History
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https://mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/texts/Galileo.Nuncius.html
Published by Peter Damerow and Jürgen Renn of the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, this page presents an electronic representation of Galileo's complete handwritten notes on motion and mechanics spanning roughly 30 years of his career. The project digitizes approximately 200 loose manuscript sheets tracing the transition from Aristotelian to classical physics, making them accessible as a collaborative research environment for historians of science.
https://pepysdiary.com/
Run by Phil Gyford, this site publishes Samuel Pepys' famous 17th-century London diary one entry per day, exactly as it was written, complete with reader annotations, an encyclopedia, letters, maps, and a family tree. It's an extraordinarily rich resource for anyone interested in Restoration-era England, offering years of daily entries alongside community discussion and in-depth articles.
http://washedashore.com/
Ben Discoe's personal homepage from the late 1990s, preserved largely unchanged, covers an eclectic range of topics including virtual terrain, electric vehicles, travel photography from Kyoto to Cuba, genealogy, Burning Man experiences, and personal rants. A genuine time capsule of the personal web era, with dozens of interlinked pages spanning technology projects, life stories, and offbeat cultural commentary.
http://mayhem.net/Crime/serial.html
The Internet Crime Archives at mayhem.net is a reference collection dedicated to serial killers, covering psychological profiles, criminal methodologies, and detailed information on notorious cases like Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and Charles Manson. Visitors are greeted with an overview of serial killer behavior drawn from criminology and FBI profiling, then directed to a 'Serial Killer Hit List' of documented cases.
http://blancheparry.co.uk/
A detailed research site dedicated to Blanche Parry, chief gentlewoman to Queen Elizabeth I, created by historian Ruth E. Richardson. Visitors will find biographical research, articles on Herefordshire churches and abbeys, Welsh ancestry tracing, and investigations into topics like Iron Age hillforts, medieval drama, and even who killed Richard III.
http://ehw.gr/ehw/forms/Default.aspx
The Encyclopedia of the Hellenic World (Εγκυκλοπαίδεια Μείζονος Ελληνισμού) is a comprehensive Greek-language digital encyclopedia documenting the history and culture of Greek civilization across time and geography. It spans multiple volumes covering Asia Minor, the Black Sea coast, Constantinople, the Aegean archipelago, and Boeotia, and includes a historical atlas, genealogy records, and oral histories from Greek refugees.
https://internationalheraldry.com/
International Heraldry is a richly illustrated reference covering the history, rules, and traditions of heraldic design across England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Canada, Australia, and beyond. Visitors can explore coats of arms, family crests, hatchments, blazon conventions, and national heraldry systems through hundreds of images and detailed explanatory sections.
http://warship.org/
The International Naval Research Organization (INRO) is a non-profit dedicated to the study of naval vessels and their histories, focusing on the iron and steel warship era from roughly 1860 to the present. For over 50 years, INRO has published 'Warship International,' a quarterly journal recognized globally as the most authoritative publication in the field of warship research.
http://german-navy.de/index.html
Created by Michael Emmerich, this comprehensive reference site documents the history of the German Navy across multiple eras, including the Hochseeflotte (WWI High Seas Fleet) and the Kriegsmarine (WWII). Visitors can explore detailed ship lists, historical records for individual vessels and their commanders, scale model photos, and raytracing specials spanning decades of research.
https://imperium.ahlfeldt.se/
The Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire is an interactive cartographic tool that lets users explore the geography, cities, and territories of ancient Rome through layered maps and topographic data. With search, legend, and place-lookup features built into a map interface, it offers a richly visual reference for anyone researching Roman history and geography.