Surf these sites: British Society for the History of Mathematics -- The aims of the British Society for the History of Mathematics are to promote research into the history of mathematics and its use at all levels of mathematics education. It does this through meetings, a newsletter and by other means. The BSHM takes in all periods and civilisations, and all aspects of mathematics, both pure and applied. Members come from a broad cross-section of those interested in mathematics, its history and education, and from many countries. Cornell Digital Library Mathematics Collection -- The Cornell University Math Collection consists of 571 books that were scanned from originals held by the Cornell University Library. All books disbound and all pages scanned. The Collection is indexed by Author and Title. Earliest Known Uses of Some of the Words of Mathematics -- Shows who coined a wide variety of mathematical terms, or in some cases only the earliest known use of the word. Research is ongoing and the pages are frequently updated. Earliest Uses of Various Mathematical Symbols -- Shows who introduced common mathematical symbols, and where the symbol appeared History of Mathematics -- An archive of articles, including over 1350 biographies of mathematicians throughout history. Part of the Mathematical MacTutor. History of Mathematics. -- Includes classic texts by Hilbert and Euclid (a Java enhanced version of the Elements) a chronology, and links. Math Forum: Math-history-list -- Find others who share their interests in the history of mathematics at the math-history-list discussion list. Math Forum: Search Historia-Matematica -- Those interested in the history of mathematics will find others around the world who share their interests at the historia-matematica discussion list. Math Forum: Search Matematica Discussion -- MATEMATICA, a Spanish math mailing list. Input a keyword query to locate postings on European and non-European math history, pedagogical issues, reviews of books, current trends, discussions of articles and more. 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 MacTutor History of Mathematics archive -- This archive has concise biographies for more than 1400 mathematicians, and many articles on the history of mathematics. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea -- A concise and appealing look at the strangest number in the universe. By Charles Seife.
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