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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/longterm/books/chap1/mysteryaleph.htm
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MacTutor History of Mathematics
An extensive and searchable archive covering famous people and concepts, as well as describing the development of mathematics in various cultures.
http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/
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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/
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Famous Problems in the History of Mathematics
Describes what mathematicians have worked on, from ancient times to the present. Includes problems suitable for middle school and high school math students, with links to solutions.
http://mathforum.org/isaac/mathhist.html
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The History of Mathematicians and Physicists
Outlines a Webquest for studying the history of contributions to both these fields, and includes resources for solving the task.
http://education.nmsu.edu/webquest/wq/math/mathpyswq.htm
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Babylonian Math
This site was created to help people understand the Babylonian math system better.
http://www.angelfire.com/il2/babylonianmath/
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Why Do We Study Calculus?
Explains, in everyday language, the developments in astronomy, math, and physics that contributed to the discovery of differential calculus and its relationship to area formulas.
http://math.vanderbilt.edu/~schectex/courses/whystudy.html
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Egyptian Mathematical Papyri
Includes a description of each written document, as well as some sample problems from the Rhind, Moscow and other papyri. These ancient written works were created between 1900 and 1800 BC.
http://www.math.buffalo.edu/mad/Ancient-Africa/mad_ancient_egyptpapyrus.html
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Arabic Mathematics: Forgotten Brilliance?
Explains contributions of Arabian mathematicians by translating early Greek texts, developing early algebraic ideas, number theory and astronomical calculations. Includes information about key people during this time period.
http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/history/HistTopics/Arabic_mathematics.html
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Mesopotamian Mathematics
Discusses the development of numbers, addition tables, exercise problems and solutions for quadratic equations in one of the oldest known civilizations. Covers the period from 8000 B.C. to 364 A.D.
http://it.stlawu.edu/~dmelvill/mesomath/
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