STS Resources
Asia / Oceania
Australian Science Archives Project 
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ASAP aims to play an active role in the identification of records and artifacts of historical value that add to our understanding of the history of Australian science, technology and medicine. ASAP is proactive in the identification of valuable materials and in acting to prevent their loss. ASAP provides professional archival, historical and records management services, with the aim of helping to manage and document those records significant to our scientific, technological and medical heritage, for both individual clients and the wider community.
Europe
BSHM: British Society for the History of Mathematics
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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, its Bulletin, and by other means. The BSHM takes in all periods and civilizations, 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.
British Society for the History of Science
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The BSHS is an organization working to bring together people with an interest in the histories of science, technology and medicine and their changing relationship with society. The website provides the following resources: publications including the quarterly British Journal for the History of Science (BJHS); their Newsletter, bringing the latest information on happenings in the field three times a year; and the specialist BSHS Monograph Series. It also provides information about Conferences and other meetings, prizes and outreach.
Universita di Bologna / International centre for the history of universities and science
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The aims of CIS are to promote research in the history of science and technology, and of institutions of higher learning ; To encourage comparative studies in these fields through seminars, conferences, publications, and the international exchange of information ; To allow historians from different countries to carry out research and advanced teaching at the University of Bologna.
CHSTM: Center for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine. University of Manchester **
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The Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine (CHSTM) was founded in 1986 and now serves as a focus for the discipline in the Manchester region and beyond. It is one of the largest groups in the history of science, technology and medicine (HSTM) in Britain and have a strong international presence. The Centre is also home to a Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine, funded by the Wellcome Trust; and to the National Archive for the History of Computing, a major research resource for information technology history and culture.
Center for Medieval and Renaissance Natural Philosophy. Nijmegen
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The Center for Medieval and Renaissance Natural Philosophy, founded in 1998, is a research center which promotes the study of natural philosophy and science in its formative period between the late Middle Ages and the eighteenth century. It is embedded in the Faculty of Philosophy, which houses one of the largest collection of books on philosophy in the Netherlands and one of the world's largest microfilm holdings of manuscripts in the fields of medieval logic and natural philosophy.
Center for the History of Medicine and Diseases. Durham University
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Established in April 2001, the Centre for the History of Medicine and Disease (CHMD) is a University-approved Research Centre that provides a focus for research and postgraduate education in the history of medicine, health, disease, and medical ethics. It unites staff and postgraduates from the Department of Philosophy and the School for Health and has links to several other departments with interests in history of medicine, including Archaeology, Geography, and Modern European Languages. Together with the medical historians at the University of Newcastle, it forms the Northern Centre for the History of Medicine (NCHM). Within the University of Durham, the CHMD constitutes together with the Centre for Arts and Humanities in Health and Medicine the Medical Humanities Research Group. The CHMD's research and other activities are supported by grants from the Wellcome Trust. Current areas of research in the CHMD include the history of medical ethics and the medical profession, the history of sexuality and the body (including anatomy), the history of infectious diseases, the history of pharmacology, medicine in the Middle Ages, and other cultural aspects of medicine and health. In collaboration with the Philosophy Department and the School for Health the CHMD runs a Master's programme in History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine. This one-year (two years part-time) programme combines historical and philosophical approaches to medicine and science.The CHMD promotes: Interdisciplinary research projects and research income generation - Collaborative research with other relevant centres in the UK and abroad - Postgraduate education in the History of Medicine - Public understanding of the historical dimensions of health care and medical science.
