|
Ancient Math Papers Restored
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.
http://plus.maths.org/issue14/news/papyri/
Historia Matematica
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).
http://www.chasque.apc.org/jgc/history/MH6...
Twenty-Five Years with Nicolas Bourbaki
Article by Armand Borel from a lecture at Bochum in September 1996 in honour of R.Remmert.
http://www.ega-math.narod.ru/Bbaki/Bourb3....
The Princeton Mathematics Community in the 1930s
An oral history project with supporting on-line documents and links.
http://infoshare1.princeton.edu/libraries/...
The Euler 2004 Conference
Portsmouth, RI, USA; 8--11 August 2004.
http://home.adelphi.edu/~bradley/EulerSoci...
Earliest Uses of Mathematical Symbols
Discusses first known appearances of common expressions, such as operations, variables and trigonometric functions.
http://members.aol.com/jeff570/mathsym.htm...
History of Mathematics - Facets of India
Includes history of algebra trigonometry, numerical mathematics, and geometry in this region.
http://www.geocities.com/dipalsarvesh/math...
Historia Mathematica
Elsevier journal about early mathematical discoveries. Includes table of contents and abstracts.
http://authors.elsevier.com/JournalDetail....
Ethnomathematics
Describes an interdisciplinary topic that attempts to explain the impact of culture upon the development of mathematical ideas. Includes types of early activities, which would have required some skills with geometric, algebraic or arithmetic concepts.
http://www.cs.uidaho.edu/~casey931/seminar...
History of Mathematics: China
An overview. Includes a chronology of mathematicians and mathematical works, online references and a bibliography
http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/mathhist/...
History of Mathematics in India
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.
http://members.tripod.com/~INDIA_RESOURCE/...
Mechanical Calculators Prior to the 19th Century
Explains the development and motivation for creating calculating machines and algorithms.
http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~ped/teachadmin/h...
Ancient Geometry
Presenting an overview from ancient times to the present day, including descriptions of the discovery of pi and the origins of trigonometry.
http://members.aol.com/bbyars1/contents.ht...
Math is Radical - Math History Posters
The history of mathematics from 8,000 BC to modern times, divided into poster sets. Categories include regions, eras, math topics & mathematicans.
http://www.mathisradical.com
The Mystery Of The Aleph
This article from the "Washington Post" covers the development of the concept of infinity, from the fifth to the second century B.C., and includes the main findings of Archimedes and the Pythagorean school. [Requires free registration.]
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style...
MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive
Topics are presented by topic areas, date, or mathematicians. Includes timeline and website search engine.
http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/histor...
Earliest Known Uses of Some of the Words of Mathematics
Alphabetical listing of historical terms used in mathematics with bibliography.
http://members.aol.com/jeff570/mathword.ht...
Mechanical Aids to Computation and the Development of Algorithms
Notes to Dr. Paul E. Dunne's math history lecture, with images.
http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~ped/teachadmin/h...
The Art of Renaissance Science
Discusses how art and architecture were influenced by mathematical concepts, such as perspective. Includes photo examples.
http://www.mcm.edu/academic/galileo/ars/ar...
Mesopotamian Mathematics - 8000 B.C. to 364 A.D.
Discusses the development of numbers, addition tables, exercise problems and solutions for quadratic equations in one of oldest known civilizations.
http://it.stlawu.edu/~dmelvill/mesomath/in...
Mechanical Aids to Computation and the Development of Algorithms
Article summarizing and illustrating early methods of counting and representing of numbers.
http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~ped/teachadmin/h...
Original Documents on the History of Calculators
Contains HTML versions of some original documents related to the history of calculators.
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Hor...
History of Mathematics
An overview of the subject and a famous 1900 speech describing the main mathematical problems. Includes a chronological list of mathematicians and their work.
http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/mathhist/
Les Sangaku
Ressources sur les tablettes votives japonaises (shinto) sur lesquelles sont inscrits des problèmes de mathématiques (le plus souvent ludiques).
http://www.sangaku.info/
History and Overview
Front for the Mathematics Arxiv of eprints section HO: biographies, philosophy of mathematics, mathematics education, recreational mathematics, communication of mathematics.
http://front.math.ucdavis.edu/math.HO
Roman Numerals and Roman Dates
Includes conversion tables, historical background and a demonstration on how to express the year 1999 in Roman Numerals.
http://www.wilkiecollins.demon.co.uk/roman...
Euclid and His Heritage
A conference on the occasion of the publication, for the first time, of a complete digital edition of the oldest surviving manuscript of Euclid's Elements. St. Catherine's College, Oxford, UK; 7--8 October 2005.
http://www.claymath.org/euclid/
A Brief History of Algebra and Computing
By Oxford professor, Jonathan Bowen. Discusses origins in ancient Greece, Arabia and England, analytical machines, boolean algebra, and recent developments in the field.
http://vmoc.museophile.org/algebra/
The History of the Calculus and the Development of Computer Algebra Systems
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 the historic background to computer algebraic systems.
http://www.math.wpi.edu/IQP/BVCalcHist/cal...
Glimpses of History
A poetic rendition of the key events in the development of the field that have taken place over the years.
http://www.cf.ac.uk/maths/numbertheory/his...
Math History Timeline - Pre-historic and Ancient Times
La Hababra high school page includes dates related to important developments in the field of mathematics, which occurred from approximately 30,000 B.C. to 500 A.D. Features an accompanying timeline for general historic events and photos.
http://lahabra.seniorhigh.net/pages/teache...
MathWorld: History
Descriptions and links relating to various historical problems and topics in mathematics.
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/topics/Histor...
India's Contribution to Ancient Mathematics
Discusses the nation's early development of geometric concepts, algorithms, algebraic ideas and the idea of zero. Also, explains how these ideas may have traveled westward after some invasions from Arabic countries in the 13th century.
http://mathemajik.tripod.com/article/mathe...
Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea
A concise and appealing look at the strangest number in the universe. By Charles Seife.
http://www.users.cloud9.net/~cgseife/zero....
Sketches of a History of Hypercomplex Numbers
Detailed timeline of the development of hypercomplex numbers, from early discoveries of complex numbers to modern developments. Includes links to biographies and complete bibliography.
http://history.hyperjeff.net/hypercomplex....
Symbol, Form and Number in Ancient Egypt
Includes math examples from the Rhind papyrus and Babylonian tablets. Also, discusses early Egyptian mythology.
http://www.seshat.ch/
Galois Translation Project (GTP)
This Site contains original correspondence, official documents and school reports of the mathematician Evariste Galois. This site provides a platform to translate these documents.
http://www.galois-group.net/gtp/
Green Lion Press
Independent book publisher specializing in history of mathematics and history of science. Includes information on ordering, books available, and how to contact them.
http://www.greenlion.com/
Renaissance Mathematics
Discusses the technological, commercial and political reasons for the increase in mathematical development during this period.
http://www.idbsu.edu/courses/hy309/project...
Babylonian Mathematics
An overview of mathematics within this culture. Includes a description of the numerals used and a reference to Pythagoras' theorem.
http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/In...
Vatican Exhibit: Ancient Mathematics
Library of Congress. Includes articles and original document images of early Greek contributions to the field.
http://www.ibiblio.org/expo/vatican.exhibi...
Mathematics in Latvia throughout the Centuries
Covers the early mathematical development in the country, such as the use of geometrical symbols. Includes discussion of influential works of local mathematicians.
http://www.math.cornell.edu/~dtaimina/math...
|
2006