- History of Mathematics [clarku.edu]
aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/mathhist/mathhist.html
- Famous Problems in the History of Mathematics
History of math presented through the great problems that inspired mathematicians from Zeno to Cantor.
mathforum.org/isaac/mathhist.html
- Mathematics Genealogy Project
With the goal to list all individuals who have received a doctorate in mathematics.
hcoonce.math.mankato.msus.edu
- Ancient Geometry and Insights into the History of Mathematics
members.aol.com/bbyars1/contents.html
- Babylonian and Egyptian Mathematics
From MacTutor History of Mathematics archive.
www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/HistTopics/Babylonian_and_Egyptian.htm...
- Mathematics: Ancient History and Its Modern Fates
Examines how the Scientific Revolution of the 16th and 17th centuries began with the revival of several tremendously important and formidably difficult works of Greek science.
www.ibiblio.org/expo/vatican.exhibit/exhibit/d-mathematics/Mathematics.html
- Mayan Mathematical System
Describes how the Mayan mathematical system worked with pictures and examples.
www.cancunsteve.com/mayan.htm
- Measurers, The: a Flemish Image of Mathematics in the Sixteenth Century
Exhibition displayed at the Museum of the History of Science, Oxford, exploring the practical mathematics movement of Renaissance Europe.
www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/measurer/text/title.htm
- MacTutor History of Mathematics
A collection of biographies of mathematicians, many of which are quite detailed. Also a series of documents on the development of various branches of mathematics.
www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history
- Brief History of Mechanical Calculators
Describe the most common non-electronic calculating devices within a historical context.
www.dotpoint.com/xnumber/mechanical1.htm
- Trinity College: History of Mathematics
Extensive list of biographical and related information.
www.maths.tcd.ie/pub/HistMath
- British Society for the History of Mathematics
Promotes research into the history of mathematics and its use at all levels of education.
www.dcs.warwick.ac.uk/bshm
- Mathematical Problems of David Hilbert, The
His influential address at the 1900 International Congress of Mathematicians outlined 23 research problems to be investigated in the coming century.
aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/hilbert
- Slates, Slide Rules, and Software: Teaching Math in America
An exhibit of objects used by teachers and parents to help students master abstract mathematical concepts. From the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.
americanhistory.si.edu/teachingmath
- Institute for History and Foundations of Mathematics and the Natural Sciences - Utrecht University
Focuses on the history of the natural sciences in general, and offers specialized courses for specific fields, such as physics, chemistry, and biology.
www.phys.uu.nl/~wwwgrnsl
- Historical Monographs Collection
Collection of scanned math monographs from Cornell University Library.
digital.library.cornell.edu/m/math
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