinating facts and discoveries omitted from the guide book.
- 171
- The History of Japanese Calculators
- Describes the development of calculating machines beginning with an adaptation of the Chinese abacus called the soroban. Page includes background of developers and photos of early prototypes.
- 173
- Henry VIII Stamped Out Industrial Revolution
- Article in the Telegraph reporting that archaeologists have found evidence that Cistercian monks in Yorkshire were developing a prototype blast furnace when they were evicted by the king in 1538. (June 21, 2002)
- 174
- Bartleby.com: Sir Charles Lyell
- Includes etexts of scientific papers, "The Progress of Geology" and "Uniformity of Change".
- 175
- GSA History of Geology Division
- Web site includes organization information, as well as several papers on important geologists and their work.
- 176
- HESS: History of the Earth Sciences Society
- International society devoted to the history of earth sciences. Site has information about the organization and its journal, Earth Sciences History.
- 177
- Lord Kelvin and the Age of the Earth
- Mathematical details of Lord Kelvin's young earth calculation, from a course in applied fourier analysis. In PDF format. [PDF]
- 178
- The Great Devonian Controversy
- A review of the book by Martin Rudwick about this 19th century geological controversy.