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 Presenting an overview from ancient times to the present day, including descriptions of the discovery of pi and the origins of trigonometry.
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 Uses of Mathematical Symbols Discusses first known appearances of common expressions, such as operations, variables and trigonometric functions.
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.
Green Lion Press Independent book publisher specializing in history of mathematics and history of science. Includes information on ordering, books available, and how to contact them.
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 An overview of the subject and a famous 1900 speech describing the main mathematical problems. Includes a chronological list of mathematicians and their work.
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
Math History Timeline - Pre-historic and Ancient Times 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 History Timeline - Pre-historic and Ancient Times La Hababra high school page includes dates related to important developments in the field of mathematics, which occurred from approximately 30,000 B.C. to 500 A.D. Features an accompanying timeline for general historic events and photos.
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.
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.
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.
The Art of Renaissance Science Discusses how art and architecture were influenced by mathematical concepts, such as perspective. Includes photo examples.
The History of the Calculus and the Development of Computer Algebra Systems 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 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.]
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.
