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Ancient Geometry and Insights into the History of Mathematics http://members.aol.com/bbyars1/contents.html (Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It Babylonian and Egyptian Mathematics From MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/HistTopics/Babylonian_and_Egyptian.html (Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It Brief History of Mechanical Calculators Describe the most common non-electronic calculating devices within a historical context. http://www.dotpoint.com/xnumber/mechanical1.htm (Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It British Society for the History of Mathematics Promotes research into the history of mathematics and its use at all levels of education. http://www.dcs.warwick.ac.uk/bshm/ (Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It Earliest Uses of Various Mathematical Symbols http://members.aol.com/jeff570/mathsym.html (Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It Famous Problems in the History of Mathematics History of math presented through the great problems that inspired mathematicians from Zeno to Cantor. http://mathforum.org/isaac/mathhist.html (Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It History of Mathematics [clarku.edu] http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/mathhist/mathhist.html (Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It Institute for History and Foundations of Mathematics and the Natural Sciences - Utrecht University Focuses on the history of the natural sciences in general, and offers specialized courses for specific fields, such as physics, chemistry, and biology. http://www.phys.uu.nl/~wwwgrnsl/ (Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It MacTutor History of Mathematics A collection of biographies of mathematicians, many of which are quite detailed. Also a series of documents on the development of various branches of mathematics. http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/ (Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It Mathematical Problems of David Hilbert, The His influential address at the 1900 International Congress of Mathematicians outlined 23 research problems to be investigated in the coming century. http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/hilbert/ (Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It Mathematics Genealogy Project With the goal to list all individuals who have received a doctorate in mathematics. http://hcoonce.math.mankato.msus.edu/ (Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It Mathematics: Ancient History and Its Modern Fates Examines how the Scientific Revolution of the 16th and 17th centuries began with the revival of several tremendously important and formidably difficult works of Greek science. http://www.ibiblio.org/expo/vatican.exhibit/exhibit/d-mathematics/Mathematics.html (Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It Mayan Mathematical System Describes how the Mayan mathematical system worked with pictures and examples. http://www.cancunsteve.com/mayan.htm (Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It Measurers, The: a Flemish Image of Mathematics in the Sixteenth Century Exhibition displayed at the Museum of the History of Science, Oxford, exploring the practical mathematics movement of Renaissance Europe. http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/measurer/text/title.htm (Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It Slates, Slide Rules, and Software: Teaching Math in America An exhibit of objects used by teachers and parents to help students master abstract mathematical concepts. From the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. http://americanhistory.si.edu/teachingmath/ (Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It Trinity College: History of Mathematics Extensive list of biographical and related information. http://www.maths.tcd.ie/pub/HistMath/ (Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It