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Mathematical Works Printed in the Americas, 1554-1700A bibliographical reference to mathematics books printed in the new world before 1700. Read more The Mathematics of the Heavens and the EarthA comprehensive history of trigonometry from ancient times to the Renaissance. Read more Mathematics in IndiaA survey of over two thousand years of the history of mathematics on the Indian subcontinent. Read more Problem from another time...
Faster than a Speeding HorseA horse, halving its speed each day, travels 700 miles in 7 days. How far does it travel each day? |
Loci: ConvergenceWelcome to Convergence! This section of Loci offers a wealth of resources to help you teach mathematics using its history. Please check back regularly for new articles, look at all the archived articles in What's in Convergence?, and send us your comments and suggestions. As of July 1, 2009, the editors of this section are Janet Beery and Kathy Clark. The founding editors, Victor Katz and Frank Swetz, continue to be involved, mostly in the expansion of Mathematical Treasures.
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It is true that I should have been surprised in the past to learn that Professor Hardy had joined the Oxford Group. But one could not say the adverse chance was 1:10. Mathematics is a dangerous profession; an appreciable proportion of us go mad, and then this particular event would be quite likely. A Mathematician's Miscellany, Methuen and Co. ltd., 1953. Illustrations
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