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This week- inventions and discoveries..
A really cool site with antique scientific instruments and even a few sports collectibles. A must if your characters are tkaing to sea or if you run steampunk- http://www.arsmachina.com/
A catalog with over 500 pictures of actual scientific instruments from medieval and ren. europe- http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/epact/ great stuff!
Part 1 of a nice bit on book production- http://www.ukans.edu/~bookhist/medbook2.html
and part 2- http://www.ukans.edu/~bookhist/medbook1.html
a nice links collection on medieval science- http://members.aol.com/McNelis/medsci_index.html
the Medieval Technology pages, tons of great stuff- http://scholar.chem.nyu.edu/tekpages/Technology.html
A nice page on the spinning wheel- http://www.newyorkcarver.com/inventions3.htm
A bibliography of the subject, for those of you looking for a real, live book with pages and everything- http://www.the-orb.net/encyclop/culture/scitech/biblio.html
Medieval chinese invetions and discoveries, presented for teachers- http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/chinin/chinintg.htm
Ancient inventions, great pics and a small blurb on each one. Very useful for any D.M.- http://www.smith.edu/hsc/museum/ancient_inventions/hsclist.htm
The stained glass page form above- I have always thought a glass workshop was a great place for a fight- http://www.smith.edu/hsc/museum/ancient_inventions/stainedglass2.html
Geometry and war- http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/geometry/summary.htm
Longitude, it changed everything, it is actually amazing that folks sailed around without it.- http://rubens.anu.edu.au/student.projects97/naval/home.htm
technology in the medieval age- set up for students, assumes you do not have a strong background in medieval history- http://www.mastep.sjsu.edu/history_of_tech/middle.htm
Have fun, Game well!
A really cool site with antique scientific instruments and even a few sports collectibles. A must if your characters are tkaing to sea or if you run steampunk- http://www.arsmachina.com/
A catalog with over 500 pictures of actual scientific instruments from medieval and ren. europe- http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/epact/ great stuff!
Part 1 of a nice bit on book production- http://www.ukans.edu/~bookhist/medbook2.html
and part 2- http://www.ukans.edu/~bookhist/medbook1.html
a nice links collection on medieval science- http://members.aol.com/McNelis/medsci_index.html
the Medieval Technology pages, tons of great stuff- http://scholar.chem.nyu.edu/tekpages/Technology.html
A nice page on the spinning wheel- http://www.newyorkcarver.com/inventions3.htm
A bibliography of the subject, for those of you looking for a real, live book with pages and everything- http://www.the-orb.net/encyclop/culture/scitech/biblio.html
Medieval chinese invetions and discoveries, presented for teachers- http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/chinin/chinintg.htm
Ancient inventions, great pics and a small blurb on each one. Very useful for any D.M.- http://www.smith.edu/hsc/museum/ancient_inventions/hsclist.htm
The stained glass page form above- I have always thought a glass workshop was a great place for a fight- http://www.smith.edu/hsc/museum/ancient_inventions/stainedglass2.html
Geometry and war- http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/geometry/summary.htm
Longitude, it changed everything, it is actually amazing that folks sailed around without it.- http://rubens.anu.edu.au/student.projects97/naval/home.htm
technology in the medieval age- set up for students, assumes you do not have a strong background in medieval history- http://www.mastep.sjsu.edu/history_of_tech/middle.htm
Have fun, Game well!