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www.abe.com | abe books
the world's largest network of booksellers with around 35 million books on
their searchable database from over 9000 independent bookdealers across
the world - the no.1 resource for tracking down rare and out-of-print
books |
ukbookworld.com | uk bookworld
a uk-based website useful for finding scholarly, academic and collectable
books. also offers a useful system where you are notified by e-mail if
any titles you specify turn up |
books online |
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historians and philosophers (classical
period: up to
the year 500) | compiled by peter ravn rasmussen at the
university of copenhagen, denmark
links to works by parmenides, herodotus, socrates, xenophon, plato, diogenes,
aristotle, epicurus, pyrrho, cicero, strabo, tacitus, and others |
historians and philosophers (mediaeval
and renaissance:
501 - 1500) | university of copenhagen, denmark
links to works by boethius, anselm, abelard, maimonides, aquibas, duns scotus,
william of ockham, and others |
historians and philosophers (early modern
period: 1501-1750) | university of copenhagen, denmark
links to works by machiavelli, erasmus, bruno, bacon, descartes, spinoza,
hobbes, locke, leibnitz, and others |
historians and philosophers (modern period
part 1: 1751-1900) | university of copenhagen, denmark
links to works by hume, montesquieu, helvetius, rousseau, voltaire, smith,
kant, paine, ricardo, hegel, berkeley, schopenhauer, mill, nietzsche, and
others |
historians and philosophers (modern period
part 2: 1901-1970) | university of copenhagen, denmark
links to works by neurath, james, wittgenstein, russell, duhem, brentano,
frege, carnap, and others |
historians and philosophers (modern period
part 3: 1971-today) | university of copenhagen, denmark
links to works by popper, feyerabend, foucault, nagel, quine, churchland,
heidegger, davidson, rorty, dennett, and others |
classics of 18th century french literature | gallica
works from the national library of france - including full online texts by
d'alembert, condillac, diderot, du marsais, fontenelle, helvetius,
holbach, laclos, montesquieu, rousseau, voltaire, and many others -
over 80000 documents |
encyclopaedia of philosophy | university of stanford
comprehensive archives with links to hundreds of philosophers and a useful
alphabetical search facility |
project gutenberg | project gutenberg
thousands of free books to download in a variety of formats - texts that
are already in the public domain - possibly the largest collection
of free electronic texts in the world and still growing |
art online |
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museum of modern
art, new york | moma
exhibitions, collections, online projects, e-cards, online shop (books, posters,
jewellery etc) and more |
royal academy of arts | royal academy of arts
information on current exhibitions, opening times, ticket prices, courses
and lectures, research library and archive |
tate gallery | tate gallery
explore the online database of over 50000 works - the turner collection of
over 30000 paintings, watercolours and sketches can also be viewed
here online; book tickets online; take a virtual tour of the gallery |
national
portrait gallery | national
portrait gallery
founded in 1856 to collect the likenesses of famous british men and women
- search the collection, visit the shop |
the louvre | the
louvre
explore the history, collections, and exhibitions in the louvre -
take an online tour in French or English |
national
galleries of
scotland | scotland's national galleries
check out the latest exhibitions at the national gallery, national portrait
gallery, dean gallery and scottish national gallery of modern art |
the scottish gallery | scottish gallery
the largest and oldest private gallery in scotland - it mainly concentrates
on works of 20th century and contemporary scottish painters - also
exhibits applied art: ceramics, jewellery, art, glass, metalwork, wood
and textiles |
art guide | art guide
a comprehensive guide to the art collections of britain and ireland - over 1900 named artists, over
650 museums, and over 4500 individual listings on their database |
flowers
east | flowers east
new exhibitions of work from new artists viewable online with price lists |
the art connection | art connection
online since 1996, the art-connection is the largest fine art portal in the
UK specialising in high quality web page design and extensive online
marketing. their team currently services over 100 galleries |
art net | art
net
view works by over 16000 artists - 1300 member galleries - browse current
event openings - check the value of an artwork by comparing it with similar
works sold at auction since 1989 - access over 2 million auction records
from over 500 auction houses throughout the world (at a price) |
paintings direct | paintings direct
shop the world for original art - each online purchase is backed by a 10-day
return policy - look at online exhibitions and artchives - featured
artists and interviews |
http://www.affordableartfair.co.uk/ | affordable art fairs
at the affordable art fairs traditional landscapes jostle for space with
large abstract canvases, limited edition screenprints from world famous
names are displayed next to funky artworks by talented young graduates
and fine art studio groups. over 130 galleries were represented at the
latest fair with all artwork priced under £2500 |
the gallery channel | gallery channel
comprehensive art listings - currently listing 6000 exhibitions at over 2500
venues across the uk - see the show before you go |
metropolitan
museum of art,
new york | met museum
