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Isoceles Trapezoid

Given the dimensions of an isosceles trapezoid, find the length of the transversal drawn parallel to the bases that divides the trapezoid into 2 equal areas.

Robert Recorde's Pathway to Knowledge
The first page of Pathway to Knowledge by Robert Recorde (1510-1558). A version of Euclid's Elements, with commentary by Recorde to make it easier to understand. This page includes Euclid's first three postulates.
The Art of the Infinite

This book is a collection of mathematical ideas organized around the themes of infinity and the illumination of the nature of mathematical thought.

Number from Ahmes to Cantor

A lively history of number systems and number theory from earliest times up to the notion of "infinity".

Mathematics: Powerful Patterns in Nature and Society
The work of ten scientists who thought deeply about patterns.
Mathematics and The Historian's Craft

A collection of the Kenneth May lectures in the history of mathematics given at meetings of the Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Mathematics.

Distribution of the Mangoes

Of a collection of mango fruits, the king took 1/6; the queen 1/5 the remainder, and the three princes took 1/4, 1/3 and 1/2 (of the same remainder); and the youngest child took the remaining 3 mangoes.

Who's That Mathematician? Images from the Paul R. Halmos Photograph Collection
Page 9, Images from Paul Halmos Photograph Collection: Burkholder, Butzer, Calderon, Chern, et al
American Pi

A song for Pi Day.

Galileo's Siderius Nuncius
This is the title page of the Siderius Nuncius (Starry Messenger) of Galileo (1564-1642), published in 1610. This book was a report on Galileo's first investigations with a telescope. Also includes Galileo's initial sketches of the surface of the moon.

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