History of math (suggestions for resources)

In My Humble Opinion
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Ok, I’ll admit this is for a school project. I’m just wondering if you guys could point me to some good websites about the history of math and its practical applications throughout history.

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Go to Google and type in “math history” (no quotes). The first five results are fantastic resources.

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You and your obvious logic. (;

Thanks.

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Since you’re looking for suggestions rather than facts, I’ll move this thread to IMHO.

bibliophage
moderator GQ

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The Mathematics Department at St. Andrews has a very comprehensive website at http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/. It’s surprising how many Mathematicians it can list who were born (and died) on each day…

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…and this site is the first one Google returns! D’oh… should read these threads more carefully.

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Meanwhile, for fun reading, and perhaps some useful information in your project, check out “Men of Mathematics” by ET Bell. The math is interesting, but Bell’s acrid style makes for amusing biographical sketches.

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I find math history engrossing for its own sake. I’ve got A History of Mathematics around here somewhere. I wish I recalled where, exactly. I loved reading it.

:Twenty minutes later:

It is Norton History of the Mathematical Sciences by Ivor Grattan-Guinness. But that’s not a web site. :frowning: If the OP decides to look for books, let me know 'cos I know a number of titles, each of which on a topic that could fill a book.