Centre Alexandre Koyre. Paris
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Créé en 1958 au sein de l'EHESS, le centre est le résultat des discussions que Fernand Braudel et Alexandre Koyré avaient eu dans la décennie précédente sur l'histoire des sciences et sa place parmi les sciences sociales. Devenu UMR du CNRS en 1988, c'est aussi une équipe de recherche du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle...Il développe une histoire des sciences qui s'attache à l'analyse des contenus de savoir comme à l'étude socio-historique de leurs conditions de possibilité. Les recherches menées dans le laboratoire visent à la fois le développement spécifique des pratiques scientifiques, qui construisent leurs propres problèmes, et les contraintes multiples qui règlent la production des énoncés et des savoir-faire scientifiques - ainsi, les conceptions philosophiques et les croyances religieuses, les représentations collectives et les déterminations institutionnelles, les conditions de sociabilité et les dynamiques instrumentales, les contraintes intellectuelles et les logiques matérielles.
Centre de recherche en histoire des Sciences et des Techniques / CRHST. Paris
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Le Centre de Recherche en Histoire des Sciences et des Techniques est une équipe de l'Unité Mixte de Recherche 8560 (Centre Alexandre Koyré/CRHST). Il est installé à la cité des sciences et de l'industrie dans la halle aux cuirs.
Centre for History of Science. Ghent
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The Centre for History of Science was founded in November 2003 to encourage and promote research in history of science and its related disciplines at Ghent University.
Centre Historique Minier de Lewarde. France
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The Centre for History of Science was founded in November 2003 to encourage and promote research in history of science and its related disciplines at Ghent University.
Centro per la Conservazione e lo Studio degli Strumenti Scientifici. Fondazione Galileo Galilei. Pisa
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Center for the conservation and the study of scientific Instruments, Galileo Galilei foundation.
In italian
Centro Studi Lazzaro Spallanzani. Scandiano
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In italian
Construction History Society. UK
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We are an organization interested in the How?, Where? and Why? aspects of buildings. We are interested in buildings from all periods of history and from all around the world. The CHS can offer a wealth of information from its members and its archives of publications, newsletters and industry documentation. We have members of all ages and from many professional, amateur, academic and construction industry backgrounds. The CHS is an international society and we would like to encourage new overseas members to join the Society.
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Geschichte der Medizin, Naturwissenschaft und Technik
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In German
DHS/IUHPS: Division of History of Science, International Union of History and Philosophy of Science ***
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The IUHPS is one of 26 scientific unions belonging to the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU). As the world's leading non-governmental organization in the field of science, ICSU promotes congresses, publications, and other initiatives designed to facilitate international exchanges and understanding. The IUHPS joined the ICSU family in 1947, and the history of science congresses that have taken place since that date have been held under the ICSU umbrella. The IUHPS is itself composed of two divisions: the DHST and the DLMPS (Division of Logic, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science).
EASST: European Association for the Study of Science and Technology. Netherlands
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The European Association for the Study of Science and Technology, founded in 1981, is a pan-European learned society (with some members elsewhere) covering the field of Science and Technology Studies. This site includes a full-text online archive of the Association's quarterly journal, EASST Review, dating back to 1994; an open-access email directory of present and former members; information on joining the society, and a small, unannotated collection of links to STS-related sites. The site suffers from some odd web design in places and often appears to be out of date: it is stated to be maintained regularly but infrequently, "on or about the 15th of March, June, September and December", to coincide with the publication of the journal.
ESHS: European Society for the History of Science
European Society for Astronomy in Culture
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The society wants to promote the interdisciplinary study of astronomical practice in its cultural context as a topic of considerable importance within the general study of human societies and their relationship to their environment and to promote research seeking to develop our understanding of the cultural significance of astronomical knowledge through the integration of techniques and methods within the humanities, natural sciences, social sciences and other disciplines.
IAU: International Astronomical Union, Commission 41 (History of Astronomy)
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Association that deals with all aspects of astronomical history and heritage, from ancient and indigenous sky knowledge through to developments in modern astronomy that have occurred within living memory.
International Federation of Surveyors. History of Surveying ad Measurement. Belgium-UK **
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The topics of surveying and measurement cover a wide variety of component subjects. For the purposes of these pages "surveying" is that definition of the word which refers to the collection of data relating to the recording of surface and near surface features of the earth and generally their representation as a map, plan or digital model of the those features. By "measurement" is meant those instruments and methods of measurement that relate in some way to the execution of surveying as defined above.
