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Eratosthenes of Cyrene (276-194 BC)
Discusses this early Grecian's discoveries in finding a good approximation of the circumference of the earth, the tilt angle of our planet and a tool for finding prime numbers. Page includes biographical information.
http://www.eranet.gr/eratosthenes/html/eoc.html
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The Eratosthenes Project
Gives information about the techniques and computations used by this ancient mathematician to find the circumference of the earth. Includes sample sketch and reconstructed map of the world.
http://www.phys-astro.sonoma.edu/observatory/eratosthenes/
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History of Mathematics
Online texts of historic mathematical people, including Hamilton, Riemann, Newton, Boole, and Cantor. Also, has biographical backgrounds for key figures during the 17th and 18th centuries.
http://www.maths.tcd.ie/pub/HistMath/HistMath.html
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The Grothendieck Circle
Aims to make publicly available materials written by and about Alexandre Grothendieck. Made contributions to algebraic geometry, homological algebra and functional analysis. Page includes list of mathematical,biographical publications and some portrait
http://www.math.jussieu.fr/~leila/grothendieckcircle/index.php
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Archimedes
Provides a biography and cultural background, as well as details about his discoveries. Page includes photos and a timeline.
http://www.cs.drexel.edu/~crorres/Archimedes/contents.html
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