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He re is a list of som e of the be st book s and m ost re liable we b site s containing inform ation on the history of
m athe m atics and, in particular, the history of calculus. Be ar in m ind that book s are e dite d and re vie we d, whe re as
we b site s are not subje ct to profe ssional scrutiny and so the ir accuracy is not guarante e d.

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Books

C arl Boye r,
The History of the C alculus and Its C once ptual De ve lopm e nt
(Ne w York : Dove r, 1959).
C arl Boye r and Uta Me rzbach,
A History of Mathe m atics
(Ne w York : W ile y, 1987).
C .H. Edwards,
The Historical De ve lopm e nt of the C alculus
(Ne w York : Springe r-Ve rlag, 1979).

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Howard Eve s,
An Introduction to the History of Mathe m atics, 6th e d.
(Ne w York : Saunde rs, 1990).
C .C . Gillispie , e d.,
Dictionary of Scie ntific Biography
(Ne w York : Scribne r's, 1974).
Judith V. Grabine r,
The O rigins of C auchy's R igorous C alculus
(C am bridge , MA: The MIT Pre ss, 1981).
Victor Katz,
A History of Mathe m atics: An Introduction
(Ne w York : Harpe rC ollins, 1993).
Morris Kline ,
Mathe m atical Thought from Ancie nt to Mode rn Tim e s
(Ne w York : O x ford Unive rsity Pre ss, 1972).
Dirk J. Struik ,
A C oncise History of Mathe m atics, 3rd e d.
(Ne w York : Dove r, 1967).

Sourcebooks

John Fauve l and Je re m y Gray, e ds.,

The History of Mathe m atics, A R e ade r
(London: MacMillan Pre ss, 1987).
D.E. Sm ith, e d.,
A Source book in Mathe m atics
(Ne w York : Dove r, 1959).

D.J. Struik , e d.,

A Source book in Mathe m atics, 1200-1800
(Prince ton, N.J.: Prince ton Unive rsity Pre ss, 1969).

Web Sites

St. Andre ws MacTutor History of Mathe m atics

To find m ate rial on the history of calculus, click on History Topics Inde x , the n on Analysis, and the n on History of
C alculus. This site also contains biographie s of m athe m aticians, a chronology (tim e line ) of im portant e ve nts in the
history of m athe m atics, and an inte ractive inde x of fam ous curve s.
Trinity C olle ge , Dublin, History of Mathe m atics archive
This site contains a we alth of inform ation conce rning Sir Isaac Ne wton and Be rnhard R ie m ann (including e x ce rpts
from the ir original work s), as we ll as accounts of the live s and work s of m any 17th and 18th ce ntury m athe m aticians
adapte d from W .W . R ouse Ball's A Short History of Mathe m atics. The re are also link s to m ore than 200 othe r we b
site s re le vant to the history of m athe m atics.
British Socie ty for the History of Mathe m atics
This site contains we ll-annotate d link s to m ore than 70 site s organize d into 16 cate gorie s.
David Joyce 's History of Mathe m atics W e b R e source s
This site is valuable not only for its link s to various we b re source s, but also for its e x te nsive bibliographie s of
source book s and othe r book s on the history of m athe m atics.
Je ff Mille r's History of Mathe m atical Notation
This site give s the e arlie st use s of various m athe m atical sym bols, including those of calculus, and the conte x ts in
which the y occurre d.
Je ff Mille r's History of Mathe m atical W ords

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Je ff Mille r's History of Mathe m atical W ords
This site shows the e arlie st k nown use s of som e of the words of m athe m atics, som e with dire ct quotations from the
m athe m aticians who coine d the m .

C opyright 2 0 0 8 J ames Stewart

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