A Brief History of Algebra and Computing: An Eclectic Oxonian View
An essay by Jonathan Bowen. |
Ancient Math Papers Restored
From the "Villa of the Papyri" in Herculaneum. |
Ancient Mathematics
Library of Congress, Vatican Exhibit. Includes articles mainly about Greek Mathematics. |
British Combinatorics in Ancient Times (1969-77)
Norman Biggs. (This article first appeared in the 1997 British Combinatorial Bulletin.) |
British Society for the History of Mathematics
Purpose is to promote research in the history of mathematics and find applications for all levels of education. Conducts meetings and publishes a newsletter. Takes into account all time periods and cultures, as well as covering both pure and applied ma |
Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics CSHPM
Promotes research and teaching in the history and philosophy of mathematics. |
Cornell Digital Library Mathematics Collection
The Cornell University Math Collection consists of 571 books that were scanned from originals held by the Cornell University Library. All books disbound and all pages scanned. The Collection is indexed by Author and Title. |
Earliest Known Uses of Some of the Words of Mathematics
Shows who coined a wide variety of mathematical terms, or in some cases only the earliest known use of the word. Research is ongoing and the pages are frequently updated. |
Earliest Uses of Calculus Symbols
Who first used the derivative and integral notations that are used in modern times. |
Earliest Uses of Various Mathematical Symbols
Shows who introduced common mathematical symbols, and where the symbol appeared |
EMSHISTORY99
History of the European Mathematical Society from foundation to end of 1998. By David A.R. Wallace, Glasgow. |
Ethnomathematics
Cultural Approaches to Mathematics |
Ethnomathematics Bibliography
A bibliography of potentially useful references. |
Fields Medals and Rolf Nevanlinna Prize
Awarded in recognition of both existing mathematical work and the promise of future achievement. |
Glimpses of History
A poetic rendition of the history of mathematics (mainly number theory) by Martin Huxley. |
Green Lion Press
A small independant book publisher specializing in history of mathematics and history of science. Includes information on ordering, books available, and how to contact them. |
Historia Matematica
Mailing list moderated by Julio Gonzalez Cabillon. |
Historia Mathematica
Editors page. Table of contents. |
History of Ganit (Mathematics)
Includes history of algebra (alzebra), trignometry, numerical mathematics, and geometry in India. |
History of Mathematics
Ancient Geometry and Insights into the History of Mathematics. |
History of Mathematics
An archive of articles, including over 1350 biographies of mathematicians throughout history. Part of the Mathematical MacTutor. |
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. |
History of Mathematics.
Includes classic texts by Hilbert and Euclid (a Java enhanced version of the Elements) a chronology, and links. |
History Of Polynomial Equations
History of quartic, cubic, quantic and quintic polynomials and their solutions. Also contains online solver for the named polynomials. |
International Commission on the History of Mathematics (ICHM)
Promotes history of mathematics as a scientific discipline. |
Math and Numbers in Early History.
Article summarizing and illustrating early methods of counting and representing of numbers. |
Math Forum: Math-history-list
Find others who share their interests in the history of mathematics at the math-history-list discussion list. |
Math Forum: Search Historia-Matematica
Those interested in the history of mathematics will find others around the world who share their interests at the historia-matematica discussion list. |
Math History
Very detailed account of topics from ancient Babylonian to current history (including Mathematical physics, Mathematical astronomy and Mathematical education). |
Mathematics: Ancient Science and Its Modern Fates
A virtual exhibition of historical documents. |
Mechanical Calculators Prior to the 19th Century
Explains the development and motivation for creating calculating machines. |
Original Documents on the History of Calculators
Contains HTML versions of some original documents related to the history of calculators. |
Roman Numerals and Roman Dates
Includes conversion tables, a page on their history and usage and a page on how to write the year 1999 in Roman Numerals. |
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. |
Symbol, Form and Number in Ancient Egypt
Includes math examples from the Rhind papyrus and Babylonian tablets. Also, discusses early Egyptian mythology. |
Teaching with Original Historical Sources in Mathematics
Reinhard Laubenbacher and David Pengelley. |
The Art of Algebra from Al-Khwarizmi to Vičte
Web text by Karen Hunger Parshall, University of Virginia. |
The History And Uses Of Calculus
Development of the concepts of calculus. |
The History of Mathematics
The oportunity to read some interesting original papers of George Berkeley (1685-1753), Sir William Rowan Hamilton (1805-1865), Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann (1826-1866), George Boole (1815-1864), Georg Cantor (1845-1918) and Sir Isaac Newton (1642-17 |
The MacTutor History of Mathematics archive
This archive has concise biographies for more than 1400 mathematicians, and many articles on the history of mathematics. |
The Princeton Mathematics Community in the 1930s
An oral history project with supporting on-line documents and links. |
Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea
A concise and appealing look at the strangest number in the universe. By Charles Seife. |
