TED Talks
Tom Wujec: Learn to use the 13th-century astrolabe
Rather than demo another new technology, Tom Wujec reaches back to one of our earliest but most ingenious devices -- the astrolabe. With thousands of uses, from telling time to mapping the night sky, this old tech reminds us that the...
Crash Course
The Medieval Islamicate World: Crash Course History of Science
The religion of Islam significantly influenced knowledge-making in the greater Mediterranean and western Asian world. Islamicate scholars—meaning people influenced by Islamic civilization, regardless of their religious views—gave us...
Crash Course
Early Computing: Crash Course Computer Science
Hello, world! Welcome to Crash Course Computer Science! So today, we’re going to take a look at computing’s origins, because even though our digital computers are relatively new, the need for computation is not. Since the start of...
SciShow
6 Creative Ways People Used to Navigate the Oceans
People have been exploring the oceans since prehistoric times, way before they had GPS to help them figure out where they were. Here are 6 ingenious ways our ancestors navigated the oceans.
Curated Video
Measuring the Earth
The story of how a Persian scholar calculated the Earth's circumference over 1000 years ago, using only a mountain and trigonometry. Maths - Shape A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum. Twig’s...
Curated Video
History of Technical Writing
A video entitled "History of Technical Writing" which explores the history of technical writing.
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
George Eastman birthplace house moved to Rochester for his centennial
Title superimposed on Eastman's birthplace: "Father of Modern Photography - Pay Homage to George Eastman" / Two men place a very large wreath on Eastman's grave: a circular stone set on concentric circles with a bas relief of an art deco...
Crash Course
The Medieval Islamicate World: Crash Course History of Science #7
The Medieval Islamicate World was truly a world of wonders! Clocks with gears, armillary spheres ... and robots that played music? Journey to ancient Baghdad, the center of science and math with the seventh video in a History of Science...
PBS
Pbs: Nova: Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance
"Men wanted for hazardous journey" read the ad in a London paper. So began a journey they would never forget. Follow the expedition through great text and pictures.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Art History: Islamic Art: Hebrew Astrolabe
This video [1:56] discusses the Hebrew Astrolabe, c. 1345-55, Brass (?), 4 1/3 x 3 5/8 x 7/8 in. (11 x 9.2 x 2.18 cm), (British Museum, London) Speakers: Pippa Couch, Rachel Ropeik http://smarthistory.org/hebrew-astrolabe.html
University of Oxford (UK)
Museum of the History of Science: Al Mizan: Astrolabe Animation
An animated video of the workings of an astrolabe, the world's oldest complete geared mechanism. (3:30 minutes)