Annotated Bibliography

Beauregard, Kyra. “Age of Discovery.” Weebly, 2015

This webpage has information on four explorers and their voyages.

Berkin, Stephan. “The Caravel and the Impact of New Technologies on Transportation Systems.”
Transit Tribune, 2013.
This webpage includes information about the caravel and how it impacted society.

Beverly, Armeto J, etc. Across the Centuries. Houghton Mifflin Social Studies, 1999. This book
is about some of the major events occurring throughout the centuries. It contains all the
information in the 7th-grade standard form.

Burstein Shek, Stanley M. Richard. Medieval to Early Modern Times. California Social
Studies, 2006. This book is about 7th-grade social studies and is organized based on 7th
grade standards. Each chapter is a different standard from the California History and
Social Studies Standards.

Copernicus, Nicholaus. ¨Letter of Nicholaus Schonberg.¨ Calendars Through the Ages.

http://www.geo.utexas.edu/courses. This PDF contains the translated letter Nicolaus
Copernicus wrote to the Catholic Church. It is written and organized like a business
letter.

Dobson, Mary. “Disease.” Quercus History, October 2007, 12-14

This book explains some of the world’s deadliest diseases and epidemics in history

¨Galileo and the Telescope.¨ Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov. This webpage covers
information on the discoveries Galileo made with his telescope. It includes information
on some of Galileo's most significant discoveries.

¨Galileo Galilei.¨ Famous Scientists The Art of Genius. https://www.famousscientists.org. This

biography covers information on Galileo´s life. This includes info on his life
accomplishments and how he got to where he was.

“Genesis: The Story of Creation” Bible Gateway, American Bible Society, 1992
This website explains the story of Genesis, which is what the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
is based on

Historpedia Authors. “Marco Polo's Effects on the East and the West.” Historpedia, 2012
This webpage includes information on Marco Polo’s travels and information about the
Enlightenment, Renaissance, and medieval times.

“Isaac Newton.” Famous Scientists The Art of Genius. https://www.famousscientists.org.

This biography contains information about Sir Isaac Newton’s life and accomplishments.
It is organized by different stages in his life and lists his accomplishments.
Leubering, J. E. “The Divine Comedy: Work by Dante.”

L, Ken. “The Age of Discovery: Explorers of the Renaissance.” Owlcation, 2014

This webpage contains information on voyage routes of people during the renaissance
times and explorers who voyaged during that time.

Michael, Chen. ¨History of The Chinese Compass.¨ Rampages, 2016.

This website covers information on where the compass originated from, who invented the
compass, how the compass is used and how it differed from the new modern day compass.

“Michelangelo’s Painting of the Sistine Chapel.” Analysis of the Art of Renaissance Italy, Italian
Renaissance.org, 2015 http://www.italianrenaissance.org
This webpage tells about the history of Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel

Needham, Josef. ¨Science and Civilisation in China.¨ Cambridge University, 1986.

This source shows what the Chinese compass looked like (image)

“Nicolaus Copernicus.” Famous Scientists The Art of Genius.

https://www.famousscientists.org. This webpage contains a bibliography about the life of
Nicolaus Copernicus. It is organized based on the different stages of his life, and it also
lists his accomplishments.

Sack, Harland. “John Locke and the Importance of the Social Contract.” SciHi Blog, 2015
This webpage includes information about John Locke’s early life, his ideas, and beliefs
on freedom and religion, and how he compares to Thomas Hobbes.

¨Scientific Method.¨ Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. https://plato.stanford.edu. This

This webpage contains information explaining the different aspects of the scientific
method and its history.

Silkroad Foundation. "Marco Polo and His Travels." Weblog post. 2012.

“Sistine Chapel Ceiling Analysis.” Artable. 2019.

This webpage describes the paintings and some history of the ceiling of the Sistine
Chapel.

Stanley Burstein, Richard Shek. ¨World History Medieval to Early Modern Times.¨ Holt,
Rinehart and Winston, 2006.
This hard copy source covers information from our ancient history, covering seventh
grade standards and explaining information about art, literature, technology, science,
government, economics and travel.

Stern, David P. ¨Kepler's Three Laws of Planetary Motion.¨ NASA.

 https://www-spof.gsfc.nasa.gov. This webpage explains Keplerś laws and their
significance. It is organized in segments with each of the laws

Swetz, Frank J. “Mathematical Treasure: English Translation of Newton’s Principia

Mathematica.” Mathematical Association of America. https://www.maa.org. This
webpage contains a translated version of the primary source Principia Mathematica. It is
organized similarly to the constitution, containing sections and laws

The editors of Encyclopedia Britannica. ¨Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion.¨ Encyclopedia

Britannica. https://www.britannica.com. This webpage explains Kepler's law. It is
organized based on the different aspects of this law.

P, Amelia. “Age of Exploration: Caravel.” Google Sites.

This Google Site page includes information on the invention of the caravel and other
inventions, during the Renaissance. It includes information on the Age of Exploration.

Powell, Jim. ¨John Locke: Natural Rights to Life, Liberty, and Property.¨ Foundation for
Economic Education, 1996.
This webpage includes information on John Locke, and his understanding of natural
rights and how he got people on board with his ideas.

Wood, Richard. Great Inventions. Fog City Press, 2003. This book is about the world's greatest
inventions. It is organized based on the different types of inventions, and their uses.