view over 3500 works of art in the online collection, view the timeline of
art history, explore special exhibitions |
www.artcyclopaedia.com | artcyclopedia
online guide to art and artists - over 7500 artists on the database - online
articles and educational resources |
www.24hourmuseum.org.uk | 24hour museum
a gateway to over 2500 uk museums, galleries and heritage attractions funded
by the department of culture media & sport through resource. |
www.nationalgallery.org.uk | national
gallery
artists at a glance, exhibitions, events and a chance to plan your visit |
www.cybersalon.org | institute
of contemporary
art
"a collective of people emerging from the human/computer interface who are engaged
in digital practices and theories. as artists, practitioners and academics we
have joined together to create the cybersalon: live gatherings in the image of
the new digital medium of the net... cybersalon is a real and virtual space where
people involved in digital creativity can congregate and meet with each other" |
www.architectureforall.com | architecture
for all
a joint project between the royal institute of british architects (riba)
and the victoria and albert museum (v&a). both institutions are working
together creatively to promote the study, understanding and appreciation
of architecture and to bring it to the widest possible audience in the uk,
europe and the rest of the world. by drawing on the architectural collections
and the specialist expertise of the riba and the v&a the aim is for this
project to offer people the chance to engage with and enjoy architecture
in its many diverse forms |
http://www.architecture.com/ | riba
website
the riba website: 250,000 pages of information about architecture, architects
and the riba |
news online |
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bbc news | the
news from the
bbc
bbc news |
itn news | news
from itn
itn news |
www.cnn.com | cnn
news
up to the minute news from cnn |
http://www.reuters.co.uk/ | reuters news
agency
the
world's leading source
of news and financial
information - more
than 2,000 reuters
journalists, photographers
and videographers
based in 154 countries
provide 24/7 text,
photos, television
and graphics for
every region of the
world |
www.the-times.co.uk | the times newspaper
the times online |
www.scotsman.com | the scotsman newspaper
the scotsman online |
www.independent.co.uk | the independent newspaper
the independent online |
www.guardian.co.uk | the guardian newspaper
the guardian online |
www.sunday-times.co.uk | the sunday times
newspaper
the sunday times online |
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ | the daily telegraph
the
telegraph online |
www.thepaperboy.co.uk | the paperboy
useful links to hundreds of online uk newspapers - search by city or region
- or find links to 5433 newspapers worldwide at http://www.thepaperboy.com/ |
miscellaneous |
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www.bl.uk | the
british library
british library |
www.nhm.ac.uk | natural history
museum
natural history museum |
www.bbc.co.uk/science | science from
the bbc
science from the bbc |
www.hubblesite.org | nasa's hubble space telescope
the hubble telescope |
www.sciam.com | scientific
american
scientific american |
www.newscientist.com | new scientist
new scientist |
www.howstuffworks.com | how stuff
works
how stuff works |
www.world-of-dawkins.com | richard dawkins
unofficial richard dawkins website - evolution science and reason - an excellent
and informative website with many extracts from dawkins' writings and
extensive links to other related material |
www.infidels.org | freethinking
on the web
gateway to the secular web- excellent library with links to many online works
by authors such as bertrand russell, julien offray de la mettrie, thomas
paine, robert ingersoll and many more - has to be seen to be believed |
www.zmag.org | noam chomsky
the noam chomsky archive - hosted by z magazine, this website contains the
full texts of many of chomsky's major works. one of america's most
prominent political dissidents, chomsky has authored over 30 political
books dissecting such issues as u.s. interventionism in the developing
world, the political economy of human rights and the propaganda role
of corporate media. |
www.sciencemuseum.org.uk | uk science museum
uk science museum |
www.amnh.org | american museum
of natural history
american museum of natural history |
www.si.edu | smithsonian
institute, washington
the smithsonian institute |
www.particleadventure.org | informative
physics site
adventures with particles |
www.scienceyear.com | science year
science year website |
www.britannica.com | encyclopaedia britannica
encyclopaedia britannica |
www.encyclopedia.com | online encyclopaedia
useful online encyclopaedia |
www.antiqueprints.com | prints and maps
useful lists of print and map sellers |
www.meto.gov.uk | met office weather
forecast
check the weather forecast |
www.timeanddate.com | the world clock
the time according to the world clock |
www.bt.com | bt
phone book
the bt phone book online |
www.teldir.com | telephone directories
worldwide
worldwide telephone
directories |
www.royalmail.co.uk | the uk mail service
the royal mail/consignia |
www.alltheweb.com | a comprehensive
search engine
a useful search engine |
www.allmusic.com | allmusic database
comprehensive information about music and musicians |
www.imdb.co.uk | internet
movie database
visited by over 10 million film buffs a month, this encyclopaedic website
tells you all you need to know about films and those who appeared in them |
www.ifilm.com | internet
movie guide
short films and trailers can be downloaded from this easy-to-search website |
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