The MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive

URL: http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/

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This site has topical articles, short biographies of more than 1300 mathematicians, and timelines. Each article refers to suggested books and articles for further research, and the site also has a bibliography of over 700 math history works. The site's indexes include a subject index, a Famous Curves index, an index of women mathematicians, and a quotations index.

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Subject keyword(s)	Algebra, Biographies of mathematicians, Early number systems, Geometry, Mathematics, Mathematics for the physical science, Mathematics history, Number theory, Real world applications
Grade level	Middle School, High School, Higher Education, Informal Education
Intended audience	Learner
Resource type	Instructional Material, Reference Material
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The MacTutor History of Mathematics archive Biographies Index History Topics Index Additional material index Famous curves index Mathematicians of the day Search the archive Help   FAQ   Contact us Recent changes to the archive (Up to January 2012) There are 6 new biographies and 37 extended biographies. Other indexes . . .Birthplace Maps indexAnniversaries for the yearChronology indexTime lines indexQuotations indexMathematical Societies indexMedals, honours, etc. indexGlossary indexPoster indexEdinburgh Mathematical Society indexBritish Mathematical Colloquium indexIndex of female mathematiciansMathematical Education indexStudent projects indexIndex of Famous Curves with a Java optionBiographies with a link to Encyclopaedia Britannica Other features . . .Information for new usersSearch SuggestionsMacTutor History StatisticsAwards won by the MacTutor history archiveMost popular biographiesWho was alive then?Davis archive of women mathematiciansA bibliography of the History of MathematicsDistribution of birth and death daysOther Web sources on the History of Mathematics If the above menus do not work, go to the Non-JavaScript index School of Mathematics and Statistics University of St Andrews Scotland Created by John J O'Connor and Edmund F Robertson The URL of this page is:      http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/index.html JOC/EFR January 2012