Fondazione Guglielmo Marconi. Pontecchio Marconi (Bologna)
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In Italian
Fondazione Scienza e tecnica, il Gabinetto di Fisica e di Meccanica. Firenze
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La Fondazione Scienza e Tecnica è nata nel 1987 per iniziativa della Regione Toscana, della Provincia e del Comune di Firenze, con il supporto scientifico dell'Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, per promuovere e diffondere la cultura scientifica e tecnologica, movendo dal recupero e dalla valorizzazione del patrimonio storico scientifico dell'ottocentesco Istituto Tecnico Toscano. Il progetto culturale della Fondazione è il frutto dei contributi di idee e di proposte elaborate dagli scienziati presenti nei suoi organi, dagli istituti culturali con cui collabora e dai ricercatori e tecnici che operano nei diversi settori della sua attività.
Gewina: Dutch Society for the History of Medicine, Science, Mathematics and Technology
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The Society seeks to foster interest in the history of medicine, science and technology and its social and cultural relations, to provide a forum for discussion, and to promote research in the history of medicine, science and technology. In addition the Society strives for a greater part of the historiography of medicine, science and technology in the social debate on the place of science and technology in society. The Society pursues these objectives by the publication of its journal Gewina, by the organization of national meetings and other programs, by the encouragement of sections of the Society and by cooperation with other learned and scientific societies.
Historical Metallurgy Society Limited. UK
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The Historical Metallurgy Society Ltd. is a company limited by guarantee. It provides a forum for exchange of information and research in historical metallurgy. It aims to gain recognition for the subject from the community at large and to be consulted when issues of preservation and recording arise. Established in 1962, HMS covers all aspects of the history of metals and associated materials, production and use, technology and economics; from prehistory to the present.
Institut für Geschichte der Medizin, Albert-Ludwigs Universität. Freiburg
Institute for the History of Science and Technology, Russian Academy of Sciences. St. Petersburg
Institute for the History of Science - Institut für Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften. Frankfurt
Instituto de Historia de la Ciencia y Documentación "López Piñero". València
ICOHTEC: International Committee on the History of Technology
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The International Committee for the History of Technology (ICOHTEC) was founded as the Cold War was being waged with particular bitterness between the nations of the Eastern and Western Worlds. The intent was to provide a forum where scholars of both sides might meet and communicate about matters of mutual interest in the history of technology. ICOHTEC was constituted as a Scientific Section within the Division of the History of Science of the International Union of the History and Philosophy of Science (IUHPS/DHS) at the XIIth International Congress for the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Paris in August 1968. Through IUHPS, ICOHTEC is associated with UNESCO, but it has always functioned as a fully autonomous body with its funding dependent on its membership.
International Coronelli Society for the Study of Globes. Vienna
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The International Coronelli Society (founded 1952) is devoted to the scientific investigation of questions relating to old and antique terrestrial and celestial globes, armillary spheres and planetaria, and the publication of the results of these investigations. Included in its activities are matters such as the drawing up of inventories, conservation and restoration work, research into the producers, and questions related to the use of globes. Fifty two numbers of the journal "Der Globusfreund. Wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift für Globenkunde / Globe Studies. The Journal of the International Coronelli Society" have appeared so far, and ten symposia, attended by experts and people interested in the subject from many countries, have so far been held. The International Coronelli Society is the only one of its kind and one of the oldest societies in the field of the history of cartography.
ISPC: International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry
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The International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry (ISPC) is devoted to the international exchange of ideas concerning the philosophical foundations of the chemical sciences and related areas. This exchange fosters discourse between chemists, biochemists, philosophers, historians, sociologists and educators. Philosophy of chemistry concerns both internal questions arising from the methods, concepts, and ontology unique to chemistry and chemical research as well as traditional questions in the philosophy of science, addressed from a chemical perspective.
