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Review of Eratosthenes' Geography

An English translation of Eratosthenes' Geography, which includes "On the Measurement of the Earth."

Out to Pasture 2

X, Y and Z hired a pasture for the season for $90.00. Each has a different number of mules and are on the pasture for a different number of days. How much is each to pay?

Plimpton 322
Photo of Plimpton 322, an old Babylonian Tablet, from the Plimpton Collection at the Columbia University Library. Part of the Mathematical Treasures section of Loci: Convergence.
Two Balls, No Strikes!

Imagine an urn with two balls, each of which may be either white or black. One of these balls is drawn and is put back before a new one is drawn.

Mystery Number

What number is that, which being increased by 1/2, 1/3, and 1/4 of itself, the sum shall be 75?

Math Pages
A general mathematics website with much information on the history of mathematics.
Dimensions of a Box

The dimensions of a rectangular box in inches are expressed by three consecutive numbers. The surface of the box is 292 square inches. Find the dimensions.

Who's That Mathematician? Images from the Paul R. Halmos Photograph Collection
Page 6: Images from the Paul Halmos Photo Collection of Abram Besicovitch, R. H. Bing, Burton W. Jones, Garrett Birkhoff, Abolghassem Ghaffari, Errett Bishop, and Max Black
A Discourse Concerning Algebra

A study of the rise of English algebra from the Medieval period to the end of the seventeenth century.

Leonhard Euler's Calculus of Variations
This is the title page of the first textbook in the calculus of variations, Leonhard Euler's Method of Finding Curved Lines that Show some Property of Maximum or Minimum. It was published in 1744.

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