The following category provides information about historical science, specifically big events such as the Big Bang, within the timeline of evolution. Links feature documents and Web resources pertaining to the history of science including original texts from great scientific thinkers, as well as information skills for historians and philosophers of science. Websites link to museums, historical instruments galleries, electronic publications, papers, e-mail groups and books.

Site Listings

• About Daylight Saving Time - History from Benjamin Franklin to the present. U.S. law and practice. Worldwide time change dates.
• Calendars Through the Ages - History and FAQs of various calendars, including Julian, Gregorian, Jewish, Islamic, Chinese, and Mayan. Astronomy, years, months, and days of the week.

• davis stitching - Civil war clothing.

• Friendswood: The Struggle for the Promised Land - The story of Frank J. Brown and the founding of Friendswood, Texas.

• History of Evolutionary Thought - 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.
• History of Phrenology on the Web - 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 bibliography, and digitized books relevant to the history of...
• History of Russian Science - WWW Virtual Guide to the History of Russian and Soviet Science and Technology
• History of Salt - Sodium chloride in history, with many links to further relevant material. From the Salt Institute.
• History of Science and Ethics Internet Resources - Links to museums, historical instruments galleries, electronic publications, papers, e-mail groups and books
• History of Science Society - 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.
• Internet for History and Philosophy of Science - A free "teach yourself" tutorial on Internet information skills for historians and philosophers of science.
• Internet History of Science Sourcebook - Links to documents and Web resources pertaining to the history of science including original texts from great scientific thinkers.
• Science and You - Several articles, mostly on history and philosophy of science, aimed at a lay audience.