ISHPSSB: International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology
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The International Society for History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology (ISHPSSB) brings together scholars from diverse disciplines, including the life sciences as well as history, philosophy, and social studies of science. ISHPSSB summer meetings are known for innovative, transdisciplinary sessions, and for fostering informal, co-operative exchanges and on-going collaborations.
IMSS - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza. Florence ****
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The Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza [IMSS] is one of the foremost international institutions in the History of Science, combining a noted museum of scientific instruments and an institute dedicated to the research, documentation and dissemination of the history of science in the broadest senses. The museum, the specialized library, the archives, the multimedia, photographic and restoration laboratories provide an integrated whole in the service of disseminating scientific culture, capitalizing on Italy's technical/scientific heritage, while continuously updating research in the history of science and technology.
ISHM: International Society for the History of Medicine. France - USA
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The International Society for the History of Medicine (ISHM) was founded in Paris in 1921. The purpose of the Society is to assist and support the historical study of all questions relating to the medical and biomedical sciences and, more generally, to all branches of the healing arts. French and English are its two official languages. Specifically, the Society seeks to improve communication between individuals and professional groups throughout the world interested in these disciplines to promote the teaching and spread knowledge on these topics. The Society sponsors and oversees the organization of biannual international congresses in the history of medicine.
Lehrstuhl für Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften. München
Leonardo da Vinci Society. UK
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The Leonardo da Vinci Society is well established as providing a forum for those interested in Leonardo or more generally in the aspects of the culture of his time to which he contributed. The Society's interests also extend to the Art/Science overlap in other periods (due account being taken of the historical evolution of both the terms concerned).
Linnean Society of London
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The Society is an important contemporary organization encouraging debate, research, publications, meetings, as well as maintaining internationally important historical collections in the biological sciences.
Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte (MPIWG). Berlin **
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The MPIWG in Berlin is one of 80 research institutes in the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities administered by the Max Planck Society. The specific research projects pursued at the MPIWG span several millennia, cultures north-south-east-west, and numerous scientific disciplines, ranging from Babylonian mathematics to contemporary genetics, from Renaissance natural history to the early days of quantum mechanics. Researchers at the MPIWG come from every continent, and a wide spectrum of scientific and scholarly backgrounds. The MPIWG is involved in collaborations with scientists, historians of art and architecture, jurists, archaeologists, and museum curators. The Institute also promotes the application of new computer technologies to research in the humanities.
Medicina Antiqua, Welcome Trust Center for the History of Medicine. London
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Medicina Antiqua is hosted by the Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL. It is devoted to the study of medicine in the Graeco-Roman world. It is intended to be a useful scholarly introduction and resource. It does this primarily either by including existing resources or linking to other web resources. The site currently hosts a number of essays and translations, which might be expanded in the future.
Münchner Zentrum fürWissenschafts- und Technikgeschichte. Deutsches Museum
Newcomen Society: History of Engineering and Technology. UK
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The Newcomen Society is the world's oldest learned society devoted to the study of the history of engineering and technology. The Society is based in London and is concerned with all branches of engineering: civil, mechanical, electrical, structural, aeronautical, marine, chemical and manufacturing.
The Needham Research Institute. Cambridge, UK
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The Needham Research Institute is a centre for the study of the history of East Asian science, technology and medicine. The Needham Research Institute is the home of the Science and Civilisation in China Project, and houses the East Asian History of Science Library. As a recognised global centre of study, the NRI offers a unique collection of books and other published materials on the history of science, technology and medicine in East Asia, and welcomes scholars from all over the world.
Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo 'Giuseppe S. Vaiana'
Pavia Physics Project: Univeristy of Pavia, Dept. of Physics. Pavia
SEHCYT: Sociedad Española de Historia de las Ciencias y de las Técnicas. La Rioja
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This society promotes the knowledge in history of science and technology.
SFHSH: Société Française pour l'Histoire des Sciences de l'Homme
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The aims of the French Society for History of Human Sciences is to promote all the studies related to the History and the epistemology of the Humanities disciplines
SFHST: Société Française d'Histoire des Sciences et des Techniques
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The mission of this French society is to promote studies related to history of sciences and technologies.
