print email comment close Catalog of the Scientific Community in the 16th and 17th Centuries URL: http://galileo.rice.edu/lib/catalog.html Description: "A [searchable] collection of 631 detailed biographies on members of the scientific community during the 16th and 17th centuries with vital facts about each individual and their contributions to science." A resource for finding background information on both lesser known and very famous scientists. To get an alphabetical listing of all entries, leave the search form blank and click on "search." From The Galileo Project, Rice University, Houston, Texas. Author: Westfall, Richard S.; Van Helden, Albert, editor Publisher: Rice University Library of Congress Subject Headings: Science -- History -- 16th century Science -- History -- 17th century Scientists -- Biography LII Database Information: Record 16152 created by Martha Gifford on 05/29/2002 Last modification on 08/04/2004 Published: 05/29/2002   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/16152