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31. Babylonian Pythagoras - MacTutor History of Mathematics

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/HistTopics/Babylonian_Pythagoras/

    18 Jan 2024: show). A Aaboe, Episodes from the Early History of Mathematics (1964). ... J., 1999). G Ifrah, A universal history of numbers : From prehistory to the invention of the computer (London, 1998).

32. Stefanie Ursula Eminger PhD thesis PDF (4136k)

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Publications/Eminger.pdf

    1 Sep 2015: highlighted. A selection of Rudio’s contributions to the history of mathematics is studied as well. ... Neither achieved lasting mathematical fame, but both made valuable contributions in related fields, such as education and the history of mathematics.

33. Wilhelm Kutta (1867 - 1944) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Kutta/

    7 Mar 2023: His studies of the topic led him discover important formulas relating to the lift on an aerofoil in terms of the circulation round it. ... On the other topic, namely the history of mathematics, our first comment is that this was a very natural interest

34. Babylonian mathematics - MacTutor History of Mathematics

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    18 Jan 2024: 9 (Göteborg, 1978). G Ifrah, A universal history of numbers : From prehistory to the invention of the computer (London, 1998). ... 3 (1976), 417-439. A E Raik, From the early history of algebra.

35. Peter Borwein books - MacTutor History of Mathematics

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Extras/Borwein_Peter_books/

    26 Sep 2023: It also includes the history of π calculations and results on Diophantine approximations (irrationality measures) of π. ... To pursue this topic as it developed throughout the millennia is to follow a thread through the history of mathematics that

36. Chronology for 1830 - 1840 - MacTutor History of Mathematics

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    7 Mar 2023: Babbage creates the first accurate actuarial tables for use in insurance calculations. Poisson introduces "Poisson's ratio" in elasticity which involves stresses and strains on materials. Peacock publishes his Treatise on Algebra which attempts to

37. Nine chapters - MacTutor History of Mathematics

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/HistTopics/Nine_chapters/

    10 Jul 2023: The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art [4]:-. has dominated the history of Chinese mathematics. ... century), in History of mathematics and education: ideas and experiences (Essen, 1992) (1996), 69-112.

38. Alexander Yule Fraser (1857 - 1890) - Biography - MacTutor History…

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Fraser/

    1 Jun 2023: In fact Fraser had been intending to address the meeting of the Society on Friday 14 November 1890 on the topic of the history of the controversy concerning the differential calculus.

39. Chronology for 1820 - 1830 - MacTutor History of Mathematics

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Chronology/20/

    7 Mar 2023: Steiner develops synthetic geometry. He publishes his theories on the topic in 1832. ... See this History Topic.).

40. Singmaster books - MacTutor History of Mathematics

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Extras/Singmaster_books/

    21 Sep 2023: Those tools have a history and that history may lead back to a recreational topic. ... There is no need for an application to pursue this topic, we just want to know.