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University of St. Andrews: Alcuin of York
This site has a description of the 8th century mathematician Alcuin of York's works and life.
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University of St. Andrews: Albert Girard
In trigonometry today, we use the abbreviations sin, cosine and tan. Girard was the first mathematician to use these abbreviations in his work.
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University of St. Andrews: Alan Turing
This site from the University of St. Andrews provides an extensive biography on Alan Turing details his childhood, education, accomplishments, invention of the Turing machine, and more.
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University of St. Andrews: Abu Yusuf Yaqub Ibn Ishaq Al Sabbah Al Kindi
Biography of Al-Kindi, an Islamic scholar and mathematician. Includes several links to related topics and a list of references for further studies.
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University of St. Andrews: Abu Kamil Shuja
This biography delves into Shuja's work on powers greater than 2.
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University of St. Andrews: Abu Ali Al Husain Ibn Abdallah Ibn Sina (Avicenna)
Good article on Ibn Sina (Avicenna), who is known for his scholarly studies and contributions to several academic fields and his written works, which include an autobiography. This article focuses on his influences in the areas of math...
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University of St. Andrews: A History of Pi
From a historical view, the authors give a very descriptive timeline of pi.
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University of St. Andrews: Cissoid of Diocles
This site, which is provided for by the University of St. Andrews, describes the properties behind cissoids and graphs them.
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University of St. Andrews: Orbits and Gravitation
A page describing the physics, mathematics, and historical figures associated with planetary motion, satellite motion, and universal gravitation.
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University of St. Andrews: University of St. Andrews: Roger Bacon
The University of St. Andrews publishes this biography of Bacon, which includes links to quotations and images of Bacon and to related information.
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University of St. Andrews: Johannes Kepler
An exhaustive biographical account of Johannes Kepler. Describes at length his upbringing, childhood, education, personality and scientific endeavors. Focus is on his development of a cosmological model and the laws of planetary motion.
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University of St. Andrews: Willebrord Snell
A fairly short biographical sketch of Willebrord Snell (1591-1626 CE). Discusses his upbringing, education and professional life.
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University of St. Andrews: Augustin Fresnel
A short biographical sketch on the life and work of Augustin Fresnel (1788-1827). Comments on a few of his scientific accomplishments.
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University of St. Andrews: Thomson Portraits
A University of St. Andrews page of several portraits of Lord Kelvin. Print out a few, hang them in your bedroom or your school locker and impress your friends!
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University of St. Andrews: Lissajous Curves
This site, which is provided for by the University of St. Andrews, allows you to zoom in/out and add evolutes, involutes, etc.
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University of St. Andrews: Involute of a Circle
This site, which is provided for by the University of St. Andrews, allows you to zoom in/out and add evolutes, involutes, etc.
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University of St. Andrews: Conchoid of De Sluze Applet
Zoom in and out, and add evolutes, involutes, etc.
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University of St. Andrews: Astroid
This site from the University of St. Andrews allows you to zoom in/out and add evolutes, involutes, etc.
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University of St. Andrews: Involute of a Circle
This site from the University of Saint Andrews shows the involute of a circle graphically and gives brief history. Cartesian equation is given.
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University of St. Andrews: Quotation by Apollonius
This site, which is provided for by the University of St. Andrews, contains a quote of Apollonius from the Preface to Book 1 of "Conics."
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University of St. Andrews: Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas De Caritat Condorce
Detailed biography of Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat Condorce.
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University of St. Andrews: Girolamo Cardano
Contains a lengthy detailed biography of Girolamo Cardano.
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University of St. Andrews: Folium of Descartes
This University of St. Andrews page offers an illustration and equations of the Folium of Descartes, a mathematical curve.
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University of St. Andrews: Nicolaus(ii) Bernoulli
This site, which is provided for by the University of St. Andrews, gives a brief biography of Nicolaus Bernoulli.