Organizations
British Society for the History of Mathematics, Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mat, HPM - International Study Group on the Relations b, Indian Society for History of Mathematics, International Commission on the History of Mathema, The Americas Section of History and Pedagogy of Ma
People
Bohr, Harald August, Erd+Âs, Paul, Euler, Leonhard, Menger, Karl, Napier, John, Abel - Niels Henrik Abel (1802-1829), Al-Sabi Thabit ibn Qurra al-Harrani, Andrei Nikolaevich Kolmogorov (1903-1987), Archimedes, Archimedes (c. 287 B.C.-212 B.C.), Bernoulli, Daniel (1700-1782), Bessel - Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (1784-1846), Biographies of Women Mathematicians, Cauchy - Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789-1857), Cauchy, Augustin Louis (1789-1857)
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.
Ancient Geometry and Insights into Math History
Topics include background in Babylonian, Euclid, Al'Khwarizmi, pi, and trigonometry. Also has recreations and java chat.
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.
Babylonian Mathematics
An overview of mathematics within this culture. Includes a description of the numerals used and a reference to Pythagoras' theorem.
Earliest Known Uses of Some of the Words of Mathem
Shows who coined a wide variety of commonly used terms. Organized by first letter.
Earliest Uses of Mathematical Symbols
Discusses first known appearances of common expressions, such as operations, variables and trigonometric functions.
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.
Glimpses of History
A poetic rendition of the key events in the development of the field that have taken place over the years.
Green Lion Press
An independent book publisher specializing in source materials history of mathematics and history of science. Includes list of publications available and contact information.
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).
History and Overview
Front for the Mathematics Arxiv of eprints section HO: biographies, philosophy of mathematics, mathematics education, recreational mathematics, communication of mathematics.
History of Mathematics - Facets of India
Includes history of algebra trigonometry, numerical mathematics, and geometry in this region.
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 Mathematics: China
An overview. Includes a chronology of mathematicians and mathematical works, online references and a bibliography
India's Contribution to Ancient Mathematics
Discusses the nation's early development of geometric concepts, algorithms, algebraic ideas and the idea of zero.
MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive
Topics are presented by topic areas, date, or mathematicians. Includes timeline and website search engine.
Math History Timeline - Pre-historic and Ancient T
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.
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.
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.
MathWorld: History
Descriptions and links relating to various historical problems and topics in mathematics.
Mechanical Aids to Computation and the Development
Article summarizing and illustrating early methods of counting and representing of numbers.
Mechanical Aids to Computation and the Development
Notes to Dr. Paul E. Dunne's math history lecture, with images.
Mechanical Calculators Prior to the 19th Century
Explains the development and motivation for creating calculating machines and algorithms.
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.
Original Documents on the History of Calculators
Contains HTML versions of some original documents related to the history of calculators.
Renaissance Mathematics
Discusses the technological, commercial and political reasons for the increase in mathematical development during this period.
Roman Numerals and Roman Dates
Includes conversion tables, historical background and a demonstration on how to express the year 1999 in Roman Numerals.
Sangaku
Japanese votive tablets featuring mathematical problems. Examples with pictures and further resources.
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.
The Art of Renaissance Science
Discusses how art and architecture were influenced by mathematical concepts, such as perspective. Includes photo examples.
The Euler 2004 Conference
Portsmouth, RI, USA; 8--11 August 2004.
The History of the Calculus and the Development of
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.
The Princeton Mathematics Community in the 1930s
An oral history project with supporting on-line documents and links.
Twenty-Five Years with Nicolas Bourbaki
Article by Armand Borel from a lecture at Bochum in September 1996 in honour of R.Remmert.
Vatican Exhibit: Ancient Mathematics
Library of Congress. Includes articles and original document images of early Greek contributions to the field.
Washington Post: The Search for Infinity
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.
Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea
A concise and appealing look at the strangest number in the universe. By Charles Seife.