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- This Site contains original correspondence, official documents and school reports of the mathematician Evariste Galois. This site provides a platform to translate these documents.
- Discusses the development of the concept of infinity from the early Greeks of the fifth to the second century B.C. Covers the important findings of Zenos, the Pythagorean school, Eudoxus and Archimedes.
- The history of mathematics from 8,000 BC to modern times, divided into poster sets. Categories include regions, eras, math topics & mathematicans.
- Covers the early mathematical development in the country, such as the use of geometrical symbols. Includes discussion of influential works of local mathematicians.
- By Oxford professor, Jonathan Bowen. Discusses origins in ancient Greece, Arabia and England, analytical machines, boolean algebra, and recent developments in the field.
- Includes history of algebra trigonometry, numerical mathematics, and geometry in this region.
- Shows who coined a wide variety of commonly used terms. Organized by first letter.
- Explains the development and motivation for creating calculating machines and algorithms.
- Discusses the technological, commercial and political reasons for the increase in mathematical development during this period.
- Includes classic texts by Hilbert and Euclid (a Java enhanced version of the Elements) a chronology, and links.
- An independent book publisher specializing in source materials history of mathematics and history of science. Includes list of publications available and contact information.
- Includes math examples from the Rhind papyrus and Babylonian tablets. Also, discusses early Egyptian mythology.
- Thanks to new imaging technology, part of the remains of a private library, owned by Roman statesman and Julius Caesar's father-in-law, may now be read. These papers were original discovered in 1752 in the town of Herculaneum.
- Front for the Mathematics Arxiv of eprints section HO: biographies, philosophy of mathematics, mathematics education, recreational mathematics, communication of mathematics.
- Includes conversion tables, historical background and a demonstration on how to express the year 1999 in Roman Numerals.
- Topics are presented by topic areas, date, or mathematicians. Includes timeline and website search engine.
- An overview of mathematics within this culture. Includes a description of the numerals used and a reference to Pythagoras' theorem.
- Describes Indian mathematicians such as Aryabhatta - who modelled the solar system, Bhaskar, Varahamira, and others who made important contributions in the fields of trigonometry, algebra, and classical analysis.
- Japanese votive tablets featuring mathematical problems. Examples with pictures and further resources.
- Discusses the development of numbers, addition tables, exercise problems and solutions for quadratic equations in one of oldest known civilizations.
- La Hababra high school page includes dates for important developments in the field of mathematics that occurred from approximately 1,000,000 B.C. to 500 A.D. Also, has an accompanying timeline for general historic events.
- A forum which provides a virtual environment for scholarly discussion of the History of Mathematics, amongst professionals, and non-professionals with a serious interest in the field. A bilingual site (Spanish and English).
- Discusses first known appearances of common expressions, such as operations, variables and trigonometric functions.
- Portsmouth, RI, USA; 8--11 August 2004.
- A poetic rendition of the key events in the development of the field that have taken place over the years.
- An oral history project with supporting on-line documents and links.
- Descriptions and links relating to various historical problems and topics in mathematics.
- Notes to Dr. Paul E. Dunne's math history lecture, with images.
- Library of Congress. Includes articles and original document images of early Greek contributions to the field.
- Topics include background in Babylonian, Euclid, Al'Khwarizmi, pi, and trigonometry. Also has recreations and java chat.
- A concise and appealing look at the strangest number in the universe. By Charles Seife.
- Contains HTML versions of some original documents related to the history of calculators.
- Detailed timeline of the development of hypercomplex numbers, from early discoveries of complex numbers to modern developments. Includes links to biographies and complete bibliography.
- Discusses the nation's early development of geometric concepts, algorithms, algebraic ideas and the idea of zero.
- Article by Armand Borel from a lecture at Bochum in September 1996 in honour of R.Remmert.
- An overview. Includes a chronology of mathematicians and mathematical works, online references and a bibliography
- Discusses development of integral and derivative calculus from the 17th century. Features contributions by key western civilization mathematicians. Includes examples of selected problems and how they were originally solved in earlier times. Also, covers
- Discusses how art and architecture were influenced by mathematical concepts, such as perspective. Includes photo examples.

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