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A fish sees a heron looking at him from across a pool, so he quickly swims towards the south. When he reaches the south side of the pool, he has the unwelcome surprise of meeting the heron.
The author became fascinated with the mysterious role of √-1 in electronics. Turning to history for insight, he brings the perspectives of both a practical man and a scholar in conveying the enchantment of mathematics for a non-mathematician.
A wide-ranging site with links to many sources in the history of mathematics.
The story of the negative numbers

Review of Bertram's text on the history of Greek science.

There is a log of precious wood 18 feet long whose bases are 5 feet and 2.5 feet in circumference. Into what lengths should the log be cut to trisect its volume?
The Tree of Proportions and Proportionality from the De Divina Proportione of Luca Pacioli published in 1509.
The "rood", a linear measure dating from many centuries ago, is calculated anew in today's classrooms.
The two final volumes of the MAA tercentenary series on Euler present numerous papers on various aspects of Euler's life and work.
Problems taken from Chinese sources

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