Online Resource: Math History

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1. Art of Algebra From AL-Khwarizmi to VIète: A Study in the Natural Selection of Ideas
2. Issac Barrow
3. Biographies of Women Mathematicians
4. Clark Kimberling's Homepage (new)
   At this site you will find various mathematical and historical topics, in many cases matched with biographical sketches. You'll also find mathematical topics including triangle geometry and number theory.
5. Emmy Noether (new)
   Erol Barbut's Emmy Noether page includes her biography, a chronology, her accomplishments, and an interactive lession.
6. Euler  (new)
   Professor C. Edward Sandifer's "Euler Project," a project set out to translate Euler's original work from Latin to English. (See also Euler 2007 , a conference to be held August 4 - 7, 2002, but a great souce of historical information.)  
   
7. 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 civilizations, 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.
8. Famous Problems in the History of Mathematics
9. History of Algebra
   History of algebraic geometry: an outline of the history and development of algebraic geometry . Translated from Cours de geometre algebrique by Judith Sally. Wadsworth, Monterey.
10. History of Mathematics Web Site
    The owner of this site has listed links to "some of the best sites"
11. History of Mathematics with original sources
    Using original sources in a history of mathematics class
12. History of Probability and Statistics
13. MacTutor History of Mathematics archive
    The History of Mathematics archive contains the biographies of more than 1100 mathematicians. There is also a collection of more than 60 articles on Famous Curves which have been extensively studied by mathematicians, giving their history as well as pictures of the curves and various curves (evolutes, inverses, caustics etc.) which are associated with them. There is even a Mathematicians of the day page which contains details of the mathematicians who were born or died on today's date.
14. Math Resources History of Mathematics
15. Mathematician Trading Cards
    Click on the name of your favorite famous mathematician, and you'll see a baseball card that displays a picture of your hero and a brief description of his or her achievements.
16. Teaching With Original Historical Sources in Mathematics
17. Using History in the Math class 
    The purpose of this Web site is to encourage and facilitate the use of the history of mathematics in the teaching and learning of mathematics at all levels.