British - American ( - Metric) conversions
This interesting article discusses the Metric conversions, which detail existing measuring systems and proposed
standards for the USA based on those for England.
The
Development of Analysis on the Continent
This is a history of "a number of continental writers... their writings...
analytical geometry and the differential and integral calculus were perfected."
The
Introduction of Analysis into England
This is a history of analytical methods in England.
Mathematicians
of the 17th and 18th century
This site is a listing of the Mathematicians who contributed to the
study of math. Each has a biography. This is adapted from A
Short Account of the History of Mathematics by W. W. Rouse Ball (4th Edition,
1908).
Newton's Principia
Learn about the Principia from this site on the history of Mathematics, maintained by Dr. Wilkins, of Trinity College, Dublin.
Women Mathematicians
This interesting site contains biographies of Women who contributed to math.