SHMTS. Society for the History of Medieval Technology and Science. UK
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A society to promote, popularize and contribute to the study of European, Islamic, and Asian technology and science of the Middle Ages.
SHNH: Society for the History of Natural History. UK
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The Society for the History of Natural History is the only international society devoted to the history of botany, zoology and geology, in the broadest sense, including natural history collections, exploration, art and bibliography.
SIC: Scientific Instrument Commission, IUHPS
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The Scientific Instrument Commission is a constituent organization of the International Union of the History and Philosophy of Science (IUHPS). It seeks to encourage scholarly research on the history of scientific instruments, and the preservation and documentation of collections of instruments, as well as their use within the wider discipline of the history of science. So as to promote interest in the history of instruments, to encourage discussion and to advance scholarship, annual symposia are held in different parts of the world, usually where there are important collections of instruments or centres of research and teaching. When appropriate, the proceedings of these symposia have been published. Once every four years the annual symposium forms part of the Congress of the IUHPS. The Commission also publishes an annual newsletter and maintains a cumulative bibliography database, and occasionally sponsors workshops on specialist themes.
SIS: Scientific Instrument Society. UK
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The Scientific Instrument Society (SIS) was formed in April 1983 to bring together people with a specialist interest in scientific instruments, ranging from precious antiques to electronic devices only recently out of production. Collectors, the antiques trade, museum staff, professional historians and amateur enthusiasts will all find the varied activities of the Society suited to their tastes. We have a truly international membership offering those who join the chance to link up with instrument devotees across the world.
SISM: Società Italiana di Storia delle Matematiche
SISS: Società Italiana di Storia della Scienza
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The Italian Society of the History of Science aims to spread information about the activity in the history of science and technology in Italy, to promote research in these fields, and to encourage national and international collaboration between the practitioners in this area. To this end SISS organises conferences, seminars, lectures, exhibitions and specialized publications. The Society awards research-grants and undertakes other initiatives in concordance with its aims, jointly also with Italian and foreign Societies and Institutions. All Italian and foreign scholars in this field may join the Society, whatever their specific focus of research. The Society, which presently has more than 120 members, is now expanding the services offered to scholars.
Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry. UK
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Founded in 1937, SHAC has consistently maintained the highest standards of scholarship in all aspects of the history of alchemy and chemistry from early times to the present. To this goal, we hold annual meetings, offer prizes and publish the journal Ambix. The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry is a registered charity.
SSHM: Society for the Social History of Medicine
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Since its inaugural meeting in 1970, the Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM) has pioneered inter-disciplinary approaches to the history of health, welfare, medical science and practice. Consequently, its membership consists of those interested in a variety of disciplines, including history, public health, demography, anthropology, sociology, social administration and health economics. The Society has an active Programs Committee which organizes at least two conferences per year, the results of which were originally summarized in the Bulletin of the Society for the Social History of Medicine (1970-87). As interest and membership in the Society grew, the Bulletin evolved into Social History of Medicine (1988-), a journal published by Oxford University Press, and The Gazette, an accompanying newsletter reporting on conferences and other relevant news.
STS-CH, Association for Science, Technology and Society Studies in Switzerland
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STS-CH is an association for the studies of science, technology and society (STS) based in Switzerland. Its goal is to promote STS in Switzerland by organizing conferences, facilitating contacts and encouraging the circulation of information. It maintains a mailing list.
TIMS - The International Molinological Society. Netherlands
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TIMS is active since 1965 [http://www.timsmills.info/timsnlvl/index.htm] and is the only organization dedicated to mills at a worldwide scale.
The society for the history of technology
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The Society for the History of Technology is dedicated to the historical study of technology and its relations with politics, economics, labor, business, the environment, public policy, science, and the arts. Founded in 1958, the society now numbers around 1500 members. An international society, SHOT meets annually in North America or Europe and also sponsors smaller conferences focused on specialized topics, often jointly with other scholarly societies and organizations.
