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Who's That Mathematician? Images from the Paul R. Halmos Photograph Collection
Paul Halmos Photograph Collection, page 2: Arveson, Aschbacher, Askey, Lininger, Atiyah, Doob
The Mystery of Numbers

A journey through numbers from their earliest beginning in India to the proof of Fermat's Last Theorem by Wiles.

Oronce Fine's Geometry
This is the opening page of the section of the geometrical work of Oronce Fine (1494-1555) dealing with Euclid's work on circles. This is part of Fine's major work entitled Protomathesis, which covered arithmetic, astronomy and astronomical instruments, as well as geometry.
Measuring the Globe: An Historical Activity

Eratosthenes' measurement of the earth, in a form that's easy for teachers to use in the classroom.

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.

Stamping Through Mathematics

The author takes us on a historical tour of mathematics through postage stamps of the world that display mathematicians and mathematics.

Thinking About Mathematics
An excellent book surveying the history of the philosophy of mathematics from the time of Plato to the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
To Infinity and Beyond
A cultural history of the infinite, from ancient to modern times, in which the author clarifies the conceptual underpinnings of this vast topic.
Who's That Mathematician? Images from the Paul R. Halmos Photograph Collection
Page 14: Erdos to Foias
Golden Spheres

A California miner has a spherical ball of gold, 2 inches in diameter, which he wants to exchange for spherical balls 1 inch in diameter. How many of the smaller spheres should he receive?

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