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Maths is Good for You
Contains information on famous mathematicians, theorems, and topics.
http://www.mathsisgoodforyou.com/
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Pre-Computer History of Pi
Explains the early methods of approximating this famous constant, which is used in measuring the area of a circle. Page includes the dates and names of people who were influential in improving these calculations.
http://personal.bgsu.edu/~carother/pi/Pi2.html
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Counting to Infinity
Introduction to infinity including the origins of the sign for infinity and pictures.
http://www.scidiv.bcc.ctc.edu/Math/infinity.html
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Mathographies
Some biographical sketches of mathematicians, ancient and modern.
http://scidiv.bcc.ctc.edu/Math/MathFolks.html
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Earliest Uses of Mathematical Symbols
Discusses first known appearances of common expressions, such as operations, variables and trigonometric functions.
http://jeff560.tripod.com/mathsym.html
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Earliest Known Uses of Some of the Words of Mathematics
Shows who coined a wide variety of commonly used terms. Organized by first letter.
http://jeff560.tripod.com/mathword.html
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