The Warburg Institute. London
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The Warburg Institute of the University of London exists principally to further the study of the classical tradition, that is of those elements of European thought, literature, art and institutions which derive from the ancient world. It houses an Archive, a Library and a Photographic Collection.
The Wellcome Trust - History of Medicine. London
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The aims of the Centre shall be to research and disseminate the history of medicine, both as an academic discipline and as a subject of broader public interest. Its close relationship and connections with the Trust, notably the trust's Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine, will facilitate its commitment to promoting a vision of medical history which is comprehensive in chronological, geographic and thematic range, and which draws upon a wide field of scholarly expertise. While primarily devoted to research, the Centre will also play a prime role in outreach and in fostering public understanding of the subject, through teaching and training, through programs of seminars, lectures and symposia, through publishing, broadcasting and other appropriate activities. It will have an international profile, attracting high caliber scholars and students from abroad, and participating in exchanges with history of medicine institutions around the world.
Latin America
Academia colombiana de ciencas exatas, fisicas y naturales, grupo de historia y filosofia de la cienca
Grupo de História e Teoria da Ciência. Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Brazil
IBERORED - Rede Iberoamericana de Bibliografia e Documentação em História das Ciências, da Medicina e da Tecnologia. Brazil
Instituto de la Ciencia y Tecnologia en America Latina (ICTAL). Puerto Rico
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This website is dedicated to the history of science in Latin America. Sponsored by the Instituto de la Ciencia y la Tecnología en América Latina, its chief aim is to help diffuse information pertaining to the field: institutions, scholars, databases, libraries, and other web pages.
United States and Canada
AAHM, American Association for the History of Medicine. North America
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The AAHM is North America's oldest continuously functioning scholarly organization devoted to the study of all aspects of the history of the health professions, disease, public health, and related subjects. It is comprised of professional historians, practicing health professionals, librarians and archivists in the history of the health sciences, graduate students and students actively seeking professional degrees. Its annual meetings occur each spring and include, over a two and a half day period, a wealth of workshops, plenary sessions, and competitively peer-reviewed scholarly papers.
AHSTC-CSHTA: Canadian Science and Technology Historical Association
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Founded in 1980, the Canadian Science and Technology Historical Association (CSTHA) is a national society devoted to the study of the history of Canadian science and technology. Our primary mission is to make our scientific and technical history better known and to make this subject an important element in Canadian historiography. We have been member of the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences since 2003. The Association's archives are held by York University Archives.
American Institute of Physics, Center for History of Physics. Maryland
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AIP's Center for History of Physics works to preserve and make known the historical record of modern physics and allied sciences. Through documentation, archival collections and educational initiatives, the Center ensures that the heritage of modern physics is safeguarded and its story accurately told.
Antique Telescope Society. North America
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The Antique Telescope Society, Inc. is organized and operated exclusively for educational and/or scientific purposes. The purpose of the Society is to unite colleagues interested in antique telescopes, binoculars instruments, books, atlases and related items, and to promote the membership's interests in astronomical history and discovery, the history of optics, and the preservation and use of the antique instruments through stewardship and education. The ATS publishes a journal, organizes conventions, publishes this web site and moderates an email discussion group. ATS members provide assistance in the restoration of instruments, host educational shows and displays, work to preserve historical data, and assist and guide collectors.
AVISTA / Association Villard de Honnecourt for the Interdisciplinary Study of the Medieval Technology, Science and Art
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The purpose of the organization is to study and make known works in art, architecture, and technology of the Middle Ages in honor of the medieval craftsman who worked in these fields. The members of AVISTA come from many different fields and countries, but all share a belief in the importance of reaching across boundaries. Interdisciplinary studies are central to AVISTA's purpose. The members of AVISTA study, research, and teach in many different fields, including art, architecture, construction, engineering, forestry, geometry, literature, mathematics, medicine, metallurgy, military technology, numismatics, science, and the technology of everyday life.
