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Mathematics in Latvia throughout the Centuries - http://www.math.cornell.edu/~dtaimina/mathinLV/mathinlv.html
Covers the early mathematical development in the country, such as the use of geometrical symbols. Includes discussion of influential works of local mathematicians. |
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Euclid and His Heritage - http://www.claymath.org/euclid/
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. |
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History of Mathematics in India - http://members.tripod.com/~INDIA_RESOURCE/mathematics.htm
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. |
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Green Lion Press - http://www.greenlion.com/
An independent book publisher specializing in source materials history of mathematics and history of science. Includes list of publications available and contact information. |
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http://www.sangaku.info/ - http://www.sangaku.info/
Japanese votive tablets featuring mathematical problems. Examples with pictures and further resources. |
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Mesopotamian Mathematics - 8000 B.C. to 364 A.D. - http://it.stlawu.edu/~dmelvill/mesomath/index.html
Discusses the development of numbers, addition tables, exercise problems and solutions for quadratic equations in one of oldest known civilizations. |
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Symbol, Form and Number in Ancient Egypt - http://www.seshat.ch/
Includes math examples from the Rhind papyrus and Babylonian tablets. Also, discusses early Egyptian mythology. |
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Mechanical Calculators Prior to the 19th Century - http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~ped/teachadmin/histsci/htmlform/lect3.html
Explains the development and motivation for creating calculating machines and algorithms. |
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History and Overview - http://front.math.ucdavis.edu/math.HO
Front for the Mathematics Arxiv of eprints section HO: biographies, philosophy of mathematics, mathematics education, recreational mathematics, communication of mathematics. |
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Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea - http://www.users.cloud9.net/~cgseife/zero.html
A concise and appealing look at the strangest number in the universe. By Charles Seife. |
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Twenty-Five Years with Nicolas Bourbaki - http://www.ega-math.narod.ru/Bbaki/Bourb3.htm
Article by Armand Borel from a lecture at Bochum in September 1996 in honour of R.Remmert. |
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Mechanical Aids to Computation and the Development of Algorithms - http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~ped/teachadmin/histsci/htmlform/lect2.html
Article summarizing and illustrating early methods of counting and representing of numbers. |
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The History of the Calculus and the Development of Computer Algebra Systems - http://www.math.wpi.edu/IQP/BVCalcHist/calctoc.html
Discusses development of integral and derivative calculus from the 17th century. Features contributions by key western mathematicians. Includes examples of selected problems and how they were originally solved in earlier times. Also, covers the historic background to computer algebraic systems. |
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Washington Post: The Search for Infinity - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/books/chap1/mysteryaleph.htm
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. |
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Historia Matematica - http://www.chasque.apc.org/jgc/history/MH6.htm
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). |
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Mechanical Aids to Computation and the Development of Algorithms - http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~ped/teachadmin/histsci/htmlform/slides.html
Notes to Dr. Paul E. Dunne's math history lecture, with images. |
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Galois Translation Project (GTP) - http://www.galois-group.net/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. |
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Glimpses of History - http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/maths/subsites/huxley/history.html
A poetic rendition of the key events in the development of the field that have taken place over the years. |
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Ancient Math Papers Restored - http://plus.maths.org/issue14/news/papyri/
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. |
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Roman Numerals and Roman Dates - http://www.wilkiecollins.demon.co.uk/roman/front.htm
Includes conversion tables, historical background and a demonstration on how to express the year 1999 in Roman numerals. |
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Vedic Mathematics- Ancient Indian Mathematics - http://www.sanalnair.org/articles/index-ved.htm
The site gives an idea about what is Vedic Mathematicsa - a long forgotten technique for mathematical calculations! The basic roots of Vedic mathematics lie in Vedas (written around 1500-900 BCE) which are a treasure house of knowledge and human experience-both secular and spiritual. |
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Renaissance Mathematics - http://www.idbsu.edu/courses/hy309/projects/math.html
Discusses the technological, commercial and political reasons for the increase in mathematical development during this period. |
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The Euler 2004 Conference - http://home.adelphi.edu/~bradley/EulerSociety/home.html
Portsmouth, RI, USA; 8--11 August 2004. |
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India's Contribution to Ancient Mathematics - http://mathemajik.tripod.com/article/mathematics.html
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. |
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A Brief History of Algebra and Computing - http://vmoc.museophile.org/algebra/
By Oxford professor, Jonathan Bowen. Discusses origins in ancient Greece, Arabia and England, analytical machines, boolean algebra, and recent developments in the field. |