Scientific Revolution and Exploration
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- Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting the Reason and Seeking Truth in the Sciences by Rene Descartes Online version of Descartes' philosophical and scientific treatise that helped form the modern sciences. It is in this work his most famous quote can be found: "I think, therefore I am."
- The Francis Bacon Collection Bartleby presents seven works by Sir Francis Bacon including Essays, Civil and Moral, The New Atlantis, Advancement of Learning, The New Organon, Of the Wisdom of the Ancients, Apophthegms New and Old, and Prefaces and Prologues.
- The Galileo Project From Rice University, this site provides a detailed look at the life and work of Galileo Galilei including the Catholic Church's view of his work.
- Johannes Kepler Explores the life, accomplishments, and writings of Johannes Kepler from NASA.
- The Newton Project Compiles Sir Isaac Newton's writings and includes a biography and more.
- Nicolaus Copernicus Museum in Frombork This simple website has an excellent timeline and biography of Copernicus.
- Robert Boyle Project Contains biographies of Robert Boyle, resources about his work, and links to his writings.
- Scientific Revolution Collects digital texts of works by scientists such as Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Bacon, Descartes, Newton, and more.
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- The Age of Exploration Provides an overview of the time period in history where numerous expeditions set sail with short biographies of a variety of English, Spanish and other European explorers.
- Amerigo Vespucci, Explorer and Navigator Tells the life story of Italian explorer who made two voyages to the New World but is best known for when his letters describing the lands he saw were published.
- Amerigo Vespucci's Account of his First Voyage Presents the text of Amerigo Vespucci's letter to Pier Soderini describing his voyage to the New World.
- Bartholomew (Alternative Spelling - Bartholomeu) Dias Profiles the Portuguese explorer who discovered the Cape of Good Hope in 1488.
- Biography and Legacy of Ferdinand Magellan Profiles the Portuguese explorer who is best known for his voyage circumnavigating around the world.
- Biography of Jacques Cartier, Early Explorer of Canada Highlights the life of Jacques Cartier and his exploration of the St. Lawrence. He is credited for naming Canada.
- Captain James Cook Summarizes British explorer Captain James Cook's three voyages where he explored Tahiti, New Zealand, Indonesia, and along the coast of Oregon, British Columbia, and Alaska.
- Christopher Columbus Tells the story of Christopher Columbus including his voyages, his accomplishments, and failures.
- Christopher Columbus: Extracts from Journals Presents excerpts of the journal of Christopher Columbus during his 1492 voyage and discovery of the New World.
- Columbia or America: 500 Years of Controversy From Cornell University, this site probes the controversy as to why America was chosen to name the western continents instead of Columbia. Both Christopher Columbus and Amerigo Vespucci are profiled.
- Conquistadors Chronicles the explorations and conquests of Spanish Conquistadors Cortés, Pizarro, Orellana, and Cabeza de Vaca.
- Coronado National Memorial Explore the history of the Coronado Expedition in 1540-1542 and the park in Arizona.
- De Soto National Memorial In 1529, Hernando De Soto landed here and began a five year expedition ending up in present day Arkansas. This park chronicles the expedition as well as preserve four different ecosystems.
- The Discovery of New York Tells the story of Giovanni da Verrazano and his voyage where he discovered New York, from his birth home in Italy.
- The Discovery of North America by Leif Erikson, c1000 From The Saga of Eric the Red compiled by Jon Thordharson in 1387 and translated by A. M. Reeves, describes Lief Erikson's travels and discovery of North America.
- Exploration through the Ages The Mariners Museum presents a site about exploration with biographies of explorers, profiles of ships used during expeditions, descriptions of the tools used for navigation, and an interactive map showing voyages made.
- Explorers Profiles explorers from 1300 to present day.
- Ferdinand Magellan's Voyage Round the World, 1519-1522 Presents an account of Magellan's voyage around the world.
- 1492: An Ongoing Voyage Describes what life was like before Columbus set sail in 1492 in Europe and in the Americas, and describes the life of Christopher Columbus.
- In Drake's Wake Explores the life and voyages of Sir Francis Drake.
- The Internet Guide to Christopher Columbus The Franciscans compiled links to biographies of Christopher Columbus, his voyages, and bibliographies.
- John Cabot's Discovery of North America (1497) The online text of three documents describing John Cabot's voyage that led him to North America.
- Juan Ponce de Leon Discusses the life and legacy of Juan Ponce de Leon, the explorer of Florida.
- Juan Sebastian Elcano, Ferdinand Magellan's Replacement When Magellan died during the voyage around the world, it was Juan Sebastian Elcano who took over the expedition.
- Latitude Explains how the discovery of latitude changed the world of navigation.
- The Life & Voyages of Henry Hudson Explores the life and voyages of Henry Hudson.
- Louis Jolliet, 1673-1694 Describes the life of French Canadian explorer Louis Jolliet who explored the Mississippi River, Illinois, and in Canada, the Labrador Coastline.
- The Mississippi Voyage of Jolliet and Marquette, 1673 The Wisconsin Historical Society presents a digitalized edition of Jacques Marquette's journey of his expedition with Louis Jolliet in 1673 down the Mississippi River.
- Profile of Prince Henry the Navigator Highlights the life and contributions of Prince Henry the Navigator. His encouragement allowed explorers to venture out and see new places.
- Robert Cavelier de la Salle, Explorer Profiles the life and expeditions of French explorer, Robert Cavelier de la Salle, who discovered Louisiana and the Mississippi River basin.
- Samuel de Champlain The Mariners Museum and Park profiles the French explorer who explored the St. Lawrence and the Great Lakes, and founded the city of Quebec.
- Spanish Exploration and Conquest of Native America Discusses the explorations of Spanish conquistadors Cabenza de Vaca, Hernando DeSoto, and Francisco Vasquez.
- Vasco Nunez de Balboa, Conquistador and Explorer Summarizes the life of Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa who explored parts of Central and South America and established colonies.
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