Burndy Library, The Huntington Library, San Marino, Ca. ***
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In May 2006, The Huntington announced an extraordinary addition to its library collections: the gift of the entire Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Burndy Library, composed of some 67,000 rare books and reference volumes, as well as a collection of scientific instruments. Combined with the Huntington's holdings, the collection becomes one of the most extensive in the history of science and technology in the world. The Burndy Library moves to The Huntington from MIT in November 2006. During this time of transition, reproduction, research, and reference services will not be available. Services will resume in 2008.
Charles Babbage Institute. University of Minnesota
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The Charles Babbage Institute (CBI) is an archives and research center dedicated to preserving the history of information technology and promoting and conducting research in the field.
Chemical Heritage Foundation. Philadelphia
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The Chemical Heritage Foundation serves the community of the chemical and molecular sciences, and the wider public, by treasuring the past, educating the present, and inspiring the future. Their mission is to offer many tools for the researcher, the student, and those who want to explore and discover how the chemical and molecular sciences have changed the world in which we live.
Cheiron: The International Society for the History of Behavioral and Social Sciences. North America
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Cheiron was formed in October 1968 to promote international cooperation and multidisciplinary studies in the history of the behavioral and social sciences.
Dibner Institute for the History of Science and Technology. MIT
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This Institute doesn't run anymore but you can see an example of what is left from the institute.
HSS: History of Science Society. North America
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See also the Guide
The History of Science Society is the world's largest society dedicated to understanding science, technology, medicine, and their interactions with society in historical context. Over 3,000 individual and institutional members across the world support the Society's mission to foster interest in the history of science and its social and cultural relations.
IHPST, Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology. Toronto
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The Institute's activities are part of an international movement towards the humanistic study of science and technology, a concern to understand theoretical and experimental developments, as well as the social and cultural matrix within which these developments have occurred. The examination of philosophical questions about the sciences, both historical and contemporary, is also part of the Institute's program.
Institute for Research in Classical Philosophy and Science
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The Institute for Research in Classical Philosophy and Science is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization devoted to the advancement of scholarly research in the history of pre-modern science.
International History, Philosophy and Science Teaching Group. North America
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"We foster dialogue between science educators and those in science studies, with the aim of improving science teaching through international meetings and the SHiPS Resource Center website."
Linda Hall Library. Missouri
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The Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering & Technology is dedicated to providing the most comprehensive science, engineering, and technology collections, reliable library services, and finest educational programs and exhibits. The Library is open to the public and is situated in the heart of Kansas City, Missouri.
SCHPS-CSHPS: Société Canadienne D'Histoire et Philosophie des Sciences
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CSHPS/SCHPS is a Canadian forum bringing together historians, philosophers, sociologists, and a wide range of interdisciplinary scholars interested in exploring all aspects of science, past and present. Its quarterly newsletter is the Communiqué and its annual conference takes place within the Congress of Social Sciences and Humanities.
SHOT: Society for the History of Technology. North America
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The Society for the History of Technology is dedicated to the historical study of technology and its relations with politics, economics, labor, business, the environment, public policy, science, and the arts. Founded in 1958, the society now numbers around 1500 members. An international society, SHOT meets annually in North America or Europe and also sponsors smaller conferences focused on specialized topics, often jointly with other scholarly societies and organizations.
International organizations
4S
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The Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), founded in 1975, is an international learned society covering broadly the subject area usually identified as Science and Technology Studies (STS), incorporating the social and cultural study of science, technology and medicine. Its associated website provides conference news, information on joining the Society, a list of names and contact addresses for members of the governing council, and details of prizes awarded by the Society. Brief details are given of the Society's journal, Science, Technology and Human Values; 4S also maintains a thrice-yearly newsletter, Technoscience, of which most copies since 1995 are archived at this site. Also included (on the links page) are the subscription details for the STS graduate student discussion group, STSGRAD-L.