This website from the Nobel e-Museum provides information on the 1950 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Earl (Bertrand Arthur William) Russell (1872-1970 CE), an author who was honored for his "varied and significant writings...

Site gives an explanation of the Sieve of Eratosthenes, a table for prime numbers.

This site, which is provided for by the University of St. Andrews, gives a brief history of the cardioid. Shows parametric and cartesian equations.

This University of Arkansas site applies symmetry to the world of history and artifacts. Includes images.

Gives a brief history and lists the parametric cartesian equations.

This site, which is provided for by the University of St. Andrews, allows you to zoom in/out and add evolutes, involutes, etc.

This site from the University of Saint Andrews shows the involute of a circle graphically and gives brief history. Cartesian equation is given.

This site from the University of St. Andrews provides a biographical account of the life of Zeno of Elea. Discusses his background as well as his achievements and contributions to the field of mathematics.

Learn more about Hypatia when you check out this resource. This site features a picture and a brief synopsis of this famous scientist.

The School of Mathematics and Statistics of St. Andrew's University provides biographical information on the mathematical career of Emmy Noether. Included are links to other famous individuals with whom she worked and links to her topics...

The School of Mathematics and Statistics of St. Andrew's University provides biographical information on the mathematical career of Thomas Harriot. Included are links to other famous individuals with whom he worked and links to his...

From the University of St. Andrews MacTutor History of Mathematics Biographies comes this detailed life of Gabriel Cramer (1704-1752 CE), 18th century mathematician credited with "Cramer's Rule," though "Cramer was certainly not the...

A biographical account of the life of Johannes Kepler. Discusses his background, as well as his achievements in the field of mathematics.

The School of Mathematics and Statics at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, presents this article on the life and work of Luther Eisenhart (1876-1965 CE). Eisenhart, an American mathematician who lived well into the 20th century,...

Credited to the Cornell University Greek Epigraphy Project, the content on this page explains (and illustrates through a chart) the Greek use of Alpha characters for numbers.

This Tour Egypt site presents an easy-to-read account of ancient Egypt mathematics. Content explores the history and development of mathematics, how it was used, what helpful documents we have found that give us insight into what the...

Contains a detailed biography and discussion of the contributions of the ancient Greek philosopher Thales. Part of a larger mathematics site, this page focuses primarily on his contributions to Geometry.

This page provides an excellent biography of Democritus of Abdera, an ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician. Discusses his life, travels, and contributions to the fields of philosophy and, to an extent, mathematics.

The University of St Andrews gives a vivid biography of Hypatia and her influence in ancient mathematics, neoplatonic philosophy, and Alexandrian politics. Includes links to related biographies and topics.

This page from the University of St. Andrews offers an excellent biography on Colin Maclaurin, a Scottish mathematician and teacher(1698-1746.) Discusses his life and his contributions to mathematics and, to an extent, astronomy.

This page, which is provided by the University of St Andrews, offers a short biography on Johann Heinrich Lambert, a French-German mathematician (1728-1777.) It discusses his life and his contributions to mathematics.

This page, which is provided by the University of St Andrews, offers a short biography on Johann Heinrich Lambert, a French-German mathematician (1728-1777.) It discusses his life and his contributions to mathematics.

This site from the University of St. Andrews provides indepth information about the mathematics of the Mayan civilization, and shows just how advanced they were.

A biographical account of the life of Adrien-Marie Legendre with emphasis on his mathematical achievements.