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Critics Corner

Reviews of books, websites, poster sets, movies, and other resources for learning and teaching the history of mathematics.

Euler and Modern Science; Euler at 300
The two final volumes of the MAA tercentenary series on Euler present numerous papers on various aspects of Euler's life and work.
Mathematical Evolutions
A collection of articles from the American Mathematical Monthly by experts on the evolution of various fields of mathematics.
Mathematics in Ancient Iraq: A Social History
A new history of mathematics in ancient Mesopotamia, concentrating on its social aspects.
A Discourse Concerning Algebra
A study of the rise of English algebra from the Medieval period to the end of the seventeenth century.
Review of The Music of Pythagoras
Subtitled How an Ancient Brotherhood Cracked the Code of the Universe and Lit the Path from Antiquity to Outer Space, this is a book of entertaining stories more so than scholarly research.
It's About Time
A great book from which to learn and teach the subject of relativity.
History of Mathematics Archive
A wide-ranging website with links to many sources in the history of mathematics.
Project Mathematics
Videotape of aspects of the history of mathematics.
James Joseph Sylvester: Jewish Mathematician in a Victorian World
The first detailed biography of James Joseph Sylvester.
The Saga of Mathematics
A brief history of mathematics aimed at college students with little technical knowledge of mathematics.

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